Alpine Scramble - Silver Peak

This trip should result in a choice of either Snow or Rock credit for current Seattle alpine scramble students.  However, the trip is open to ALL scramblers. 

We will meet at 7:30 am at the small park and ride lot adjacent to Exit 22 on eastbound I-90.  Those who want to form car pools closer to the city should also plan to meet at Exit 22.  Take the exit up to the stop sign, turn left/north across the overpass, at the stop sign turn left/west again (NOTE: cross-traffic and left-turning traffic does NOT have a stop sign -- YIELD to that traffic), then turn left/south again into the park and ride.  Leader will be in a grey/silver PT Cruiser.

It takes about an additional 45 minutes or an hour to get to the Easy Pass TH.  Forest service parking passes or equivalent are necessary.  Done as a scramble from this TH, Silver is a moderate but real scramble.  Although the trip starts at the usual Easy Pass TH on the PCT, we will only be on the PCT for a minimal amount of time before diverting through some moderate brush into an off-trail approach to the peak via its north basin.  There will be some boulder hopping on the approach and movement on steep rock way-trails approaching the summit. 

This trip should result in a choice of either Snow or Rock credit for current Seattle alpine scramble students.  However, the trip is open to ALL scramblers. 

We will meet at 7:30 am at the small park and ride lot adjacent to Exit 22 on eastbound I-90.  Those who want to form car pools closer to the city should also plan to meet at Exit 22.  Take the exit up to the stop sign, turn left/north across the overpass, at the stop sign turn left/west again (NOTE: cross-traffic and left-turning traffic does NOT have a stop sign -- YIELD to that traffic), then turn left/south again into the park and ride.  Leader will be in a grey/silver PT Cruiser.

It takes about an additional 45 minutes or an hour to get to the Easy Pass TH.  Forest service parking passes or equivalent are necessary.  Done as a scramble from this TH, Silver is a moderate but real scramble.  Although the trip starts at the usual Easy Pass TH on the PCT, we will only be on the PCT for a minimal amount of time before diverting through some moderate brush into an off-trail approach to the peak via its north basin.  There will be some boulder hopping on the approach and movement on steep rock way-trails approaching the summit. 

This trip should result in a choice of either Snow or Rock credit for current Seattle alpine scramble students.  However, the trip is open to ALL scramblers. 

We will meet at 7:30 am at the small park and ride lot adjacent to Exit 22 on eastbound I-90.  Those who want to form car pools closer to the city should also plan to meet at Exit 22.  Take the exit up to the stop sign, turn left/north across the overpass, at the stop sign turn left/west again (NOTE: cross-traffic and left-turning traffic does NOT have a stop sign -- YIELD to that traffic), then turn left/south again into the park and ride.  Leader will be in a grey/silver PT Cruiser.

It takes about an additional 45 minutes or an hour to get to the Easy Pass TH.  Forest service parking passes or equivalent are necessary.  Done as a scramble from this TH, Silver is a moderate but real scramble.  Although the trip starts at the usual Easy Pass TH on the PCT, we will only be on the PCT for a minimal amount of time before diverting through some moderate brush into an off-trail approach to the peak via its north basin.  There will be some boulder hopping on the approach and movement on steep rock way-trails approaching the summit. 

This trip should result in a choice of either Snow or Rock credit for current Seattle alpine scramble students.  However, the trip is open to ALL scramblers. 

We will meet at 7:30 am at the small park and ride lot adjacent to Exit 22 on eastbound I-90.  Those who want to form car pools closer to the city should also plan to meet at Exit 22.  Take the exit up to the stop sign, turn left/north across the overpass, at the stop sign turn left/west again (NOTE: cross-traffic and left-turning traffic does NOT have a stop sign -- YIELD to that traffic), then turn left/south again into the park and ride.  Leader will be in a grey/silver PT Cruiser.

