Climbing in the Wind River Range, WY
These are pictures from a trip in Aug 06 that "Hillbilly" and I took to the Wind River Range in Wyoming to climb the South Butress of Pingora.

   

Camping at Big Sandy Reservoir in the middle of the desert.
Jerel waking up to sage brush.
The long dirt road through the desert to the Wind River Range.
Taking a break on the hike into the Cirque.
Packing it in.
Big Sandy Lake - The 6 mile mark.
Big boulders along the trail into the Cirque.
Trail sign at Big Sandy Lake.
Jerel taking a break from the hike at Big Sandy Lake.
Sheer exhaustion sets in hiking through the rocks at Arrowhead Lake.
The view comes alive when you cross the pass.
Pingora looms ahead.
More wildflowers and boulders.
A typical wildflower scene in the Cirque.
Camp! On a sunny day.
Shelter from the storm and a place to hang at camp.
Training for climbing at altitude.
Wildflowers and boulders abound.
Another pic at Hidden Falls.
The chilly water of Hidden Falls.
Jerel at Hidden Falls.
Jerel comtemplating water at Hidden Falls.
Scrambling the wall beside Hidden Falls.
Jerel travelling the snowy couloir.
"Rest day" - a snowy hike up a couloir.
A snow shelf.
The Warrior wall.
Stopping for some mid day bouldering near Cirque Lake.
The rdige of Wolf's Head.
Pingora after entering the Cirque on a cloudless day.
4th classing my way up the lower terrain on Pingora.
Lonesome Lake as viewed from the south shoulder of Pingora.
Jerel at a nice belay station with a great view.
Jerel starting pitch 4.
Jerel on the traverse section of pitch 4.
Early on the 5th pitch on Pingora.
Aaron topping out the lengthy 5th pitch on Pingora.
Jerel lower on pitch 5.
Jerel climbing the upper part of pitch 5 on Pingora.
Jerel at a belay ledge on Pingora.
Aaron - Pingora summit pic
Jerel, looking straight-up gangster, and Aaron looking happy. Summit.
Jerel checking out the drop from the summit of Pingora.
Jerel, summit pic on Pingora.
Peaks surrounding Cirque Lake.
A rappel on Pingora.
Hiking down from Pingora back to camp.
Warbonnet in the clouds.
Another one of Warbonnet being devoured by clouds.
Clouds collecting in the Cirque
Clouds crowding mountains in the Cirque.
Mitchell Peak with clouds closing in.
Mitchel Peak under gray skies.
Jerel with clouds in the background. Time to head out.
The day we hiked out clouds socked in the Cirque.
Clouds in the Cirque.