An exploratory climb of Oregon's Mount Thielsen

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An exploratory climb of Mount Thielsen

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Mount Thielsen from the PCT junction,
early in the morning.

View north east of Howlock Mountain,
from the PCT junction.

View west toward Mt. Bailey.

Meister Speik, note the new digital Nikon.
Your pack belt is not a good place to carry it.
Photo Copyright © 2003 by Jeanne Russell. All Rights Reserved

Two young ladies who climb high in tennis shoes
for a view and brunch every year.

The ladies viewpoint and brunch rock.

Looking down hill at the brunch counter and Diamond Lake. Take a good look here. Do not go straight up the steep slope from the brunch rock.
Go right, toward the pinnacle. Keep your party together. This is a freaky exposed place with thin cinders over steeply down sloping rock.
Cross this band of bad footing low, over to the comfort of hard talus. See our Summitting Mount Thielsen with great photos of the correct route by Paul McClellan.

In the steeps

This is serious exposure. We are way off route!

Jim, providing a fast and secure sitting hip belay. This is what the rope is for!

On belay, down climbing exposed steep cindered slopes. At this point, my new $500.00 Nikon digital camera started rolling, picked up amazing speed,
bounded down and smashed on the rocks below! After finding and retrieving it, we decided to go get a beer at the Crater Lake Lodge
and come back another day. Mr. Thielsen could wait.

View back up the hill, with the sun at the side.
Photo Copyright © 2003 by Jeanne Russell. All Rights Reserved

We drove over to the "new" Crater Lake Lodge
for a beer on the veranda.

Inside the restored Lodge.

The dining room, fully reserved.

Overlooking Crater Lake.

Crater Lake. The NPS charges $10 entry fee,
unless you have a Golden Age Passport.