by Mike | Jan 11, 2023 | Backcountry Ski, Eastern Sierra
Mt. Locke 12,500′ elevation Change 4000′ This was one of my first East side Peaks following Jim Harper. I see Will Richardson in these old photos, so I assume we skied Mt. Lewis in this same trip. Jim is in those photos too. Will was my first employee. A...
by Mike | Jan 10, 2023 | Backcountry Ski, Eastern Sierra
Mt. Humphreys 13,986’ Elevation Change – 5500’ The Sierra Crest above Bishop is an impressive and attractive ski mountaineering panorama. As high as they are, however, they are only the beginning. Climb to the top of any of them and the magnitude and beauty of the...