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     <preamble>
      Photographs from a failed <a href="../Montezuma_2.html">attempt at Lavender Peak</a> 
      in late August 2004 by Edward Earl and Adam Helman. All photographs are from Adam.
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       <photo caption="Lavender Peak from the 12,900 foot saddle just east of Mount Moss." 
                  url="Lavender_1_50.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="Centennial Peak from the 12,900 foot saddle just east of Mount Moss. 
                       At photo left is the sharp, pinnacled Lavender Peak to Centennial Peak ridge." 
                  url="Lavender_2_50.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="Tomahawk Basin from the high saddle just east of Mount Moss. 
                       Edward poses in the foreground." 
                  url="Lavender_3_33.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="The 900 vertical foot scree slope appears in sunlight,
                       leading to a saddle just east of Mount Moss (at photo left).
                       This ill-fated slope, leading to nowhere, is indicated by the receding red squares." 
                  url="Lavender_4_33_annotated.jpg"/>

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     <preamble>
      Photographs from a successful <a href="../Montezuma_5.html">ascent of Lavender Peak</a> 
      on July 20, 2005 by Layne Bracy. 
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       <photo caption="The jeep road switchback at 11,000 feet where one finally strikes out
                       cross-country upslope to the right." 
                  url="road_switchback_exit_Layne_B_small.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="The Mount Moss to Babcock Peak ridge with a prominent U-shaped notch
                       recommended for access to the ridge enroute to Lavender Peak." 
                  url="M-B_ridge_Layne_B_small.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="A closeup view of the U-notch, with gully below.
                       A suggested route up the grassy slopes is indicated." 
                  url="U-notch_Layne_B_small.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="Lavender Peak from near the Lavender Peak to Mount Moss saddle.
                       From the saddle, follow the route indicated to the base of a rock chute." 
                  url="Lavender_summit_Layne_B_small.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="The final summit pinnacle and a recommended Class 3+ climbing route." 
                  url="/Lavender_pinnacles_Layne_B_small.jpg"/>

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     <preamble>
      Photographs from a successful <a href="../Montezuma_6.html">ascent of Lavender Peak</a> 
      on July 31, 2005 by John Hamann and Adam Helman. All photographs are from John.
    </preamble>

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       <photo caption="The waterfall at 11,500 feet is bypassed by
                       gaining the grassy bench to its right (north)." 
                  url="Lavender_JohnH_5_33.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="View west from the 12,000 foot level of the upper Tomahawk basin.
                       The Mount Moss to Babcock Peak ridge forms the skyline." 
                  url="Lavender_JohnH_4_50.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="The U-notch for gaining access to the Mount Moss to Babcock Peak ridge 
                       is indicated by the arrow." 
                  url="Lavender_JohnH_3_33.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="Lavender Peak&apos;s summit pinnacles as seen from the 
                       Mount Moss to Lavender Peak saddle." 
                  url="Lavender_JohnH_6_33.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="View north and up from the base of the Lavender Peak summit pinnacles.  
                       The highest earth is accessed by the indicated path." 
                  url="Lavender_JohnH_12_33.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="View up the Class 3 route with the highest summit pinnacle to the left (west)." 
                  url="Lavender_JohnH_10_33.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="Adam downclimbs the Class 3 route in-between the two highest summit pinnacles." 
                  url="Lavender_JohnH_9_50.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="View south to Babcock Peak from the west slope of Mount Moss. 
                       The Moss to Babcock ridge is prominently displayed." 
                  url="Lavender_JohnH_8_50.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="Adam carefully descends the U-notch on return from Lavender Peak&apos;s summit." 
                  url="Lavender_JohnH_2_33.jpg"/>

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