Sierra Nevada Wilderness

Mark Russell's wilderness adventures in the Sierra Nevada

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Father and Son

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Mark Russell being a champion

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Mark in His Element

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First poppy on the Ponderosa

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Blue Ice

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Westside of Ophir Pass, Colorado

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Love

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Checking Avalanche Conditions – Shasta thinks it’s all about finding mice. 

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Molas Pass backcountry skiing with Mary and Duncan

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Generations

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Me and my boy

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As the clouds departed and the sun beamed down, one human emerged… and that human was a Duncan. 

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Not a human but a super human Duncan

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Duncan F. Russell on lead 5.8 Yosemite Crack Trad at the East Animas Crag in Durango, Colorado.

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#bears #leconte #kings canyon #backpacking

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Pretty little golden trout at Elba Lake

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Campsite at Darwin Bench, below Lamarck Col, Kings Canyon National Park

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Breeze Lake, Yosemite National Park

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Indian Paintbrush at Elba Lake, John Muir Wilderness