
Vincent Gap Trailhead.

Switchbacks relentlessly to the summit of Mt. Baden-Powell.












Approaching the summit of Mt. Baden-Powell.

Junction with the PCT, left goes to the summit, right continues along the ridgeline.


Looking back at the ridgeline.

Mt. Baden-Powell summit.

Back along the ridge after summiting.

Mt. Burnham coming up.


Looking back toward Mt. Baden-Powell.

Throop Peak ahead.




Close-up of Throop Peak.

Looking south into a canyon, Mt. Baldy on the left.


Throop Peak looking back toward Mt. Burnham and Mt. Baden-Powell.

Throop Peak summit.

Heading down from the Throop Peak summit looking toward Mt. Hawkins (left) and Mt. Islip (right).


Approaching Mt. Hawkins (left out of frame)

From Mt. Hawkins summit looking toward Mt. Islip.

Fire-destroyed area.


Close-up of Mt. Islip.

Mt. Islip just along the ridge!

Looking back from the saddle of Mt. Islip. You return here after summiting Mt. Islip to continue the traverse.

On the way up Mt. Islip, looking back toward the ridge we came on.



Mt. Islip summit.

Mt. Islip summit looking back toward the ridgeline we did.

Mt. Islip summit looking west toward the forest fires. :(

After coming back down from Mt. Islip summit, continue for a couple more miles to get back to the car shuttle.

The road just below.

Exiting the forest, just above Islip Saddle (where the second car is parked).
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