Desolation Wilderness - Aug. 6-7, 2005
Aaron Ohta, Erwin Lau
8/6-7/2005

Trip Report
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Day 1

01 - Mt Tallac 02 - Floating Island Lake 03 - Floating Island Lake 04 - Cathedral Peak
01 - Mt Tallac.jpg 02 - Floating Island Lake.jpg 03 - Floating Island Lake.jpg 04 - Cathedral Peak.jpg
05 - Wall above Cathedral Lake 06 - Erwin's FFA on Ass Crack (5.6) 07 - Erwin placing pro in Ass Crack 08 - Erwin jamming in Ass Crack
05 - Wall above Cathedral Lake.jpg 06 - Erwin's FFA on Ass Crack (5.6).jpg 07 - Erwin placing pro in Ass Crack.jpg 08 - Erwin jamming in Ass Crack.jpg
09 - Onsight FFA of Ass Crack 10 - Ass Crack line 11 - Aaron pulling on the Ass Crack 12 - Aaron on Ass Crack
09 - Onsight FFA of Ass Crack.jpg 10 - Ass Crack line.jpg 11 - Aaron pulling on the Ass Crack.jpg 12 - Aaron on Ass Crack.jpg
14 - Top-out pan (1) 15 - Top-out pan (2) 16 - Top-out pan (3) 17 - Mt Tallac
14 - Top-out pan (1).jpg 15 - Top-out pan (2).jpg 16 - Top-out pan (3).jpg 17 - Mt Tallac.jpg
18 - Erwin's onsight FFA up Konnichiwa, Bitches (5.7) 19 - Konnichwa, Bitches (5.7) 20 - Erwin's top-out 21 - Ass Crack (5.6)
18 - Erwin's onsight FFA up Konnichiwa, Bitches (5.7).jpg 19 - Konnichwa, Bitches (5.7).jpg 20 - Erwin's top-out.jpg 21 - Ass Crack (5.6).jpg
22 - Konnichiwa, Bitches (5.7) 23 - This is Ass Crack 24 - Ass Crack! 25 - FFA wall
22 - Konnichiwa, Bitches (5.7).jpg 23 - This is Ass Crack.jpg 24 - Ass Crack!.jpg 25 - FFA wall.jpg
26 - FFA wall 27 - FFA wall 28 - FFA wall 29 - FFA wall, side view
26 - FFA wall.jpg 27 - FFA wall.jpg 28 - FFA wall.jpg 29 - FFA wall, side view.jpg
30 - Snow in August! 31 - Fallen Leaf Lake 32 - Desolation pan 33 - Desolation pan
30 - Snow in August!.jpg 31 - Fallen Leaf Lake.jpg 32 - Desolation pan.jpg 33 - Desolation pan.jpg
34 - Desolation pan 35 - Desolation pan 36 - Desolation pan 37 - Desolation pan
34 - Desolation pan.jpg 35 - Desolation pan.jpg 36 - Desolation pan.jpg 37 - Desolation pan.jpg
38 - Desolation pan 41 - Tallac pan 42 - Tallac pan 43 - Tallac pan
38 - Desolation pan.jpg 41 - Tallac pan.jpg 42 - Tallac pan.jpg 43 - Tallac pan.jpg
44 - Tallac pan 45 - Tallac pan 46 - Tallac pan 47 - Tallac pan
44 - Tallac pan.jpg 45 - Tallac pan.jpg 46 - Tallac pan.jpg 47 - Tallac pan.jpg
48 - Tallac pan 49 - Tallac pan 50 - Erwin on summit 51 - Aaron on summit
48 - Tallac pan.jpg 49 - Tallac pan.jpg 50 - Erwin on summit.jpg 51 - Aaron on summit.jpg
52 - Chipmunk on summit 53 - Middle Ivory Walls 54 - Upper Ivory Walls 55 - Mt Tallac
52 - Chipmunk on summit.jpg 53 - Middle Ivory Walls.jpg 54 - Upper Ivory Walls.jpg 55 - Mt Tallac.jpg
56 - Azure & Snow Lakes 57 - Beginning of the Descent into Madness 58 - First section of the descent 59 - Erwin on talus
56 - Azure & Snow Lakes.jpg 57 - Beginning of the Descent into Madness.jpg 58 - First section of the descent.jpg 59 - Erwin on talus.jpg
60 - Aaron makes it through talus 61 - Aaron and talus 62 - Finished the first descent 63 - Lower Ivory Walls
60 - Aaron makes it through talus.jpg 61 - Aaron and talus.jpg 62 - Finished the first descent.jpg 63 - Lower Ivory Walls.jpg
64 - Tallac Lake 65 - Tallac Lake 66 - Tallac Lake  
64 - Tallac Lake.jpg 65 - Tallac Lake.jpg 66 - Tallac Lake.jpg

Day 2

01 - Aaron contemplating the lake 02 - Aaron and the lake 03 - Descent from Tallac Lake to Snow Lake 04 - Hard descent
01 - Aaron contemplating the lake.jpg 02 - Aaron and the lake.jpg 03 - Descent from Tallac Lake to Snow Lake.jpg 04 - Hard descent.jpg
05 - Erwin and the Descent into Madness 06 - Snow Lake 07 - The descent 08 - Descent route, again
05 - Erwin and the Descent into Madness.jpg 06 - Snow Lake.jpg 07 - The descent.jpg 08 - Descent route, again.jpg
08.1 Freezing cold! 08.2 Basking in the sun 09 - Maggie's Peak 10 - Maggie's Peak
08.1 Freezing cold!.jpg 08.2 Basking in the sun.jpg 09 - Maggie's Peak.jpg 10 - Maggie's Peak.jpg
11 - Cascade Creek canyon 12 - More possible FFAs 13 - Erwin's crazy boulder 14 - Hand in crack
11 - Cascade Creek canyon.jpg 12 - More possible FFAs.jpg 13 - Erwin's crazy boulder.jpg 14 - Hand in crack.jpg
15 - Looking at top out 16 - Another top out angle 17 - Cascade Lake 18 - Heading to Desolation
15 - Looking at top out.jpg 16 - Another top out angle.jpg 17 - Cascade Lake.jpg 18 - Heading to Desolation.jpg
19 - Cascade Lake Pano 01 Snow Lake    
19 - Cascade Lake.jpg Pano 01 Snow Lake.jpg