Trip
Alpine Scramble - Mount Stone/South Couloir
Mount Stone with cross-country traverse from Lake of the Angels to Mount Lena through St. Peters Gate, out through Lower Lena. Kitsap students and recent graduates with backpacking experience have priority until July 1. Other branches, please don't request until July 1.
Contacts
- Fri, Aug 15, 2025 — Sun, Aug 17, 2025
- Kitsap Alpine Scrambling Committee
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Strenuous 5, Technical 5
- Challenging
- Mileage: 17.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 8,000 ft
- Pace: 1,000 ft/hr
- FULL (3 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
The route will cover about 17 miles and 8,000 feet.
Here is the itinerary:
Friday 130 pm: Meet at Lake of the Angles (LOTA) TH hike in to LOTA on Friday
Friday Evening: Camp at LOTA or in upper basin to the south of LOTA
Saturday 8 am: Leave for Mount Stone, early lunch on summit
Saturday 12 pm: Go over Saint Peters Gate
Saturday 5 pm: Arrive at Scout Lake, go up veggie scramble to Deer Heart Lake (camp at Deer Heart Lake)
Saturday 10 or 11 am: Climb Mnt. Lena and hike out to lower Lena Lake TH.
Photos of the route and the GPS track are here for those that want beta. On the map our route will cover the green and purple routes; the yellow highlight portion will be new to me.
We will have a half rope for the lower portion of the Mount Stone summit block and, if anyone wants it, for the upper portion of the Saint Peters Gate scree, and the Scout Lake veggie belay.
Lower Lena Lake TH 130 pm on Friday August 15th
Mount Stone/South Couloir
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USGS Mt Washington
USGS Mt Skokomish
Green Trails Olympic Mountains East No. 168S
Custom Correct Mount Skokomish - Lake Cushman
Trails Illustrated Olympic National Park - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Helmet
- Mountaineering Boots
- Microspikes
- Ice Axe
- Prussic and light harness for fixed rope