Two climbers descend a steep, rocky slope in the Picket Range of the North Cascades. In the foreground, a climber wearing a yellow helmet and red pack navigates a field of large, sunlit boulders. Further down the gray scree field, a second person picks their way through the loose rocks. Sharp, dark spires of Mount Terror and Degenhardt rise abruptly against a pale blue sky in the background.

Lost in the jagged heart of the Pickets.
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A black Labrador in a light blue harness stands among the large, granite boulders, descending a narrow, rocky ridge of Snowking Mountain. Lower on the ridgeline to the left is a swirling, textured ice field, with dense white clouds rolling in to obscure the distant landscape.

Engaging four-paw drive.
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