Paddy-Go-South Peak - 7.23.2008
rodman's GPS route for our hike/climb to Paddy-Go-South... 6.5 miles roundtrip, gaining 3327 feet of elevation.
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After ~2 miles of hiking, we left the main trail at ~5300' on good boot path and within a half-mile we found this mine shaft.
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larman and rodman working the boulder field on the way to the ridge that will lead us to Paddy-Go-South.
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Cathedral Rock and Mt. Daniel as we work our way up to the ridge.
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rodman and larman are almost to the ridge.
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We've reached the ridge and get a look down on part of Sprite Lake.
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We've worked our way around this monolith on it's west side and getting closer to Paddy-Go-South... Paddy-Go-North is in the distance.
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Mt. Daniel from the southeast side of the Monolith.
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larman and rodman are almost on the Paddy-Go-South summit... Sprite Lake is below.
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The make-shift summit register is barely surviving.
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A close up of Mt. Daniel from the Paddy-Go-South summit (6566').
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A close up of Paddy-Go-North (6573') and Sherpani Peak (6720+).
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Goat Mtn and Tucquala Lake from Paddy-Go-South.
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Mt. Daniel from Paddy-Go-South.
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Sprite Lake from Paddy-Go-South.
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The three stooges on the Paddy-Go-South summit... rodman, ragman, and larman.
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Tucquala Peak (left) from the Paddy-Go-South summit.
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Looking northwest from Paddy-Go-South... Paddy-Go-North, Sherpani Peak, and the south and north summits of Granite Mtn.
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ragman starts down from Paddy-Go-South towards Sprite Lake.
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rodman and larman on the way down to Sprite Lake.
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Paddy-Go-South from Sprite Lake.
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The Cradle is across the valley from Sprite Lake.
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larman and rodman heading for Paddy-Go-Easy Pass from Sprite Lake... Paddy-Go-North is in the center of the photo.
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A last look at The Cradle before we leave Paddy-Go-Easy Pass and head for the car.
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