June, 1999 was 11 weeks after I spent a week in the hospital with a separated pelvis and other injuries. I was able to walk again, so when Harden suggested that we bag two California 14,000 foot peaks, I agreed.
Mounts Williamson and Tyndall are grouped together, north of Whitney and Russell. We did class three routes on each. The approach, via Shepherd Pass, is one of the most grueling of the east side passes (Dave's longest time climbing partner is Bart. Bart and his wife Loretta once did Shepherd Pass together. Loretta NEVER swears. Years later, in a conversation with Dave and Bart, she referred to Shepherd as "that f#cking pass.").
The route up Tyndall follows the thin, class three rib seen on the left flank of the peak in this photo:
The views from on high there extend out to the Owens Valley, 10,000 feet below:
The summit block on Tyndall is sharp, and, on the back side, very exposed. Here' the mundane shot of me on that block:
Dave is much better at hamming it up:
That's all that's worth posting of the first 120 of 300 newly scanned slides.
