Just before the summit of...

Just before the summit of Heart Mountain. Heart can be ascended year-round in a couple of hours because of the Chinooks. This peak is a steep scramble offering little in the way of relief till you reach the summit. There are 2 variations for descent .... the way you came up is one. The other would be to follow the ridge that starts just behind the summit south (left as you reach the summit). Follow and obvious trail and decend at the south end of the bowl. This is a very picturesque route. As well as being less direct. This image shows some of the exposure to the right as you head up the steep trail. William Marler, July 9th, 2005, Nikon Cool Pix 5000.