Trailhead sign. Credit: Jilly Salva
- Trailhead sign.
- Navajo Peak Cirque.
- A thawing Long Lake in the foreground with Navajo Peak Cirque further up the trail.
- Climbers on snow.
- Looking back at Long Lake.
- Mountains tower above these climbers.
- Navajo Peak Cirque.
- Navajo Peak 13,409 feet.
- Niwot Ridge 13,023 feet.
- Jilly Salva pauses to enjoy the views.
- John Collard approaches Navajo Peak.
- Long Lake below.
- A bit of tundra below Navajo Peak.
- John Collard approaches airplane wreckage.
- Airplane Gully on the left.
- Scree field at the base of Airplane Gully.
- John Collard reaches the airplane wreckage.
- Wreckage closeup.
- Twisted wreckage.
- Finally, entering the Airplane Gully.
- Snow in Airplane Gully. This is a moderate snow climb.
- The gully is wide.
- Renata and John Collard climb Airplane Gully.
- Halfway up Airplane Gully, large pieces of wreckage squeak in the wind.
- Looking down at wreckage.
- It's almost impossible to avoid stepping directly over this wreckage during your climb.
- Alpine Forget-Me-Nots.
- Renata and John Collard topping out of Airplane Gully.
- The final 400 feet of Navajo Peak 13,409 feet.
- Big point release avalanche.
- View toward the Niwot Ridge high point at 13,023 feet.
- Cool rock window.
- Niwot Ridge 13,023 feet.
- Climber on Niwot Ridge 13,023 feet.
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