WIND RIVERS
The Wind River Range of Wyoming is filled with thousand-foot walls of gorgeous rock. I was lucky to spend 5 days in the Deep Lake Cirque with my longtime partner, the late Chip Chace, who made many trips to the Winds, both alone and with partners. Click on any image below to see a full version and some additional information.
Hiking in: the view from Big Sandy Lake with the first glimpse of the peaks in the Deep Lake Cirque where we're heading.
Chip and Pele in front of Temple Peak. We free climbed the Lowe Route which goes up the center of the sunlight face.
Looking down at Chip, several pitches up the Lowe Route on Temple Peak.
Chip and Pele enjoying the sunset from our camp at Deep Lake. Catching the sun is East Temple Peak - we climbed the left edge.
Steeple Peak and East Temple Peak, with Deep Lake in the foreground. We climbed both of these.
Chip leading a dead vertical, perfect hand-crack for a full rope-length on East Temple Peak.