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Alpine Scramble - Mount Carrie

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Alpine Scramble - Mount Carrie

Three-day trip to Mount Carrie via Appleton Pass and Swimming Bear Lake. Cat Peak if time. Priority to Kitsap scramblers or those who have been out with us on at least a day hike. Please note: ONP backcountry permits cost $17pp unless you have the $45 annual ONP backcountry pass. When you register, please have your pass number by April 13, or be prepared to Venmo one of the leaders $17.

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Meryl Lassen
Meryl Lassen
Primary Leader
  • Moderate/Strenuous, Strenuous
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 31.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 7,200 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 6,972 ft
  • Pace: 1000ft/hr
  • FULL (2 capacity)
  • FULL (2 capacity)
  • Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 4:30 PM
  • Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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This itinerary is contingent on us getting permits for Swimming Bear Lake, Cat Basin, Bruce's Roost or another backcountry site in Olympic National Park. (This is also the main reason for the small group size.)

Friday, July 26: Sol Duc to Appleton Pass Trail to Appleton Pass. Primitive trail to Swimming Bear Lake via Spread Eagle Pass. Camp at Swimming Bear Lake. (10mi, 5000ft)

Saturday, July 27: Swimming Bear to Mount Carrie via the infamous catwalk (9mi, about 3000ft). This will take all day because of the catwalk. We can do Cat Peak on the way back if there's time and people are interested, or go back and have a dip in Swimming Bear.

Sunday, July 28: Out via Heart Lake and Sol Duc Park trail with a bathroom stop and dip in Heart Lake. (12mi, down about 4000ft). Optional dinner in Port Angeles.

Sol Duc River Trailhead 7:30 a.m.

(May be space for people to couch surf or sleep in their cars in our driveway in Port Angeles Thursday night.)

Route/Place

Seven Lakes Basin & High Divide


  • Green Trails Seven Lakes Basin/Mt Olympus Climb No. 133S
    Custom Correct Seven Lakes Basin - Hoh
    USGS Mount Carrie
    USGS Bogachiel Peak
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