 A rather ugly start to a rather unpleasant tour.  |
| Majestic old fir at the rim of Commonwealth Basin. |
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| Commonwealth Creek, at the entrance to Commonwealth Basin |
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| My objective was the snow couloir in the upper right of this picture. A grove of subalpine fir blocks the entrance to the start of the couloir. |
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| Avalanche debris at the base of the Lundin Couloir. There was a grove of subalpine firs filling the entrance to the middle third of the couloir. I named it The Strainer. It was steep and the firs created a snaggle-toothed environment that couldn't be bypassed. |
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| Looking up at the final climb to the col at the top. Unfortunately, this was my high point. |
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| Looking down on the middle third of the couloir from my high point. (You can see The Strainer in the middle of the picture.) I stopped here to eat some food and hydrate. Within minutes, a squall blew through, making everything wet. I was figuring to wait this out and get to the top of the route, but then the thunder starts rolling in. Time to go down. |
