Large portions at Narayan's, Glenwood Springs, with a difficult-to-pronounce
Tibetan peak in background, for inspiration.  We spent the night in
Glenwood Springs before heading off in the morning. <p>From left: Bill, Sandy, Doug, Henry, Fathi, Rick, Mike.

Fathi prepares to pack in a gourmet fashion.

Goats do not require the use of skins for climbing even the steepest slopes.

Rick, Bill, Sandy, Henry, Doug, Mike, Fathi at the Fryingpan Lake trailhead.

Rick on the road in.

Sandy, Mike, Rick.

Road in.

Fathi floats.

Doug starts the steep part of the climb in.

Nearly at the hut.

Sandy and Bill eating Valhona at the hut.

Rick prepares the night's meal of porcini asparagus risotto.

And we consume it.

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Post-dinner festivities.

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The evening wears on before a 9 PM bedtime.

Fathi peels the inagural breakfast mango, framed by 6" of new snow overnight.

Fresh fruit galore.

We set out on a short trek to Ivanhoe Lake.

Monsieur

The professor

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I ski the wrong way, which is why I am not catching up with the rest of the group to my far right.

Technicolor courtesy of Canon.

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Doug axes as Fathi walks unknowingly past.

As we leave the hut for the descent.  Bunks are on the bottom; kitchen is upstairs.  The main windows overlook the rising canyon floor below.

Doug's version of the descent.

Doug's descent, continued.

Fathi's version of the descent.


Blue skies just as we leave.

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