Jul 18, 2020

State: CA
Distance: 27.0 mi
Gain: 7,900 ft
ROUTE: Map
Peaks: 3

Area:
Ansel Adams Wilderness
Inyo National Forest
Yosemite Wilderness
Yosemite National Park
Sierra National Forest

Peak
Elevation
Prominence
10,475 ft
305 ft
10,597 ft
394 ft
12,978 ft
758 ft
  • First light on Carson Peak.
  • Sunrise over Reversed Peak.
  • Agnew Lake.
  • Sunrise on Agnew Lake.
  • Dam on Gem Lake.
  • Passing Clark Lakes.
  • First view of Ritter and Banner.
  • Ritter and Banner from Clark Lakes.
  • View south on the approach to Peak 10475.
  • Peak 10475 ahead.
  • Gem Lake from the summit of Peak 10475.
  • Banner Peak (left) and Mount Davis (right).
  • Peak 10597 ahead.
  • View back to Peak 10475.
  • Thousand Island Lake and Banner Peak.
  • Rodgers Peak in the distance (left of center).
  • Mount Davis.
  • Weber Lake below Peak 10597.
  • Lake near Island Pass.
  • Mount Davis.
  • Banner Peak with Mount Ritter partially visible behind. North Glacier Pass is the low point on the right (north) side of Banner.
  • Donohue Peak (left) and Mount Andrea Lawrence (right).
  • Passing a small granite canyon on the way to Marie Lakes.
  • Stream flowing out of Rodgers Lake.
  • Approaching Marie Lakes.
  • Lower Marie Lake.
  • Following the shoreline of Lower Marie Lake.
  • Waterfall flowing out of Upper Marie Lake.
  • View back to Lower Marie Lake.
  • Upper Marie Lake.
  • Upper and Lower Marie Lakes.
  • Initial scramble leading toward the basin on the north side of Rodgers Peak.
  • Rodgers Peak ahead.
  • Initial Class 3 scramble from the saddle to gain the NE ridge.
  • Banner Peak (left) and Mount Ritter (right) from the saddle.
  • More Class 3 on the NE Ridge.
  • Final section of Class 3.
  • Easier ground leading to the summit.
  • Clouds building to the north.
  • View north from the summit. Mount Lyell is the tallest peak in the center (highpoint of Yosemite).
  • Upper lakes in the Lyell Fork basin.
  • View southwest from the summit with the Clark Range in the distance.
  • Banner Peak (left) and Mount Ritter (right).
  • Returning past Lower Marie Lake.
  • Rush Creek drainage.
  • Descending to Rush Creek.
  • Clouds building to the north.
  • Pond area along Rush Creek.
  • Rush Creek.
  • Creek crossing on the way to Waugh Lake.
  • Crossing Rush Creek for the final time.
  • Upper end of Waugh Lake.
  • Following Rush Creek toward Gem Lake.
  • Gem Lake.
  • Following the north shore of Gem Lake on the way to Agnew Lake.
  • Final trail descent back to the car.

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