{"id":5401,"date":"2019-09-03T00:16:18","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T07:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/?p=5401"},"modified":"2019-09-28T06:16:03","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T13:16:03","slug":"rainier-via-kautz-ice-chute-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2019\/09\/rainier-via-kautz-ice-chute-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Tahoma via Kautz Ice Chute: Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2V7MvXhvnws?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">That night I tossed in the sleeping bag, made a bit of urine, dreamed of the route, adjusted my layers when chilled\u2026 I slept in total for a few hours. Another party passed by quietly circa 12:30 AM, but otherwise there were no surprises that night, except for the tent getting buffeted by gusts of wind that felt slightly ominous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The wakeup call came at 2:20 AM, which seemed perfect to me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We got right to business by packing and simultaneously eating a quick breakfast of oatmeal and instant coffee. My bowels were quiet, no need to visit the latrine except to empty the cold, gnarly looking contents of the pee-squared bottle. The ominous breeze turned out to be no big deal\u2014actually, it was surprisingly warm outside. Our blue bags remained squishy and fragrant in spite of being buried in the snow since before bedtime. Breaking camp went fine\u2026 the usual chaos of getting packed up in the dark was no issue, and we were more efficient than the prior day. By 3:55 AM, 90 minutes after waking up, we started walking.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5421\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04976.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5421\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04976-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04976-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04976-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04976-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04976-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Breakfast at Camp Hazard, circa 2:30 AM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5486\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00116.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5486\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00116-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00116-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00116-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00116-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00116-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saddling up at Camp Hazard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5532\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5532\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.50.08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5532\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.50.08-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.50.08-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.50.08-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.50.08-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.50.08-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading out of Camp Hazard by the glow of our headlamps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5533\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.52.01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5533\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.52.01-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.52.01-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.52.01-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.52.01-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.52.01-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading towards the Sneak. Upper mountain just visible in the dawn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Conrad, Teresa, and I left Camp Hazard third in line that morning. While we waited for our buddies to ascend ahead of us, I looked to the East\u2026 and there it was: A deep burgundy sunrise beyond the Muir snowfield. No sign of clouds aloft\u2026 katabatics only, no true wind\u2026 it would be another spectacular, clear day. Just as forecast. <i>Can we make it out of the Chute before the sun hits?<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Our first objective was the Sneak, an unofficial, unmarked transition point between the Turtle and the Kautz Glacier. The rocky ridge that separates these two snow features can be down-climbed in a variety of locations\u2026 you can even do it right from the kitchen at Camp Hazard. But, our guides knew the ideal spot, a small rocky step that allowed us to \u201csneak\u201d onto the Kautz without much fuss or hassle. And they had intentionally set camp just a few minutes below it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Sneak was a jumble of dark volcanic rock that jutted out over a very steep snow face that fell away for hundreds of feet. <i>This is the Kautz Glacier, finally revealed.<\/i> The step was not high\u2014perhaps 20 vertical feet\u2014but the exposure to the snow face below was spicy. This was a no-fall zone, for sure. At the bottom of the step a narrow catwalk of snow abutted a tall rock cliff on the right. This catwalk led up and away, towards a broad, open section of glacier above. We stayed warm and snapped photos while waiting for our teammates to negotiate the step. The dawn brightened, revealing our volcano neighbors in the distance: Klickitat, Wy\u2019East, and Loowit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5534\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.54.32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5534\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.54.32-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.54.32-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.54.32-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.54.32-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.54.32-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traversing the choss below the Sneak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5485\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00128.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5485\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00128-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00128-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00128-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00128-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00128-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rowers of Rohan arrive at the Sneak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5535\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.59.33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5535\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.59.33-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.59.33-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.59.33-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.59.33-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-12.59.33-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teresa dispenses cough lozenges while we await our turn at the Sneak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5482\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00133.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5482\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00133-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00133-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00133-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00133-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00133-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down the Kautz Glacier thousands of feet below my feet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5481\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00137.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5481\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00137-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00137-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00137-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00137-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00137-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T$ seems to like it here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5480\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00138.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5480\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00138-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00138-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00138-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00138-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00138-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waiting patiently for our turn on the Sneak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5449\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.42.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5449\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.42-800x462.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.42-800x462.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.42-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.42-660x381.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.42-768x443.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad at the Sneak. Awesome guide!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5420\" style=\"width: 534px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04982.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5420\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04982-534x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04982-534x800.jpg 534w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04982-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04982-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04982-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04982.jpg 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowded platform above the Sneak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5483\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5483\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00132.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5483\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00132-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00132-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00132-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00132-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00132-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dawn, looking South from the Sneak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Sneak formed a bottleneck: Each of us had to down-climb it one at a time, protected from above by a belay set by our guides. Well, not really one at a time\u2026 we were tied together at a couple armspans\u2019 length, so this turned into simulclimbing after the first person was halfway down. <i>Just like Forbidden<\/i>. A stout static rope was fixed in place, which we could use as a hand line. For me, this was a dream come true: I trusted the hand line 100%, leaned out into space with my arms straight and relaxed, and focused on my footing. Plenty of fine footholds revealed themselves. Most people hate rock climbing in crampons, but I kind of like it. Anyone can climb in shoes\u2026 crampons make it harder, especially in the cold of morning, carrying 40 lbs, at 11,000 feet, with just a couple meters between you and your partner on the line. <i>How fun is this? <\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5484\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00131.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5484\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00131-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00131-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00131-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00131-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00131-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kautz Ice Chute revealed, at center, from the Sneak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5419\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04986.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5419\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04986-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04986-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04986-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04986-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04986-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nickel belays Justin while he downclimbs the rocky step at the Sneak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5479\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5479\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00140-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00140-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00140-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00140-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00140-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ascending after the Sneak. Chute visible tope left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5478\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00141.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5478\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00141-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00141-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00141-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00141-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00141-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team Goonies heading up after the Sneak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5446\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5446\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.52-599x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.52-599x800.jpg 599w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.52-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.52-494x660.jpg 494w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.52-768x1026.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.52.jpg 1868w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our teammates ascend the steep snow ramp just beyond the Sneak. Kautz Ice Chute, filled with snow, at top left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5536\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.01.31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5536\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.01.31-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.01.31-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.01.31-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.01.31-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.01.31-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T$ prepares to drop down the sneak behind me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Teresa and I reached the snow ramp, plunged in our axes to their heads, and waited for Conrad to join us. He down-climbed smoothly without a top belay, then passed above us in an awkward transition on the catwalk. Once again, Conrad was in the lead, T took center, and I brought up the rear. We traversed up and to the left, crossing a portion of the Kautz Glacier. This was a wild place, for sure. Directly above, the mountain was littered with icefall spilling over a band of rotten, chossy rock. Up to our left, beyond the West side of the Chute, another stone face rose towards the sky, band after band of brown rock punctuated by layers of snow and ice, undeniably reminiscent of a chocolate layer cake with vanilla frosting. <i>This must be the Kautz Headwall\u2026<\/i> the feature I had planned to climb this season with a friend, although our arrangements had not worked out for several reasons. Climbing via the Kautz Ice Chute instead now seemed like a wise move for my first time on this side of the mountain. And, so much fun to be a part of this expedition with these teammates.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5537\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.02.20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5537\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.02.20-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.02.20-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.02.20-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.02.20-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.02.20-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down the snow ramp below the Sneak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5538\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.04.00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5538\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.04.00-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.04.00-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.04.00-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.04.00-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.04.00-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad sneaks past us at the Sneak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5539\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.04.49.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5539\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.04.49-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.04.49-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.04.49-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.04.49-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.04.49-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Up we go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5477\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00144.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5477\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00144-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00144-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00144-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00144-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00144-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our shadow at sunrise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5434\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.30.