The Atlas Trans-Sierra Team sitting on Copper Mine Pass at 12,300', part of Glacier Ridge jutting north from the Kings-Kaweah Divide in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains. L. to R. Daniel Emerson, Teri Smith, Peter Chapman, Cameron Martindell
Peter takes a moment to double check the map and the route to be sure that steep gulley is the only way down from Glacier Ridge.
Once we clear the narrow chute, the snow field opens up and we can glissade down toward Camp V.