My response? HA! You never read any of those trip reports. If you had, you would know I didn't summit any of those mountains!
Not only did this trip see me summit my first real mountain, I gained my most elevation in a day and did the most scrambling I've done. It was an incredibly exhilarating trip that redefined what I think I am capable of in the mountains. A big thanks to Yana for putting up with me huddled and crying for my mommy on the scramble on the way up , as well as for being such a gracious partner and really helping me get through what was a pretty new experience for me. I've got some horrible pictures that I took with my crappy camera, I'll let them show a bit of the destination, along with a few of Yana headed over to Destination X. The three or four almost okay pictures I shot through my sunglasses to filter the super bright light and snow /glacier glare. How's that for yer fancy lenses?
Thanks! It was an incredibly beautiful place, which is always nice too. Yana saw a bear but sadly I did not. I did see a ground squirrel trying to raid my pack, though.
Fall colors were great, and there was an amazing variety of fungus on the trail.
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Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:39 am
Thanks for the report, bonobo. I'm glad you weren't permanently traumatized by the experience. I'm always happy to expand people's (hiking) horizons. I'm only sorry that I chose such a horribly ugly place for your first summit. I hope the resulting blindness is only temporary and subsiding already.
The ridge between Trappers and X Mountain is truly something else, so naturally I was drawn to it like a moth to a flame. It was like standing right on the boundary between two universes.
Here is an excessive amount of photos from the trip.
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I'm afraid of letting go of my chair just from looking at that.
-------------- "Bears couldn't care less about us....we smell bad and don't taste too good. Bugs on the other hand see us as vending machines." - WetDog
Hey, that cliff-boot picture is sideways.
Either that, or there are a lot of trees growing horizontally out of the cliff down below.
However, even after twisting my neck 90 degrees to look at it, it's still just as steep, maybe even worse.
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Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 1796 | TRs | Pics Location: Ballard, WA
Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:10 pm
Way to go Bonobo! There is no better hiking partner to take with you than Yana when expanding your horizons on the Mountains. If there was an award that best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to the outdoors, than she deserves it. She got me up to the top of Three Fingers and I have never looked back!
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, as well as for being such a gracious partner and really helping me get through what was a pretty new experience for me. I've got some horrible pictures that I took with my crappy camera, I'll let them show a bit of the destination, along with a few of Yana headed over to Destination X. 
The three or four almost okay pictures I shot through my sunglasses to filter the super bright light and snow /glacier glare. How's that for yer fancy lenses?
why did you clutter up this site with such ugly pictures??? 
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