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5434\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.30-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.30-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.30-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.30-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.30-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our shadow at sunrise, seen from the lower Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5473\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5473\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5473\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00150-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00150-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00150-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00150-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00150-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back at our tracks, leading down to the Sneak (small snow platform and notch bottom right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">When we reached a slightly more stable position on the face, Conrad adjusted our rope interval, in light of the steep stuff to come. Below, in the distance, our shadow stretched across the dark green land and pale sky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After a short time we were finally on the Kautz Ice Chute: a steep, triangular snow ramp, bound on two sides by compact snow ice. The walls were dirty, complex, and tortured by snow-melt cycles into penitentes and sun cups. Even at its narrowest point at the top, this was exponentially wider and more open than the Pearly Gates of Wy\u2019East. In fact, it looked like we could just climb right up the center of the snow field, which seemed like an obvious, direct, seductive option\u2026 although I had to admit that it was littered with lots of recent slides.<i> Maybe the penitentes are a better option<\/i>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5540\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.07.38.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5540\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.07.38-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.07.38-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.07.38-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.07.38-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.07.38-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transitioning to slightly longer interval before we step onto the Kautz Ice Chute. Our shadow visible top left corner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5475\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5475\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00147.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5475\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00147-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00147-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00147-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00147-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00147-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We hustled past this rotten terrain to the Chute proper, immediately left of the ice you see at the left hand side here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5541\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.08.18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5541\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.08.18-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.08.18-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.08.18-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.08.18-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.08.18-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We turn up and onto the Chute as soon as we pass this wall of icefall, the ultimate terminus of the East side of the Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5476\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5476\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00146.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5476\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00146-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00146-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00146-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00146-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00146-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting onto the Kautz Ice Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5474\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5474\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00149.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5474\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00149-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00149-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00149-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00149-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00149-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stepping onto the Chute for the first time as we round the East wall. Kautz Headwall in the distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5542\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.10.00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5542\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.10.00-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.10.00-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.10.00-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.10.00-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.10.00-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcome to the Kautz Ice Chute. Headwall on left&#8230; then the Western Wall, then the snow ramp, then the Eastern Wall, which we will climb.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5543\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.11.34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5543\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.11.34-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.11.34-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.11.34-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.11.34-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.11.34-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yeah. We&#8217;re happy to be here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5544\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.11.56.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5544\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.11.56-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.11.56-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.11.56-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.11.56-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.11.56-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our shadow includes Point Success and the Liberty Cap. First time I have seen this level of detail on a mountain shadow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5545\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.12.44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5545\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.12.44-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.12.44-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.12.44-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.12.44-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.12.44-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Climbing the snow ramp. Evidence of slides underfoot. Keith and Natalie turn right towards the Eastern Wall. We will follow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Goonies and Rowers of Rowan went left\u2026 teams She-Wee and Big Agnes went right. T and I watched Conrad start up the ice. The slope was not vertical, more like 60 degrees for the most part, and he threaded a route between the ice spires with ease. Then, it was our turn.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5418\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04999.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5418\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04999-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04999-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04999-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04999-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC04999-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the snow at center of the Chute. Keith&#8230; Natalie&#8230; Conrad&#8230; Teresa&#8230; me. Shortly after this was taken, all of us would turn right and climb the penitentes of the far Chute wall seen just beyond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5496\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5496\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00152.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5496\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00152-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00152-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00152-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00152-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00152-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our teammates making progress up the Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5495\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00153.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5495\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00153-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00153-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00153-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00153-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00153-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rowers of Rohan and Goonies ascend the snow chute before climbing the ice on their left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5488\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00164.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5488\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00164-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00164-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00164-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00164-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00164-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rowers of Rohan start their first ice pitch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5442\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2111-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5442\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2111-2-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2111-2-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2111-2-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2111-2-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2111-2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nickel leads his team (out of view), while Torin and Ken wait for Rowan (out of view) to establish a belay station above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5491\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00163.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5491\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00163-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00163-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00163-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00163-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00163-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad leads out for our first ice pitch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Teresa and I climbed together, just a couple meters apart. This was so reminiscent of climbing Forbidden\u2019s North Ridge with Justin and Ann, but here we were higher\u2026 colder\u2026 heavier\u2026 less exposed\u2026 and climbing ice. And those first few moves out of the gate felt very, very steep indeed. We labored in synch. The ice was still very firm from being in the dark all night long, and it usually took more than one swing to set the picks. Often, the best spot for my tools were Teresa\u2019 foot positions\u2026 landing my tools into her feet would be a very bad move, for all sorts of reasons. I swung hard, and I never hit her. Not once. Afterwards, she told me that the most stressful part of the climb was imagining what would happen if she kicked me in the head, or peeled off and landed in my face. But T is a very strong climber. \u201cOh,\u201d I said, \u201cI knew you\u2019d never lose your position. It never worried me.\u201d I suppose she did all the worrying for both of us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">That first pitch really was the toughest. Conrad shouted encouragement from his belay stance above: \u201cIt moderates soon, trust me.\u201d Sure enough, the face went from about 70 degrees to less than 60, I would guess. Still exhausting, but doable. As we reached Conrad at that first station, he looked at my Raven Pro and asked, \u201cHow\u2019d it go with that thing?\u201d I carried a Nomic in my right hand, but just the standard old Raven Pro in my left.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I caught my breath. \u201cYeah\u2026 it wasn\u2019t designed for this, no doubt. But, it went fine!\u201d I actually liked the long shaft, which allowed me to hook penitentes that would otherwise have been out of reach. But, as for really setting the pick in verglas\u2026 not nearly as useful as the Nomic.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5547\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.15.35.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5547\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.15.35-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.15.35-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.15.35-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.15.35-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.15.35-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The G12&#8217;s of T$, right at eye level.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5546\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5546\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.14.39.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5546\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.14.39-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.14.39-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.14.39-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.14.39-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.14.39-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swinging the Raven Pro right at my buddy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5549\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5549\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.17.20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5549\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.17.20-800x448.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.17.20-800x448.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.17.20-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.17.20-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.17.20-768x430.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lots of surface ice goes airborne with every swing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5457\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0889.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5457\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0889-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0889-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0889-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0889-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0889-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teresa and me at center screen, belayed by Conrad at top left. Natalie above and to the left, belayed by Keith from same position as Conrad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5550\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.20.11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5550\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.20.11-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.20.11-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.20.11-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.20.11-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.20.11-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In some cases my pick lands higher than her feet. Poor T, being hemmed in like this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5551\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.21.41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5551\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.21.41-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.21.41-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.21.41-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.21.41-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.21.41-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starting a traverse to the left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5552\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.22.27.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5552\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.22.27-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.22.27-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.22.27-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.22.27-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.22.27-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Terrain moderating here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5553\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.23.21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5553\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.23.21-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.23.21-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.23.21-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.23.21-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.23.21-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Making progress.