Last week I really wanted to go skiing Friday morning but had no one to go with. I had resigned to the fact that I wouldn't be able to go until I started reading "Crystal Horizon", which is about Reinhold Messner's solo ascent of Mt. Everest. That night I decided I would not be a wimp and go up myself.
I am obviously not cut out to climb everest or anything even close. I forgot my headlamp and was forced to go up the trail in pitch black. Occasionally I took out the camera and took a picture using the flash to see where the trail went.
This picture is a long exposure of Alta taken about half way up. You can start to see some light over the ridge. I wanted to make it up to Cardiff Peak by sunrise so I decided I wouldn't take any more breaks until I got to the top.
Here is the sun coming up over the Sunset Peak.
I was expecting a brilliant glowing sunrise but it was really just a dull pink and blue. Really pretty though.
Really pretty!
did you at least remember to pack the unicycle in the car? can't say that i was surprised one bit that you went without a headlamp...miss going on adventures with you.
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