
Crossing South Fork Mineral Creek. Twin Sisters East seen top left above. Rolling Mountain top right.

Steep unnamed trail through the forest.

Contouring for a bit.

Some dips in elevation around talus fields and steep slopes.

Another dip down into the Porcupine Creek drainage.

Ascending through a meadowy bowl at the head of Porcupine Creek. The trail leads right, through the cliff band seen above.

Up to a weakness in the cliff band.

View back into the Porcupine Creek basin.

Twin Sisters East seen ahead.

I left the trail and headed through tundra to the base of the peak.

View back. The trail came up the center.

Steep tundra up Twin Sisters East, first.

Then it became loose, and much more steep.

View back down at my progress. V7 seen center.

Along the ridgeline.

Twin Sisters East, view northeast.

Twin Sisters East, view north toward Vermilion Peak (right) and Rolling Mountain (left).

Twin Sisters West ahead. Some Class 2 down to the saddle.

Now up to Twin Sisters West.

View back toward Twin Sisters East. You can see the short Class 2 sections toward the top.

Close-up toward Rolling Mountain.

Close-u toward Vermillion Peak and the summits surrounding the Ice Lakes Basin.

Back at the saddle dropping south.

View back up toward the saddle.

Steep, loose side-hilling. I recommend staying lower within the tundra seen on the right.

View back at the side-hilling around the base of Twin Sisters East.

Back into the tundra, headed toward minor Peak 12601, center.

View back toward the Twin Sisters.

Peak 12601 summit, view toward V7.

A trail leads to the base of V7.

View back as I head up V7.

Social trail along the ridge crest to V7.

V7 summit, view northeast.

V7 summit, view south.

On my way back along the unnamed trail, view back toward V7.

Close-up toward the peaks of the Weimenuche.
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