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5554\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.27.23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5554\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.27.23-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.27.23-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.27.23-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.27.23-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.27.23-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The surface snow was relatively soft here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5555\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.29.55.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5555\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.29.55-800x448.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.29.55-800x448.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.29.55-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.29.55-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.29.55-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An independent party starts up the snow ramp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5556\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.33.41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5556\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.33.41-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.33.41-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.33.41-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.33.41-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.33.41-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teresa swings as we approach the belay station. Natalie takes our picture from above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5557\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.38.10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5557\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.38.10-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.38.10-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.38.10-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.38.10-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.38.10-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad points out a good spot for me to sit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">While Conrad re-racked the screws I had cleaned, and got situated to lead the next pitch, we had a few minutes to take in the scene: Airy\u2026 open\u2026 wild. \u201cHere comes another team,\u201d I said, after spying a roped party heading right up the middle of the Chute. These were independent climbers who looked strong, and I\u2019m sure they were very nice folks. But, damn\u2026 they could have used some pointers from IMG. Their interval was many, many meters, and often the rope curved below the followers in great oxbows of more than 10 meters. This is a real no-no, because if someone falls it will allow the line to get shock-loaded, and dramatically increases the risk of others getting pulled away with them. I recalled Nickel\u2019s clear command from the prior day: \u201cNever climb above the rope in front of you.\u201d So simple\u2026.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5417\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5417\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05007-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05007-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05007-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05007-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05007-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nickel leads his team up the Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5493\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00157.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5493\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00157-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00157-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00157-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00157-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00157-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T at a break.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">We started up the next pitch: Smoother, less steep, easier to catch my breath. There\u2019s something about setting the front points, trusting them, standing on them with full confidence that is so inspiring. The Baturas and Vasaks behaved themselves, mostly. I have big, wide feet. It\u2019s not my fault, I was just born this way. Anyhow, it turns out that most mountaineering boots are not available in wide widths; some are, and I have found the ones that work best for me. But, when it comes to technical ice boots\u2026 not so much. The LS Baturas are fine, totally fine for general mountaineering and also acceptable on steep ice so long as I can shake out my feet periodically and allow arterial blood supply to return. I was careful to do this every few steps that day, and it worked out fine. This was definitely the highest, and heaviest, multi-pitch ice I have climbed. And it was amazing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5487\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00172.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5487\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00172-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00172-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00172-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00172-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00172-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teresa: Mountaineer&#8230; Badass&#8230; My friend.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5554\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.27.23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5554\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.27.23-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.27.23-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.27.23-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.27.23-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.27.23-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The surface snow was relatively soft here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5490\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00165.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5490\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00165-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00165-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00165-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00165-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00165-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kautz Ice Chute, seen from above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5489\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5489\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00167.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5489\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00167-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00167-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00167-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00167-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00167-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down from near the top of the Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5416\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5416\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05011-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05011-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05011-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05011-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05011-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking upwards towards the top of the Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5443\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2113.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5443\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2113-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2113-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2113-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2113-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2113-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pahto \/ Klickitat&#8230; Wy&#8217;East&#8230; Loowit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5410\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2114-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5410\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2114-2-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2114-2-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2114-2-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2114-2-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2114-2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of the side of the Chute, taken towards the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5556\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.33.41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5556\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.33.41-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.33.41-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.33.41-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.33.41-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-13.33.41-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teresa swings as we approach the belay station. Natalie takes our picture from above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5405\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2120.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5405\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2120-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2120-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2120-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2120-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2120-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teresa approaches a belay station. I&#8217;m right on her 6.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5565\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5565\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.03.07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5565\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.03.07-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.03.07-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.03.07-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.03.07-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.03.07-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back at our progress.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5566\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5566\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.04.31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5566\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.04.31-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.04.31-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.04.31-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.04.31-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.04.31-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You&#8217;d think I might hit her foot, right? No bloody chance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5567\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.06.08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5567\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.06.08-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.06.08-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.06.08-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.06.08-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.06.08-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At least a centimeter of clearance! #spoton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5568\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5568\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.07.04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5568\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.07.04-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.07.04-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.07.04-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.07.04-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.07.04-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This section is pretty steep.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5570\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.08.47.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5570\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.08.47-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.08.47-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.08.47-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.08.47-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.08.47-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Occasionally a lovely little plaftorm presents itself.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5571\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.18.52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5571\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.18.52-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.18.52-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.18.52-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.18.52-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.18.52-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top of this penitente provides a spot to hook onto.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5439\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5439\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.11-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.11-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.11-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.11-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.11-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.11.jpg 1864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down the Eastern wall of the Chute, which we have climbed. Dirty, dirty surface dust.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5572\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5572\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.19.23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5572\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.19.23-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.19.23-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.19.23-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.19.23-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.19.23-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our friends wait for us at the belay station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Another break atop this pitch, while Conrad set up and led the third pitch. Ultimately we traversed up and left until we were out of the ice and rejoined him on the snow above the chute\u2019s bottleneck. The terrain here was steep, so Conrad quickly chopped a bench out for us to sit in. It was a beautiful place for a break. As we got sorted out for the glacier travel above, I looked down on the Chute we had just climbed. It was gnarly, steep, and very beautiful. The moment deserved a shaka, no doubt about it. I saluted the mountain, and thought of Lloren\u2019s lyrics:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>It\u2019s a high I can\u2019t come down from,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>It runs electric in my veins.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A drug I can\u2019t come around from,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And I know you\u2019ll feel the same.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>There\u2019s a fire in my body,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And it\u2019s burning up my skin\u2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A kind of fever and I can\u2019t fight it\u2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Now the fire\u2019s getting in.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Can you feel it? It\u2019s just the start.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>There\u2019s no greater form of worship<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Than this holy kind of prayer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Every bruise and break was worth it,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Just to feel something so big.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>I\u2019ve been tempted, I\u2019ve been tortured,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Just to taste what I want.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>They can\u2019t take my new religion,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I\u2019ll only come on back.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>I am restless, it keeps me breathless<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And sets a fire in my soul.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I keep it burning, beneath the surface,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Until that fire consumes me whole.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>It makes me needy, and keeps me greedy,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I fear that fire that I know.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Can you feel it? It\u2019s just the start.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2J4dIxFmUpRGTOAeJimcRa?si=DsVrfmTRTgK0f2pC3O4cbw\">\u2014Lloren: <\/a><i><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2J4dIxFmUpRGTOAeJimcRa?si=DsVrfmTRTgK0f2pC3O4cbw\">The Start<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.30.04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5573\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.30.04-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.30.04-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.30.04-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.30.04-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.30.04-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the belay.