Here are my photos from the St. Patty's day hike up Ollestad Canyon. Nice burn up that beautiful couloir and a privilege to take a
route less taken.
Excited explorers ready to go...
The seemingly endless talus slope
Sam ahead as the morning sunlight appears above
Dave 2500k up. Mt. Baldy Road below where we parked and began.
Only thing worse than climbing with an injured calf muscle? A self-inflicted Root Canal!!!
We summited from the northwest instead of the more familiar northeast. Sam.
St. Patrick's Day Summit Pub
Scotch-Irish confrontation (fueled by Jamaican Rum?)
We glissaded down Falling Rock Canyon
Dave.
the rest of my pix are here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ryan.norma8 ... oPeak31710#