Sierra Nevada, California

Dragon Peak

September 25th 2004


Half dome sunset on the drive through Yosemite		The team L to R: me, Brendan, Joel, Dan, Johannes, Anke

Morning light		Onion Valley

Anke		Dragon Peak was the right of the twin peaks in the center. We climbed to the pass on the left and then up the ridge

There was noone else on the trail all day		Looking South across the unnamed lake

Joel Wilson our intrepid leader		Boulder-hopping to the pass South of Dragon Peak

Just before the pass...		...we began to climb

Looking back towards Owen's Valley		West from the pass the Sierras stretched for miles

Climbing the ridge		...

Johannes on the ridgemmit		Looking up the summit block

There was a 'spicy' exposed traverse to obtain the summit		Mt Gould from the summit

Dan on the summit		The team on the summit

Jono on the summit		Looking South from the summit

Negotiating the traverse on the descent		Dan and the summit block (left)

A whirlwhind CHAOS trip climbing up from Independence in Owen's Valley on the East side of the Sierra Nevada. Six of us, led by Joel Wilson, camped in Onion Valley and then did a day ascent of Dragon Peak. It turned out that from the pass the climb up the ridge was pretty exposed scrambling with an airy traverse on the summit block that was definitely spicy. The views and weather were awesome and it was definitely a very memorable trip.