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5574\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.30.44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5574\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.30.44-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.30.44-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.30.44-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.30.44-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.30.44-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad suggests a spot for me to sit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5575\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.33.40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5575\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.33.40-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.33.40-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.33.40-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.33.40-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.33.40-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is a better sittin&#8217; spot right here. Check the anchor, in great condition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5576\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.34.24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5576\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.34.24-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.34.24-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.34.24-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.34.24-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.34.24-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daylight in full swing now&#8230; we are still blessed with shadow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5578\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.41.33-e1562649384984.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5578\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.41.33-e1562649384984-449x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.41.33-e1562649384984-449x800.jpg 449w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.41.33-e1562649384984-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.41.33-e1562649384984-371x660.jpg 371w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.41.33-e1562649384984-768x1368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T$ susses out the next pitch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5579\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.45.41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5579\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.45.41-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.45.41-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.45.41-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.45.41-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.45.41-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This belay is still plenty steep.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5624\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5624\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-08-19.41.33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5624\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-08-19.41.33-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-08-19.41.33-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-08-19.41.33-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-08-19.41.33-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-08-19.41.33-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad gets ready for the next pitch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5580\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.46.40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5580\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.46.40-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.46.40-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.46.40-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.46.40-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.46.40-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading out from the last belay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5581\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5581\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.47.38.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5581\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.47.38-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.47.38-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.47.38-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.47.38-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.47.38-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad awaits us in the sun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5414\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5414\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05018-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05018-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05018-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05018-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05018-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teresa and I enjoy the last vestiges of shade for the day, near the top of the Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">We were in the sun now, just perfect timing because the rest of the day promised to be steep glacier travel, no more ice climbing, which would make it easier to manage our temperature. The next objective sat in plain view: Camp Wapowety, a spot of snow atop a ridge of dark rock at the origin of the Wapowety Cleaver. That location meant lunch\u2026 and, if people felt baked, it could also be a spot to overnight. All we had to do was put one foot in front of the other, and we would make it. Beautiful, untrammeled snow on the upper Kautz greeted us, split periodically by crazy deep crevasses. The snow bridges seemed stout enough, and indeed they were. This section was incredibly beautiful, and very interesting because it brought a new view of the upper mountain into focus. Point Success, the false summit climbed by Kautz himself back in the day, grew closer and closer. The Kautz Headwall turned out to be just as steep as it had looked from below. The Cleaver seemed closer than it was\u2026 this is always the way up high, where terrain features provide precious little\u2014or misleading\u2014information about scale and distance. We made fine progress, and I guess it took us an hour or so to reach Camp Wapowety, which is just right.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5440\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5440\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.02-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.02-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.02-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.02-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.39.02-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie likes the sunshine. A lot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5409\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2127-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5409\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2127-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2127-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2127-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2127-2-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2127-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie at the break after getting back onto the snow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5415\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5415\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05013-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05013-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05013-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05013-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05013-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott, Justin, and Nickel nearing the top of the Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5406\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2124-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5406\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2124-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2124-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2124-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2124-2-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2124-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our teammates at a break atop the Ice Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5511\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00177.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5511\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00177-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00177-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00177-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00177-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00177-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rowers of Rohan at the top of the Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5509\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00184.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5509\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00184-800x522.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00184-800x522.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00184-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00184-660x431.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00184-768x501.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goonies during a break at the top of the Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5403\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5403\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2121-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2121-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2121-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2121-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2121-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcome to the sunshine in Conrad&#8217;s belay spot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5510\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00180.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5510\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00180-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00180-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00180-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00180-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00180-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad enjoying the sunshine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5508\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00186.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5508\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00186-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00186-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00186-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00186-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00186-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad and T at the top of the Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5507\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5507\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00187.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5507\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00187-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00187-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00187-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00187-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00187-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selfie at the top of the Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5404\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2125.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5404\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2125-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2125-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2125-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2125-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2125-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting ready to leave the Chute in our rear view mirror.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5408\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5408\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2126.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5408\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2126-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2126-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2126-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2126-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2126-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T$ is focused. Me, not so much.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5438\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.50.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5438\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.50-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.50-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.50-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.50-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.50-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back at our route from the top of the Chute. Camp Hazard is nestled in the dark rocks atop the ridge at bottom center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5512\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00175.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5512\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00175-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00175-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00175-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00175-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00175-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back as we near the top of the Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5582\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.49.47.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5582\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.49.47-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.49.47-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.49.47-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.49.47-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.49.47-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kautz Ice Chute deserves a shaka, for sure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5583\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.50.12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5583\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.50.12-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.50.12-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.50.12-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.50.12-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.50.12-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back at the route we just climbed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5584\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.50.45.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5584\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.50.45-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.50.45-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.50.45-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.50.45-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.50.45-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rowers of Rohan ascend the top of the Chute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5585\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.51.52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5585\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.51.52-800x448.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.51.52-800x448.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.51.52-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.51.52-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.51.52-768x430.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taking in the view from my position at anchor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5586\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.53.26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5586\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.53.26-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.53.26-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.53.26-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.53.26-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.53.26-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A whopper, seen from snowbridge crossing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5587\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.55.10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5587\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.55.10-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.55.10-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.55.10-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.55.10-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.55.10-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We head up towards Wapowety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5588\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.56.13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5588\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.56.13-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.56.13-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.56.13-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.56.13-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.56.13-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A big crevasse, and the nose of Wapowety Cleaver beyond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5465\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0895.