This trip was planned as a 9 day clean-out of the Kaweah range area deep in the Sierra. It effectively ended on day 6 when I took a bad fall and had to be helicoptered out.

This will just cover the rather excellent climbing trip leading up to that event.

August 20th to 27th, 2011

Mount Kaweah (13,802')

Second Kaweah (13,661')

Black Kaweah (13,680')

Red Kaweah (13,720')

Lawson Peak (13,120')

Kaweah Queen (13,382')

Mount Stewart (12,200')

Lion Rock 12,360')

Triple Divide Peak (12,634')

[Pics] [Map]

For the story of the fall itself click here.

For the more on the long term effects and eventual knee surgery click here for the recovery diary