The talus fields and forest along the trail are lush with flowers and berries.
Most of the approach follows the Pacific Crest Trail.
Mount Thomson (6,554') peeks up above a mountain ridge near Ridge Lake.
The cloud-filled basin on the other side of Bumblebee Pass.
Scrambling up the talus to the west ridge of Mount Thomson, which is somewhere up in the clouds.
Following the slab traverse on Mount Thomson's west ridge.
From the summit, there would be beautiful views on a clear day. Sometimes, this is all you get.
The Kendall Katwalk exposes hikers to a lot of air on the approach hike.
Red Mountain as seen from the PCT.
Mount Thomson's west ridge forms dramatic bumps and spires just west of the climbing route.
The first climbing pitch ends just above these trees.
The west ridge route is dirty, ledgy, and dotted with shrubs all the way up.
A view back at the false summit and scramble route down to the col.
On the way down, the climber's route follows the east ridge down into the basin south of Mount Thomson.