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5465\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0895-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0895-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0895-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0895-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0895-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Making progress on the snow slope above the Chute. Ken is about to cross a snow bridge in this view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5506\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00189.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5506\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00189-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00189-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00189-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00189-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00189-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Threading our way between the crevasses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5505\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00192.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5505\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00192-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00192-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00192-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00192-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00192-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ascending above the Chute, Wapowety Cleaver in distance. Camp Wapowety on the ridge at center screen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">By the time we pulled in, the pack felt heavy and I was ready for a break. We had climbed 2,000 feet since leaving Hazard, and I was starting to feel it. Lovely spot for a break: Broad, unobstructed views for miles and miles, and plenty of room to stretch out and eat, drink, and rest. A rock band served as a makeshift latrine. It was a bit breezy, but just a bit, and in fact I was able to get my boots and socks off for about 10 minutes. By the time I got them back on, the socks were dry and my feet had begun to burn in the sunshine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5459\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0898.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5459\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0898-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0898-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0898-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0898-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0898-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keith enters Wapowety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5461\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0900.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5461\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0900-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0900-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0900-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0900-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0900-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie enters Wapowety, Rowan behind.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5455\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0905.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5455\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0905-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0905-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0905-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0905-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0905-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ken walks into Wapowety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5460\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0903.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5460\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0903-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0903-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0903-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0903-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0903-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Torin at Wapowety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5589\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.57.41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5589\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.57.41-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.57.41-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.57.41-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.57.41-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.57.41-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The team arrives at Camp Wapowety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5590\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.58.25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5590\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.58.25-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.58.25-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.58.25-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.58.25-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.58.25-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teresa pounds with Conrad at Wapowety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5591\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.58.56.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5591\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.58.56-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.58.56-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.58.56-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.58.56-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-14.58.56-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fists of Power and Glory&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5504\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00193.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5504\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00193-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00193-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00193-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00193-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00193-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Break at Wapowety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5454\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0910.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5454\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0910-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0910-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0910-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0910-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0910-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our break at Wapowety, seen from the latrine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Behind us, the upper mountain awaited\u2026 we could see a rim of dark rock above, which must certainly be the crater rim. It looked close enough to touch, less than an hour away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But, this was an illusion of course. Those last 1,200 feet are not easy. We navigated between seracs above Wapowety Cleaver, then began climbing the upper Nisqually Glacier. It felt familiar, so similar to my prior 5 climbs on this mountain\u2026 and, just like on the other two routes I have climbed, this one was deceptively long. When the guides called for a break after an hour, I was truly surprised. Food and water are always welcome, but I was eager to simply make the top. <i>The crater\u2019s just there\u2026. Do we really need to take a break? <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As it turned out, about an hour remained. During this final stage of the climb I allowed my mind to drift to a place it has gone before. As a child, perhaps 6 and 7 years old, I studied Barry Bishop\u2019s photographs of Everest in National Geographic, and watched mountaineering documentaries on TV\u2026 I imagined the mountains as a foreign environment of snow, rock, cold, danger, oxygen cylinders, goggles, fear, joy, challenge, homesickness, and searing vividness\u2014a vision so sharp and clear that it played like an Imax film in my mind. Often, in these visions, I was dying, or helping someone in trouble. All these decades later I sometimes have flashes of those early mountain impressions. They are not always disturbing, but\u2026 odd. And searing. When climbing Everest and other tall peaks, on occasion, I have seen myself from above, at oblique angles, revealing for a moment the context of our surroundings, and the audacity, even the madness\u2014sheer, unbridled madness\u2014of what we are doing. I usually shoo these visions away. Today, I allowed them to linger during the final steps to the crater rim. Mountaineering is joyful, but also painful, difficult, time-consuming\u2026 perhaps moments of introspection are part of the entire experience. The sastrugi were remarkably beautiful here\u2014they looked exactly like the cover from Joy Division\u2019s <i>Unknown Pleasures<\/i>. The sky was an unexpectedly deep, unbroken blue. <i>We are just minutes away from the Crater. Take it in<\/i>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5462\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0911.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5462\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0911-800x278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0911-800x278.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0911-150x52.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0911-660x229.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0911-768x267.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking up from the break at Wapowety. Point Success on the left, Crater Rim on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5502\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5502\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00200-800x445.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00200-800x445.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00200-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00200-660x367.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00200-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First steps out of Wapowety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5592\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.00.44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5592\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.00.44-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.00.44-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.00.44-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.00.44-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.00.44-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crevasses await us above Wapowety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5501\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5501\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00204.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5501\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00204-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00204-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00204-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00204-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00204-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ascending a large glacier above Wapowety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5413\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05029.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5413\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05029-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05029-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05029-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05029-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05029-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Making upward progress above Wapowety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5458\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5458\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0913.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5458\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0913-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0913-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0913-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0913-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0913-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Final break of the day. The brown rock near my head is the top of the Nisqually Cleaver.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5500\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00209.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5500\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00209-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00209-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00209-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00209-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00209-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie at the final break.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5499\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00211.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5499\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00211-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00211-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00211-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00211-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00211-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T and Conrad at our final break before the Crater.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5498\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5498\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00216.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5498\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00216-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00216-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00216-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00216-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00216-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Last steps before the Crater rim.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5593\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.01.55.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5593\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.01.55-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.01.55-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.01.55-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.01.55-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.01.55-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Introspective on the final pitch before the Crater.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">I was the last expedition member to reach the rim. Everyone greeted me warmly. It was a wonderful feeling for everyone\u2026 and a bit odd, because what we all really wanted to do was get to the center of the crater and drop those packs! And so we did, picking our entry route carefully, for fear of plunging into a steam cave where snow met rock. The snow up here was smooth, and looked like a milkshake that had spilled and then frozen in place while dribbling along the floor. This was probably exactly what had happened, when volcanic steam had partially thawed certain areas which then froze again in the cold of the night. Anyhow, we tested every step, and all were solid. In minutes we made it to the far eastern side of the crater, and we were home. We had done it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5467\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0921.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5467\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0921-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0921-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0921-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0921-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0921-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Torin reaches the Crater rim. Behind, Conrad (out of view) then Teresa then me. Point Success behind us.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5594\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.03.10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5594\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.03.10-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.03.10-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.03.10-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.03.10-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.03.10-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Last steps to the Crater Rim.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5595\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.04.33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5595\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.04.33-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.04.33-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.04.33-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.04.33-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.04.33-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pounding with Conrad at the Rim.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5596\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5596\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.04.50.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5596\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.04.50-800x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.04.50-800x452.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.04.50-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.04.50-660x373.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.04.50-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teammates happy at the Rim.