Alpine Happiness

there are some places on this planet that make a human feel very small...
walking into Circo de Los Altares, this may be the most beautiful, and at the same time terrifying place I've been lucky enough to spend time.
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GrantK said:
there are some places on this planet that make a human feel very small...
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"Shut in to narrow limits, the mind is driven in upon itself and loses its elasticity; but the breast expands when, upon some hill-top the eye ranges over a broad expanse of country, or in the face of an ocean. We do not value enough the effect of space for the eye; it reacts on the mind, which unconsciously expands to larger limits and freer range of thought.”
John C. Frémont
 
Oak said:
"Shut in to narrow limits, the mind is driven in upon itself and loses its elasticity; but the breast expands when, upon some hill-top the eye ranges over a broad expanse of country, or in the face of an ocean. We do not value enough the effect of space for the eye; it reacts on the mind, which unconsciously expands to larger limits and freer range of thought.”
John C. Frémont
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Some where I read a good story of the Fremont party and the first ascent of Fremont peak, what was thought to be the highest peak in the Rockies at the time. Only the 3rd highest in Wyoming as it turned out to be with modern measuring equipment. This write up gives a brief summary.

"Fremont Peak is the second highest mountain in the Wind River Range and the third highest in Wyoming (See the WY 13ers list here). Barely visible from the plains to the east, it is highly dominant from the west where it appears to be the range highpoint. A Continental Divide summit, its most popular route is a steep scramble reached from the most popular trailhead in the range, normally in a multi-day trip. Fremont also provides multi-pitch (to Grade IV) technical routes on the high-quality gneiss of the massive south and west faces. The north face has alpine routes and is filled almost to the brim with one of the largest glaciers in the American Rockies. A straight snow couloir on the southeast face makes the peak indentifiable from points 30 miles down range and, in fact, the peak is also apparent from peaks in other Wyoming ranges. Its history goes back to 1842 when it was climbed by John C. Frémont. Its status as the highest peak with a non-technical route makes it one of the most popular climbs in the state. It is also the dominant peak passed by mountaineers on their way to Gannett Peak. Though Devils Tower may adorn the Wyoming license plate, it's Fremont Peak that greets visitors on border signs. "Here was not the inn which awaits the tired traveler on his return from Mont Blanc" - Frémont"

Fremont peak from a trip years ago. 2nd from right
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Edit. Story I read was written from excerpts from this guy's diary.
Exploring with Frémont: The Private Diaries of Charles Preuss, Cartographer for John C. Frémont on His First, Second, and Fourth Expeditions to the Far West https://g.co/kgs/AMWhx1
 
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