TRAILHEAD TO CAMP | NORTH PALISADE | STARLIGHT | THUNDERBOLT | CAMP TO TRAILHEAD The next day we started a little later since we were a bit tired. We made our way across the glacier again, and up the Underhill Couloir (snow chute in the center of the photo). From the notch at the top of the Couloir, we made our way up to the North (right) to the Peak. That's Starlight and North Palisade to the left of the notch. This route was a bit steeper than yesterday's route, and because of the later start, the snow was a bit softer. In fact, we didn't need our crampons. We would have been a little better off with an earlier start, and harder snow, especially with the added steepness. Oh well, too late now... We got a great view of Starlight on our way up. Same routine as yesterday. Leave the crampons and ice axes at the notch, and get the rope and harnesses out and start climbing. The peak is just around the corner. We probably didn't really need the rope here, but at 14,000 ft with lots of exposure, I guess we're better safe than sorry... Mike stopping to pose for the camera. There's the summit block behind Mike. Some more fancy rope work, and Mike was ready to climb up for his summit photo. This time we cheated and used prusiks to climb the rope. Close enough... My turn. Made it! Brooke had enough with the summit pinnacle on Starlight and decided not to climb this one. Time to head back along the ridge and down to the notch. The summit is in the background (the tall pointy one) Because of how steep the Underhill Coulior is, we decided it would be a whole lot easier and safer to rappel down. After all, the top 10-15 ft of snow was vertical. Brooke's turn. TRAILHEAD TO CAMP | NORTH PALISADE | STARLIGHT | THUNDERBOLT | CAMP TO TRAILHEAD