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5597\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5597\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.05.44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5597\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.05.44-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.05.44-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.05.44-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.05.44-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.05.44-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hugs at the Rim. #nothingbetter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5444\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.39.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5444\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.39-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.39-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.39-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.39-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.39-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two rope teams walk a short distance South along the crater rim before entering.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5598\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.07.12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5598\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.07.12-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.07.12-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.07.12-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.07.12-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.07.12-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our teammates maneuver along the rim.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5599\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.09.21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5599\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.09.21-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.09.21-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.09.21-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.09.21-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.09.21-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stepping into the Crater proper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5433\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5433\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.28-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.28-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.28-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.28-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.28-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rocks at the far side of the crater.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5497\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5497\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00220.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5497\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00220-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00220-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00220-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00220-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00220-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Settling on a camp spot in the Crater.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5528\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00224.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5528\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00224-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00224-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00224-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00224-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00224-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keith and Natalie make their way across the Crater.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">I was gassed. We took a short break in the sunshine, and I promptly fell asleep. This is a skill acquired during many years of medical training, and indeed is one of the cardinal rules of medicine: <i>Sleep when you can<\/i>. I snorted awake a few minutes later and realized that the guides were starting to build camp. In my haste to help I forgot to secure my foam pad, which a friend saved from blowing away. We stamped out a large rectangle, suitable for all 4 tents, and set to erecting them while the guides dug a kitchen and a latrine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5600\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.12.23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5600\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.12.23-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.12.23-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.12.23-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.12.23-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.12.23-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pounding with Nickel at Crater Camp. #greatexpeditionleader<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5601\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.12.44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5601\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.12.44-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.12.44-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.12.44-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.12.44-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.12.44-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T$ feels the same way.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5602\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5602\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.13.34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5602\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.13.34-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.13.34-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.13.34-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.13.34-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.13.34-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie has done it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5603\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.14.02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5603\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.14.02-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.14.02-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.14.02-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.14.02-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.14.02-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Upness for these new friends.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5448\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5448\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.16-800x431.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.16-800x431.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.16-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.16-660x355.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.16-768x414.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catching our breath in the Crater before building camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5464\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0923.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5464\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0923-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0923-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0923-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0923-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0923-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crater Camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">We had the crater and summit to ourselves that day. It was like a fabulous retreat, a private fortress in the sky. We enjoyed a delicious dinner of Thai noodles, and then lay down for a short time before heading to the summit, where we would watch the sun set.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5463\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0925.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5463\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0925-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0925-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0925-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0925-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0925-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our kitchen at Crater Camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5412\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05033.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5412\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05033-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05033-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05033-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05033-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05033-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner in the Crater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5407\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2130-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5407\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2130-2-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2130-2-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2130-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2130-2-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2130-2-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team Big Agnes (AKA Team She-Wee) in Crater Camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5396\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5396\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010710.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5396\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010710-800x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010710-800x289.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010710-150x54.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010710-660x239.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010710-768x278.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crater Camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5395\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5395\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010712.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5395\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010712-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010712-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010712-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010712-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010712-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Life at Crater Camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">It was cold crossing the crater, and the snow was very uncompacted, loose powder underfoot. We reached the main trail which stood a foot above the surrounding snow, raised up because it contained so much compact snow ice after being stepped upon by hundreds of feet that season, making it slower to melt than the surrounding powder. We made it to the register and signed in, marveling again at the delightful lack of sulfur stink here, so different from Wy\u2019East. And then we went up to the summit proper.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5432\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.51.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5432\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.51-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.51-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.51-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.51-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.51-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading to the Summit at sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5604\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.15.13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5604\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.15.13-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.15.13-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.15.13-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.15.13-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.15.13-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That sunshine will feel good at the summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5605\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.16.54.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5605\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.16.54-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.16.54-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.16.54-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.16.54-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.16.54-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First view West.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5606\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.17.53.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5606\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.17.53-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.17.53-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.17.53-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.17.53-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.17.53-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie takes in Liberty Cap.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5445\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5445\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.41-800x340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.41-800x340.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.41-150x64.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.41-660x281.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.41-768x326.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team Crater Sleepers ascends the last steps to the summit of Tahoma (AKA Rainier).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5441\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5135.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5441\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5135-450x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5135-450x800.jpg 450w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5135-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5135-371x660.jpg 371w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5135.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yes. Yes we did.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5447\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5447\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.02-800x652.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.02-800x652.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.02-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.02-660x538.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.02-768x626.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.38.02.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goonies&#8230; Big Agnes&#8230; Rowers of Rohan&#8230; And the guides who enabled us to be here today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5607\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.19.19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5607\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.19.19-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.19.19-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.19.19-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.19.19-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.19.19-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin and Keith gain the summit ridge. Our camp seen in the crater below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5430\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05045.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5430\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05045-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05045-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05045-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05045-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05045-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our party on the Summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Below, in the distance, human society raged on, in all its beauty and horror, simultaneously inspiring and despicable. The forces of stupidity and darkness continued to disenfranchise us, to threaten our health, to spoil our world in every conceivable way. And yet\u2026 there was good there, too. I thought of a speech I had given two weeks earlier, the commencement address at UW Med School, a great honor for me. The students were so inspiring, such a bright light to the world. I hoped that my concluding comments encouraged and inspired them, too:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAnd now, graduates, please close\u00a0YOUR\u00a0eyes too. And focus on each of those same moments: When you realized you were going to medical school\u2026 meeting your classmates on the first day\u2026 sitting for that first exam\u2026 interviewing and examining your first patient\u2026 presenting your first H&amp;P\u2026 nailing that differential diagnosis for the first time\u2026\u00a0spending time\u00a0with your patients, listening\u00a0compassionately\u00a0to them, making a genuine\u00a0difference\u00a0in their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">That darkness that you see behind your closed eyelids is not emptiness, it\u2019s a world of infinite\u00a0possibilities\u00a0and\u00a0accomplishments\u00a0yet to come. When you close your eyes at bedtime\u2014and yes, you will be allowed to sleep during residency\u2014what will you\u00a0choose to see?