Three Finger Jack - 8/10/08

On the approach, TFJ in the background


Snow and some chilly water for Rosco


West Face


Amy and Aaron sitting on the south ridge saddle waiting for the masses ahead of us


Mel and Aaron on the loose 3rd class scramble


Rather large group of climbers ahead of us... We had to wait our turn.


Mel below belaying Aaron and myself on the "crawl" section of the climb


Looking down on Mel and Aaron from the summit


Again


Summit of Three Finger Jack. To the right it's a nearly vertical 1500' drop. The left was probably a more manageable 1000'.


Aaron getting close to the top


Me belaying up Mel on the summit


Summit group shot


View back east of the nearly perfect Black Butte


Mel on the downclimb


Organizing the gear


Playing it safe on one of the last truely exposed part of the route


View to the south of Mt Washington and the Sisters


Mel cleaning all the rocks out of her shoes at the bottom of the mountain.


Mel climbing up the last step to the summit


Cool clouds racing past the summit