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Kevin Steffa leads a climbing team across the Sulphide Glacier below the summit pyramid of Mount Shuksan, North Cascades National Park, WA on September 2, 2007.

Yoav Bar-Ness is reflected in an alpine tarn above Lake Ann, North Cascades National Park, WA on September 1, 2007 - a joyful start to a relaxed two-day ascent of Mount Shuksan.

A nighttime hiker blazes past, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA.

Sun rays shine through as Brian stands proudly on Hurricane Ridge, Glacier Peak Wilderness, WA.

A mountain climber reads his map as he stands on the summit of Mount Robinson, in the Paysaten Wilderness, WA.

Kris sits on the summit of Mount Stuart after a successful ascent by the West Ridge, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA.

A climber ascends the thin Northwest Ridge of Dorado Needle, a rocky spire in the heart of North Cascades National Park, WA.

Climbers scramble up a rock gully on the West Ridge of Mount Stuart, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA.

Yoav Bar-Ness down-climbs Hell&#39;s Highway below the summit of Mount Shuksan, North Cascades National Park, Washington.

A snowshoer runs through a misty forest, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, WA.

Aaron and Valerie hike past an emerging patch of Yellow Glacier Lilies below Tomyhoi Peak in the Mount Baker Wilderness, WA.

Skiers travel over the wind swept snow of Artist Point, with Mount Baker in the background, a scenic viewpoint and popular destination in the Washington Cascades.

Lewis stands on a ridge, preparing his snowboard  to catch some turns in the Mount Baker backcountry, WA.

Climbers enjoy the views from the top of Eldorado Peak, in the heart of North Cascades National Park, WA.

A tent glows below rocky spires and a starry twilight sky at Klawatti Col, one of the most scenic climber high camps in North Cascades National Park, WA.

Kris Haskins waits for night to fall at an &#39;emergency&#39; bivy below the summit of Mount Stuart in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA.