RMNP (map)

Spearhead as seen from Black Lake

Chip and Bo begin the final pitch of Ithaca
Ithaca

Chris begins the third pitch
Arrowplane

Self portrait at the summit
Arrowplane

Jim and Lucie hanging out at Sky Pond

Scoping out the 8th pitch just above the Pizza Pan Belay
South Face of the Petit Grepon

Climbing the 8th pitch, which is actually on the east side of the pinnacle
South Face of the Petit Grepon

The beautiful valley leading to the Petit Grepon

Lucie and Jim posed in front of Sky Pond; our bivy was just off the right edge of the photo on the far end of the pond

Nikos at the Pizza Pan Belay
South Face of the Petit Grepon

Nikos arriving at the first belay; the Petit Grepon gets sun very early in the morning, much earlier than Sky Pond
South Face of the Petit Grepon

Nikos somewhere on the lower face
South Face of the Petit Grepon

Jim leading the crux pitch, looking down at Nikos at the belay ledge
South Face of the Petit Grepon

Nikos leading the final pitch to the table-sized summit of the Petit Grepon
South Face of the Petit Grepon

Nikos fiddling with stuff on the summit
South Face of the Petit Grepon

Nikos triumphant on the summit
South Face of the Petit Grepon

A very exposed rappel from the summit leads into the notch
South Face of the Petit Grepon

Cathedral Spires at dusk; the Petit Grepon is the thin needle-like summit above the large triangular face

Bivying at Sky Pond

Hiking in to the Diamond

The Diamond, as seen from Chasm Lake

North Chimney leading to Broadway Ledge; we got stormed off halfway up this chimney

Longs Peak, as seen from Lumpy Ridge

Standing at the base of the North Chimney after getting beaten down by the weather