Some extremely soggy ground we had to get around.

Another shot of this swamp-like ground.

We tried to stay above the frozen lake, since it would mean losing a lot of altitude if we dropped down to it.

Pretty cool gnarled old tree.

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We're on the way up. Just a few hundred feet up the side of Castle Peak. Lots of loose stuff.

This is where we're headed. The picture was taken at a near-vertical angle, but it doesn't do it justice.

Looking back over where we've come thus far.

You can tell it's quite steep, and pretty loose stuff.