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Start!
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Two loads of snow-crazed mountaineers
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Trailhead
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Picnic anyone?
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I am freezing.
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Creek crossing
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Another creek crossing
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And another creek crossing...
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Frozen forest
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Crossing the south fork Stillaguamish river wasn't very easy
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Sperry Peak.
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Crossing the slope to get into the Wirtz basin
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Convenient steps
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The pointy peak is probably Mount Dickerman
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Crossing under Sperry
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Snow, snow...
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A first look at the basin
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Selfie time!
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Looking up the basin
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Hanging crags
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Up the wirtz basin to Headlee Pass. The obvious notch in the ridge is not Headlee pass
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Morning Star peak
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Where is that pass again?
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Looking down the snow-covered basin
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Joining forces with the Mounties to break trail in the fresh snow
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Is that a coffee shop?
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Steep
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Finally!
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The first look at Vesper peak, from the trail a few hundred feet after the pass