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Snowgrass Flat & Goat Lake Basin

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Alpine Scramble - Old Snowy Mountain–Ives Peak Traverse

This is a 2-day scramble of Old Snowy to Ives Peak traverse with camping above the PCT and exploration of the knife-edge.. It will be SEPT. 13 - 14. THIS SCRAMBLE IS FOR KITSAP STUDENTS UNTIL SEPT 1. OTHERS PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST PERMISSION TIL THEN.

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Meryl Lassen
Meryl Lassen
Primary Leader
  • Strenuous, Strenuous 3, Technical 3
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 13.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 4,000 ft
  • Pace: 1000ft/hr
  • 6 (6 capacity)
  • 2 (2 capacity)
  • Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
  • Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Saturday, Sept. 13 - Meet 8am, disburse group gear, be on trail 8:20. Hike 4mi, 1600ft to Snowgrass Flats, and turn up to the PCT. Find campsite/s along the PCT and make camp. Afternoon hike to the knife edge and across it as time permits. Dinner and chill evening in camp.

Sunday, Sept. 14 - Leave an hour before or after dawn to ascend Old Snowy. (If the weather is beautiful, the moonset and sunrise are not to be missed!!!) Ascend Old Snowy over a permanent snow field, rough trail and 3rd class rock scramble. Traverse to Ives Peak via the famous arch. Descend back to camp via the infamous scree slog. Have a small rest and break camp. Don't make plans Sunday evening, just in case we're delayed, but we expect to be out before dark.

Meet 8am Snowgrass Flats TH on SATURDAY, SEPT 13. Carpooling from Kitsap or Olympia encouraged.

Route/Place

Snowgrass Flat & Goat Lake Basin


  • Green Trails Goat Rocks William O Douglas Wilderness No. 303S
    Green Trails White Pass No. 303
    Green Trails Packwood No. 302
    USGS Hamilton Buttes
    USGS Walupt Lake
    USGS Packwood Lake
    USGS Old Snowy Mountain
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

  • The Ten Essentials
  • Helmet
  • Mountaineering Boots (we may be able to do this in approach shoes/grippy trail runners, unless you want stiffer ankle support)
  • Ice Axe & microspikes
  • Camping gear for cold night
  • Shared gear: stoves, water purification, radios TBD.
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