I figured I would post some pictures from my dayhike to Middle Palisade on August 3rd. It was the highlight of my summer. Long day (woke up at LA at 3am, summited at 3pm, back to LA at 3am). Even though it was class 3, it felt harder and more exposed. Took the red rocks variation to avoid the glacier and the class 4 rocks.
Getting started (7:30am)
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First view of Middle Pal and glacier
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Finger Lake
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Closer view (11am)
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Allan at the Red Rocks (1240pm)
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Making way up long class 3 section
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Middle Palisade summit
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With the register (3pm)
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Heading down
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Heading back toward the lakes
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