Thanks everyone for your replies, and also for the pictures. They are great.

Am looking forward to a summer of training. I just signed up for a trip to join a group to Mt. Dana in July. From what I understand, there is a lot of boulder hopping, and of course, plenty of altitude.

Since I'm going in late August, snow and ice shouldn't be an issue near the windows area, but I have a question about wind. I know you can never really predict these things, but does it tend to follow a pattern, like is it likely to be worse early in the morning, or does it pick up as the day goes on?