August 2002

Martha by the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek on the hike in

Martha in basecamp ……sipping some tea…….and munching on a apple.

Martha on the Tower Traverse,   3hrs 5 min. from Iceberg Lake to Summit.   

We separated at the summit with me taking the trail back to the car and Rob descending the North Couloir back to East Face Lake to retrieve the camping gear.  I made it back to the car by about 10 pm.  Rob made it  back by 7am the next morning after catching a little sleep and having been stepped on by a climber who, making the approach at 3 AM, thought he was  a log.   We ate a big breakfast at the Whitney Portal Cafe where they serve pancakes that are 12′ in diameter. -mr