\u00a0When I go to bed I see my family, accomplishing great things\u2026 I see the mountains, tall, austere, so alluring\u2026 I see my colleagues\u2014and that includes all of you\u2014brilliant, energetic, dedicated\u2026 and I see the faces of my patients\u2014both the ones I have saved and the ones I have lost. Each a unique person whose life I have touched in some small way\u2014and who in return has enriched my life exponentially more so. I hope you will choose to see your patients too, and your incredible, inspiring colleagues. Being a part of their lives is a doctor\u2019s unique privilege, a privilege each of you has earned.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5608\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.20.44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5608\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.20.44-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.20.44-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.20.44-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.20.44-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.20.44-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rowan high-5&#8217;s on the summit. Conrad and Torin there to greet us, too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5609\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.21.11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5609\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.21.11-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.21.11-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.21.11-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.21.11-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.21.11-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hugs with Nat on the Summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5610\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.21.47.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5610\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.21.47-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.21.47-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.21.47-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.21.47-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.21.47-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congratulating Ken on top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5611\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5611\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.09-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.09-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.09-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.09-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.09-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin on the Summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5612\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5612\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.31-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.31-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.31-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.31-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.31-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott is psyched.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5393\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010725.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5393\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010725-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010725-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010725-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010725-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010725-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keith and Natalie on the summit&#8230; Dynamic Duo!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5394\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010722.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5394\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010722-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010722-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010722-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010722-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010722-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie on the summit of Mt Rainier. Awesome.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5456\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0939.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5456\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0939-800x714.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0939-800x714.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0939-150x134.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0939-660x589.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0939-768x685.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin on the Summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5613\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.47.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5613\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.47-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.47-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.47-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.47-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.22.47-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rowan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5614\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.23.43.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5614\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.23.43-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.23.43-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.23.43-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.23.43-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.23.43-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m happy to be up here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5391\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010734.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5391\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010734-800x324.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010734-800x324.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010734-150x61.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010734-660x268.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010734-768x311.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View looking East from the summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5427\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05057.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5427\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05057-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05057-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05057-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05057-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05057-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ken looks towards Tacoma and the Olympics beyond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5527\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5527\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5527\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00231-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00231-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00231-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00231-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00231-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here she comes, my friend and teammate T.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5525\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5525\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00247.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5525\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00247-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00247-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00247-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00247-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00247-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Very, very happy to be here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5526\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00245.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5526\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00245-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00245-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00245-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00245-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00245-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teresa was psyched.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5523\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00251.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5523\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00251-800x424.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00251-800x424.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00251-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00251-660x350.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00251-768x407.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team Big Agnes on the Summit. We are so grateful to our amazing guide Conrad!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5524\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00249.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5524\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00249-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00249-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00249-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00249-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00249-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nickel, a superb guide and expedition leader!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5392\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010727.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5392\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010727-778x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010727-778x800.jpg 778w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010727-146x150.jpg 146w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010727-642x660.jpg 642w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010727-768x789.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m getting the camera set up for our sunset team portrait.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5521\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00256.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5521\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00256-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00256-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00256-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00256-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00256-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Crater Sleepers, backlit by sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5522\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00253.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5522\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00253-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00253-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00253-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00253-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00253-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crater Sleepers on the Summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5519\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00269.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5519\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00269-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00269-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00269-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00269-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00269-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott looks South from the Summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Above all else, I am a humanist. I believe that we can\u2014and we must\u2014do better. And no one, and nothing, will do that for us. I attended a Quaker grade school, and am now a devout atheist who is married to a non-observant Jew. And yet, I do think that some places are sacred, and I do have moments of spirituality. Perhaps MARS provides a more eloquent summary of these thoughts:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>And I noticed\u2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I now know this:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>In the end, there is no one\u2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>There is no one to call your bluff.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>In the end there is no one high above.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Who really can say there\u2019s only one way to play the game?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>In the end there is nothing\u2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>There is nothing beyond the truth.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>In the end there is only what we do.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Try, try as they may\u2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Running in circles with nothing to say.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>See, only one thing\u2019s for sure:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I\u2019m not knocking on heaven\u2019s door.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>What\u2019s up above, or underneath<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Is not for man alone to breach.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Sometimes fail, and sometimes win\u2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>With all the powers here within.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>And I\u2019ve noticed\u2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I now know this.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/53GUszOJPIr6jUwdETc8hg?si=0dDicquNQ1CliwQzC9MtGQ\">\u2014Overwerk, MARS: <em>Know<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The sunset dazzled us in pure, golden light. Everything seemed to be lit from within: The tortured water ice underfoot, the shadows of sastrugi, Puget Sound in the distance, the strange cirrus clouds over the Olympics, even ourselves\u2014we were glowing with happiness and pride at our accomplishment. We had climbed Tahoma via the Kautz, and now we had the summit as a reward. This was my 5th time on top of Tahoma, but never before at this time of day. I had seen this place at sunset so many times in my mind\u2026 and it had always looked this way. Precisely like this. <i>In my mind,<\/i> <i>I\u2019ve seen this before<\/i>. The pain of the next day\u2019s descent\u2026 the agony of driving home while exhausted\u2026 the challenge of seeing patients first thing after I got home\u2026 all could wait, out of mind, for another time. For now, we had the summit, and we had each other. <i>This is why we do this<\/i>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5516\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00281.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5516\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00281-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00281-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00281-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00281-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00281-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liberty Cap at sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5517\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00276.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5517\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00276-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00276-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00276-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00276-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00276-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tacoma.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5436\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.29.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5436\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.29-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.29-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.29-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.29-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.29-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A spectacular sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5453\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0977.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5453\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0977-800x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0977-800x385.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0977-150x72.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0977-660x317.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0977-768x369.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panorama from the Summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5515\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00292.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5515\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00292-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00292-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00292-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00292-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00292-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Summit: A hard place to leave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5425\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05067.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5425\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05067-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05067-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05067-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05067-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05067-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My axe on the summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5452\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0961.