Back at Crystal

Well the first part of climbing season is over and it is time for me to get back to Crystal to work and play.  I have a few climbs lined up in the future, Mt. Olmpus in August.  But mainly I will be hiking around Crystal and Mt. Rainier, and maybe do some rock climbing.  The Mustard Molester made it up no sweat but I had my parents follow me just in case and they stayed at the Alpine Inn, my new digs.

Today I went on a hike out toward East Peak way and it was quite different with no snow.  It was a beautiful day with mainly clear skies.

Here is Crystal Mountain Resorts and very little snow.  You can see Kelly's Gap road there, and the cliff's where my co-workers have set up some rock climbing routes.

Here is the first peak I climbed after taking the Pacific Crest Trail for a little ways before long it was snow covered and I decided bushwhack straight uphill toward the ridge.  It is an unnamed peak as far as I know.

From atop the unnamed peak there as a "T"where two ridge lines meet.  One follow the PCT, and goes by Norse Peak and East Peak and Pickhandle Point and this is the second ridge line.

This is Norse Peak.  I didn't make there today because the Alpine Inn opened and I had to be back and I didn't know if could make it back on time.

Here's a self potratit of me on the top of unnamed peak with Crystal Mountain in the background.

 Here is Mount Rainier, with a cloud over it.  A good view of Little Tahoma Peak.

Here is East Peak, I took the way I usually take down from there but it was a little difficult finding my way with out the snow!