Broken Top

September 13-14, 2008
with Sue Zeni, Kirk Hendrickson, and Lubos Hubata-Vacek

Ready to go
Ready to go

Photo op along Fall Creek
Photo op along Fall Creek

One of the falls
One of the falls

Snack break along Fall Creek
Snack break along Fall Creek

False summit of Broken Top
False summit of Broken Top

Creek crossing
Creek crossing

South Sister from the Broken Top trail
South Sister from the Broken Top trail

Sue beneath Broken Top along the Broken Top spring creek
Sue beneath Broken Top along the Broken Top spring creek

Saddle on the NW Ridge of Broken Top
Saddle on the NW Ridge of Broken Top

Climbing up the pumi hill to the spring
Climbing up the pumi hill to the spring

Lubos views Broken Top from near the spring
Lubos views Broken Top from near the spring

South Sister from near the spring
South Sister from near the spring

Relaxing after setting up camp
Relaxing after setting up camp

Old Crater of South Sister
Old Crater of South Sister

Sue crossing at the spring
Sue crossing at the spring

Viewing South
Viewing South

At the uppermost of the Green Lakes
At the uppermost of the Green Lakes

Crooked tree at the upper lake
Crooked tree at the upper lake

View from inside the South Sister spring
View from inside the South Sister spring

Broken Top from the South Sister spring
Broken Top from the South Sister spring

Breaktime at the South Sister spring
Breaktime at the South Sister spring

Broken Top from near the Green Lakes climbers trail
Broken Top from near the Green Lakes climbers trail

Crossing the outlet of the big Green Lake
Crossing the outlet of the big Green Lake

South’s shadow on Broken Top
South’s shadow on Broken Top

Evening light on Middle and North
Evening light on Middle and North

South, big Green Lake, and Middle
South, big Green Lake, and Middle

Sunset and Devils Peak
Sunset and Devils Peak

Last light on Broken Top
Last light on Broken Top

Venus above the south slope of South
Venus above the south slope of South

Early Sunday morning start
Early Sunday morning start

First light on Middle and North
First light on Middle and North

Sunrise over north slope of Broken Top
Sunrise over north slope of Broken Top

At the ridge
At the ridge

Middle and North
Middle and North

Nearing the summit
Nearing the summit

Lewis (left) and Prouty glaciers
Lewis (left) and Prouty glaciers

Climbing up the ridge
Climbing up the ridge

Gendarme on the ridge
Gendarme on the ridge

Lichen
Lichen

More climbing the ridge
More climbing the ridge

Summit awaits
Summit awaits

Ridge to the false (south) summit
Ridge to the false (south) summit

Dike in the scree slope
Dike in the scree slope

Gassy lava
Gassy lava

Chip out of the lava
Chip out of the lava

Combined view
Combined view

Broken Top’s shadow on Green Lakes and South
Broken Top’s shadow on Green Lakes and South

Lubos views South
Lubos views South

Almost to the summit block
Almost to the summit block

Detail of summit
Detail of summit

Sue belays me up the pinnacle
Sue belays me up the pinnacle

North, from the summit
North, from the summit

North, Washington, Jack, Jeff and Hood
North, Washington, Jack, Jeff and Hood

Lubos on the summit
Lubos on the summit

Self-portrait on the summit
Self-portrait on the summit

Sue on the summit
Sue on the summit

East towards Tam McArthur Rim
East towards Tam McArthur Rim

East towards Ball Butte
East towards Ball Butte

South towards Bachelor Butte
South towards Bachelor Butte

Mt. Zeni
Mt. Zeni

Devils Peak
Devils Peak

South Sister
South Sister

Lubos views South
Lubos views South

Back off the summit
Back off the summit

Ice berg in a tarn
Ice berg in a tarn

Camp broken down and ready to hike back to the car
Camp broken down and ready to hike back to the car

Last crossing by the spring
Last crossing by the spring

Fall Creek below the lakes
Fall Creek below the lakes

Not-so-falling Fall Creek
Not-so-falling Fall Creek

One of the falls
One of the falls

Another of the falls
Another of the falls

A falls from above
A falls from above

Bridge near the trailhead
Bridge near the trailhead

Last modified: September 15, 2008

Wayne Deeterwrd@deetour.net