alpinestateofmind > After dropping down the wrong glacier, we decide on taking a low route to enter onto the Butterfly Glacier. We were concerned we'd be forced to backtrack, but through giant boulders, there was a break in the cliffs. Doubt was vanquished. We were on the Butterfly Glacier moments later.
alpinestateofmind > Like a snake hidden in a bush, cliffs and waterfalls were waiting to bite us.
alpinestateofmind > Between shadows and valleys on our way down the South Face of Mount Olympus.
alpinestateofmind > Amazing hanging slopes on the South Face of Mount Olympus, a rarely seen let alone climbed area of the Olympic National Park. Here Kyle Miller snowboards into the unknown.
alpinestateofmind > Josh and his shadow skiing by a ice formation.
alpinestateofmind > Christy Kinney with large crevasses behind and a big smile. Tahoma Glacier, January 2009.
alpinestateofmind > Josh Hummel making icy turns high on the Mount Rainier's flanks. Mount Rainier: Tahoma Glacier, WA.
alpinestateofmind > Curved icy seracs and a snowy glaze of hard snow. Mount Rainier: Tahoma Glacier, WA.
alpinestateofmind > Hannah Carrigan climbing up towards Mount Rainier's upper slopes. Mount Rainier: Tahoma Glacier, WA.
After dropping down the wrong glacier, we decide on taking a low route to enter onto the Butterfly Glacier. We were concerned we'd be forced to backtrack, but through giant boulders, there was a break in the cliffs. Doubt was vanquished. We were on the Butterfly Glacier moments later.
alpinestateofmind > After dropping down the wrong glacier, we decide on taking a low route to enter onto the Butterfly Glacier. We were concerned we'd be forced to backtrack, but through giant boulders, there was a break in the cliffs. Doubt was vanquished. We were on the Butterfly Glacier moments later.
After dropping down the wrong glacier, we decide on taking a low route to enter onto the Butterfly Glacier. We were concerned we'd be forced to backtrack, but through giant boulders, there was a break in the cliffs. Doubt was vanquished. We were on the Butterfly Glacier moments later.
See photo in original gallery.

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