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5452\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0961-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0961-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0961-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0961-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0961-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin&#8217;s sunset selfie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5516\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00281.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5516\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00281-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00281-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00281-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00281-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00281-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liberty Cap at sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5426\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05064.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5426\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05064-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05064-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05064-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05064-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05064-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A summit&#8230; a moon&#8230; a great big sky.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5518\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00275.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5518\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00275-800x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00275-800x615.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00275-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00275-660x508.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00275-768x591.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mountains up there look pretty cool, too. Sorry I will never get a chance to climb them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5616\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.28.29.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5616\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.28.29-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.28.29-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.28.29-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.28.29-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.28.29-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin at the summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5520\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00307.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5520\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00307-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00307-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00307-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00307-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00307-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our camp&#8230; our shadow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5615\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.27.25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5615\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.27.25-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.27.25-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.27.25-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.27.25-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.27.25-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our shadow at dusk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5470\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0957.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5470\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0957-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0957-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0957-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0957-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0957-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My GoPro and iPhone attempt to capture the lengthening shadow, in time lapse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5451\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0966.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5451\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0966-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0966-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0966-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0966-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0966-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We turn to head back to Crater Camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5471\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0969.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5471\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0969-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0969-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0969-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0969-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0969-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m capturing this with my GoPro.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5617\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5617\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.29.15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5617\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.29.15-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.29.15-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.29.15-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.29.15-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.29.15-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading back to camp from the summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5400\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010739.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5400\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010739-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010739-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010739-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010739-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010739-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our shadow lengthens towards Pahto \/ Klickitat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5429\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05046.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5429\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05046-640x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05046-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05046-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05046-528x660.jpg 528w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05046-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tortured ice figure on the Summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5469\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-E0979.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5469\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-E0979-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-E0979-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-E0979-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-E0979-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-E0979-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Twisted, otherworldly, beautiful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0978.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5468\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0978-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0978-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0978-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0978-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-06-11-iPhone-0978-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ice carved by wind, in alpenglow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5514\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00298.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5514\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00298-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00298-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00298-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00298-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00298-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chiaroscuro at the Summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5767\" style=\"width: 554px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-02-15.26.54.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5767\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-02-15.26.54-554x800.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-02-15.26.54-554x800.png 554w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-02-15.26.54-104x150.png 104w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-02-15.26.54-457x660.png 457w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-02-15.26.54-768x1109.png 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-02-15.26.54.png 1264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ya gotta admit, the resemblance is uncanny&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5428\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05048.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5428\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05048-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05048-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05048-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05048-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05048-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Row up on row of Cascades&#8230; Glacier Peak stands above the rest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5423\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05072.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5423\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05072-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05072-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05072-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05072-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05072-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just below the Summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5437\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.36.55.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5437\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.36.55-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.36.55-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.36.55-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.36.55-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.36.55-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walking past steam vents near the summit register.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5435\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5435\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.17-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.17-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.17-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.17-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-04-15.37.17-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our shadow at sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5513\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00301.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5513\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00301-718x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00301-718x800.jpg 718w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00301-135x150.jpg 135w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00301-593x660.jpg 593w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC00301-768x855.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad takes in the steam vents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5618\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5618\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.31.50.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5618\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.31.50-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.31.50-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.31.50-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.31.50-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.31.50-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I take a photo of T taking a photo of Nat taking a photo of our shadow. #meta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5619\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.32.59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5619\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.32.59-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.32.59-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.32.59-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.32.59-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.32.59-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basking in the warm steam vents below the register.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5424\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05070.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5424\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05070-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05070-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05070-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05070-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05070-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camp Crater&#8230; and our shadow at sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5422\" style=\"width: 534px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05077.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5422\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05077-534x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05077-534x800.jpg 534w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05077-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05077-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05077-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC05077.jpg 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crater Camp awaits us&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5620\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.33.40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5620\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.33.40-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.33.40-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.33.40-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.33.40-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-06-15.33.40-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Almost back to camp. I&#8217;m tired.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5399\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010741.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5399\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010741-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010741-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010741-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010741-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010741-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading back to camp after our photo shoot on the summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5398\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5398\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010743.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5398\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010743-800x430.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010743-800x430.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010743-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010743-660x355.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010743-768x413.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crater Camp at dusk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5397\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5397\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010744.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5397\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010744-800x430.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010744-800x430.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010744-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010744-660x355.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1010744-768x413.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting chilly out here&#8230; let&#8217;s get into those tents!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That night I tossed in the sleeping bag, made a bit of urine, dreamed of the route, adjusted my layers when chilled\u2026 I slept in total for a few hours. Another party passed by quietly circa 12:30 AM, but otherwise there were no surprises that night, except for the tent getting buffeted by gusts of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2019\/09\/rainier-via-kautz-ice-chute-day-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tahoma via Kautz Ice Chute: Day 3<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2,32,34,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ascent","category-cascades","category-ice-climbing","category-summit","expedition-cascades","expedition-rainier"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tahoma via Kautz Ice Chute: Day 3 - OSM Adventures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2019\/09\/rainier-via-kautz-ice-chute-day-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tahoma via Kautz Ice Chute: Day 3 - OSM Adventures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"That night I tossed in the sleeping bag, made a bit of urine, dreamed of the route, adjusted my layers when chilled\u2026 I slept in total for a few hours. 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