It takes about an additional 45 minutes or an hour to get to the Easy Pass TH.  Forest service parking passes or equivalent are necessary.  Done as a scramble from this TH, Silver is a moderate but real scramble.  Although the trip starts at the usual Easy Pass TH on the PCT, we will only be on the PCT for a minimal amount of time before diverting through some moderate brush into an off-trail approach to the peak via its north basin.  There will be some boulder hopping on the approach and movement on steep rock way-trails approaching the summit. 

This trip should result in a choice of either Snow or Rock credit for current Seattle alpine scramble students.  However, the trip is open to ALL scramblers. 

We will meet at 7:30 am at the small park and ride lot adjacent to Exit 22 on eastbound I-90.  Those who want to form car pools closer to the city should also plan to meet at Exit 22.  Take the exit up to the stop sign, turn left/north across the overpass, at the stop sign turn left/west again (NOTE: cross-traffic and left-turning traffic does NOT have a stop sign -- YIELD to that traffic), then turn left/south again into the park and ride.  Leader will be in a grey/silver PT Cruiser.

It takes about an additional 45 minutes or an hour to get to the Easy Pass TH.  Forest service parking passes or equivalent are necessary.  Done as a scramble from this TH, Silver is a moderate but real scramble.  Although the trip starts at the usual Easy Pass TH on the PCT, we will only be on the PCT for a minimal amount of time before diverting through some moderate brush into an off-trail approach to the peak via its north basin.  There will be some boulder hopping on the approach and movement on steep rock way-trails approaching the summit. 

This trip should result in a choice of either Snow or Rock credit for current Seattle alpine scramble students.  However, the trip is open to ALL scramblers. 

We will meet at 7:30 am at the small park and ride lot adjacent to Exit 22 on eastbound I-90.  Those who want to form car pools closer to the city should also plan to meet at Exit 22.  Take the exit up to the stop sign, turn left/north across the overpass, at the stop sign turn left/west again (NOTE: cross-traffic and left-turning traffic does NOT have a stop sign -- YIELD to that traffic), then turn left/south again into the park and ride.  Leader will be in a grey/silver PT Cruiser.

It takes about an additional 45 minutes or an hour to get to the Easy Pass TH.  Forest service parking passes or equivalent are necessary.  Done as a scramble from this TH, Silver is a moderate but real scramble.  Although the trip starts at the usual Easy Pass TH on the PCT, we will only be on the PCT for a minimal amount of time before diverting through some moderate brush into an off-trail approach to the peak via its north basin.  There will be some boulder hopping on the approach and movement on steep rock way-trails approaching the summit. 

This trip should result in a choice of either Snow or Rock credit for current Seattle alpine scramble students.  However, the trip is open to ALL scramblers. 

We will meet at 8:00 am at the WSDOT Travelers' Rest facility located along the Summit Ski Area access road: take eastbound I-90 exit 52 (West Summit); at the bottom of the ramp, turn right and follow the ski area access road east for about half a mile, looking for the gas station and convenience store on the left -- Travelers' Rest is just past the gas station, also on the left. Leader will be in a grey/silver PT Cruiser.

We will plan to leave Travelers Rest no later than 8:15 am.  It takes about a half hour to get to the Easy Pass TH.  Forest service parking passes or equivalent are necessary for each vehicle. 

Done as a scramble from this TH, Silver is a moderate but real scramble.  Although the trip starts at the usual Easy Pass TH on the PCT, we will only be on the PCT for a minimal amount of time before diverting through some moderate brush into an off-trail approach to the peak via its north basin.  There will be some boulder hopping on the approach and movement on steep rock way-trails approaching the summit.  We will cross back over into the North Basin to exit, but will leave in a different direction which will nonetheless bring us back to the Forest Service road system and the cars. 

This will be a fun loop trip which should finish up partway through the afternoon.  The current forecast is sunny with a high at 74.  The leader will send up a followup email with suggested car-pooling info, etc., later in the week --  Thursday evening or Friday morning.

Thanks for your interest in my scramble!

Any questions or concerns, please  call the leader at (206) 632-3266 or email at: drawndreams@comcast.net.