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Silverstar, 5/27/01
Seattle Mountaineers Brian Bongiovanni (Bongi), Jon Weiner, Margaret Clancy, Cindy Peyser, Doug Schurman and
Courtenay Schurman climbed up to the North Cascades summit of Silverstar via Silverstar Glacier and were rewarded
with spectacular views of slab avalanches on Kangaroo Ridge (center), snow-capped Baker and Glacier Peaks, and plenty more.
Following is a listing of pictures in order taken, from car to stream to col to summit
and back down to the cars. All photographs taken by Courtenay Schurman except where noted.
 View of Silverstar from the car/road |
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 Jon crossing the river on the log |
 A brief break and group shot of Margaret, Cindy, Jon, Doug, and Brian |
 Court and Doug at top of col |
 Courtenay starts up to the summit |
 Jon and Courtenay make their way up fourth--fifth class rock to the summit |
 Bongi, Cindy and Margaret scramble up 3rd-class slabs to the summit |
 Margaret scrambles to the summit |
 Bongi astride the small summit block |
 Doug at the summit |
 Doug, quit horsing around up there! |
 View looking WNW from the summit block Visible are Mt. Baker, Mt. Shuksan and other snow-capped Cascade peaks, including Tower Mountain and Golden Horn. Thanks, Paul! |
 S. Early Winter Spire and Liberty Bell from Silverstar |
 Panoramic view from Silverstar summit |
 Summit view of col below |
 Tent pitched at col with wind breakers appropriately positioned around it |
 Courtenay marvels at the "free-hanging tree" spotted on the way down |
 Bongi plunging headlong into the rushing stream on the way back to the car |
 Margaret braves the stream crossing |
 Cindy balances barefoot on large tree on the way back to the car |
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