Above Treeline

Ah, Stilleto Needle. Great 5.9 climb! An amazing place.

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Forester Pass

Thanx for sharing your inspiring pxts. . . a few from my 1st time on the JMT.

North from Mather Pass.

Mt. Hitchock from Mt. Whitney.

Puppet Lake,Humphreys Basin-Sierra Nevada

Evolution Basin

Sierra Nevada – Spain, looking towards Pico Valeta and Mulhacen.

Some more international pictures:

Vignemale, French Pyrenees

Valle del Ara, Spanish Pyrenees

Embalse de Bramatuero Bajo, Spanish Pyrenees

Beside the lake above

First post to this forum – did somebody say "above treeline" – I know that place well – I leave my soul there with each visit – gives me a great excuse to go back!

IPW – from Continental Divide looking west

Puppet Lake, Sierra Nevada

Above treeline in summer, Main Range, Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia
This photo contains most of Australias highest mountains including the highest(in center).

Main Range in winter, Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia
This photo was taken from the same angle as above but a little further north.

Too tempting not to play….

On the Tolmount, Angus Glens Scotland

Assynt, Scotland

Ben Alder range, Scotland

Cairngorms, Scotland: bivvy at the bealach above Corrour bothy

Winter pitch on Scafell, English lake District

Variant on the Tour du Mont Blanc, French Alps

The Ravine Lac Noir, Spanish Pyrenees

Ecrins Massif, French Alps

Picos de Europa, Spain

Below Muir Pass, JMT, California, USA

Below Mather Pass, JMT, California, USA

Under Mount Whitney, JMT, California, USA

Darwin Lakes

Darwin Canyon

South from Muir Pass, Helen Lake and Black Giant.

North from Pinchot Pass, Lake Marjorie.

North from Glen Pass. All from the JMT, Kings Canyon National Park, CA.

Mt Cook, New Zealand, taken from the track to Mueller Hut

Very bad cabin fever I need a fix!

Dusy Basin

Evolution

if the only rules are "no trees" weelllll …
there's an easy way to do that.

Peter's antithesis…

No rules just high up there..

JMT