Looking southwest from the summit of Bear Creek Spire

Bear Creek Spire in all its glory from our bivy spot near Dade Lake

Pavel is scrambling at the toe of the North Arete on Bear Creek Spire. You can see the lower (harder) half of the route on this photo

Dan Rhee cruisin the first pitch on the North Arete.

This was a view I saw of Bear creek on my way up to Mt Abott. I almost had to change directions and climb bear creek instead.

Me getting ready for a good nights sleep before climbing the North Aerete the next morning. Ahhh, the beautiful Sierras.

Bear Creek Spire at Sunrise. The North Arete is the line up the middle of the Spire. The granite is solid, clean and a joy to climb.

This is my partner moving up the 5.7 flakes of pitch 2. Enjoy

Another shot of Bear Creek Spire at sunrise. Enjoy.

Photo of Bear Creek Spire reflected in Heart Lake on a perfect mid-summer day.

Lee Skidmore cutting loose on the super photogenic route Asylum 5.12a. Photographer Marten Blumen. Canon EOS 300. 20-35mm lens. Provia 400F chrome

Achimedes Principle is reason enough to buy a ticket to Australia. The second pitch is 30m of bliss. Unfortunately my goofing off in high school algebra ended my onsight attempt short of the top. Guess I'll have to go back and take the test again. Photo credit to Brenton Warren

This photo shows the magnificant Taipan Wall, the grampians, victoria, Australia. The wall is home to some of the hardest and most spectacular routes in Australia, including the magnificent Seprpentine (29).

12-August-2007: Bear Creek Spire's summit block - an unprotected 5.6 mantel leads to the top - easy but exposed.

12-August-2007: climbers on the final ridge traverse to the summit. This is some distance above where the N Arete and NE Ridge join.

Note the climbers on the slab at base of route. The day would eventually turn sour......as we arrived at the summit, of course!