Trip
Alpine Scramble - Three Way Peak
"Not Just ...... Three Way Peak" Important: read description Let's bag 4 Rainier 100 peaks using trails & cross country scramble counter clock wise loop starting at Chinook Pass parking lot: #32 Three Way Pass, #25 Chrystal Mountain (aka Silver King, #41 Crystal Peak and #30 Chinook Peak.
Contacts
- Sat, Jun 24, 2023
- Seattle Alpine Scrambling
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Technical 3, Strenuous 5
- Challenging
- Mileage: 10.5
- Elevation Gain: 4,600 ft
- Pace: moderate
- FULL (9 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
8am Ready to scramble: Chinook Pass Parking lot (Highway 410)
6:15am Carpool South Renton Park & Ride , 205 S 7th St, Renton, WA 98057
(10.5 miles, 4,600' gain)
Good route description:
https://mountainflamingo.com/2020-06-27-three-way-peak-crystal-mountain-crystal-peak-chinook-peak/
This scramble is mostly T3. It may have some T4 moves, but we will evaluate terrain for T3 routing. Not required for summit credit: T5 move to gain true summit of Three Way Peak.
Please be in good physical condition.
Weather may require change to Sunday June 25 or to another weekend.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Helmet
- Scramble Mountain Boots
- Ice Axe
- Trekking poles (strongly recommended- I believe 11th Essential)
- Crampons (bring to TH, doubt needed)
- Sun screen, sunglasses that protect against snow reflection from feet (Example: glacier glasses ), sun hat recommended