[Mike Collins]

These peaks were climbed on Aug 1 via the Leroy Creek approach. They both come in just over 9,000 feet and the altitude gain for the day is about 8,000'. It is a full 12 hr day from car to car. I spent the night sleeping under the stars at the bugfree nearby campground of Trinity. It is only a ten minute drive from the jumpoff trailhead at Phelps Creek. The heavy snowfall of the winter was a blessing as snowmelt provided water on the high slopes. Anticipating this I carried only one quart of juice with me and made good time with the Rubberlegs technique of jogging shoes. I didn't put on my lug boots until I had already signed the summit register for Seven Fingered Jack.

[#19]

Low-tops 'til you need the high-tops. It really works. Hauled full loads twice up Aasgard and day tripped both 7Finger and Maude (seperate trips for me) that way. Nice trip M C

[Backpacker Joe]

Men to be revered, and remembered! To the both of you I bid, ah-de-you! Hye, what's up with that anyway? Take me next time, would ya!?! Ive wanted to do the ICE LAKES RUN for some time now.... Good job. TB

[polarbear]

Mike, I think I might have met you on the trail. At least it was someone who had been up to Seven Fingered Jack. I was heading to Spider Meadows. If it was you, I was the guy in glasses, black fleece, aqua t-shirt, carrying a green frame pack with kitchen sink.

[Mike Collins]

Hmmmm. Some of my neurons died up in the rarefied air but I can only remember talking with one person on the trail. He was downclimbing from Leroy Basin with a kitchen sink. You might have met my partner for the day. He headed out before me in the afternoon at around 1700 wearing red/yellow shorts. It looked like a WTA crew was up by Spider Meadows for the weekend. Were you with them?

[polarbear]

Maybe it was your partner. I wasn't with the crew but ran into a few of them on my way to the meadows. If i'd known someone else had a kitchen sink I wouldn't have brought mine.