Day Hike - Cougar Mountain: Big Tree Ridge Trailhead
Wed, Sep 2, 2020
Warm evening for dinner at the Million Dollar View with clear skies.
Warm evening for dinner at the Million Dollar View with clear skies.
Fun day in good weather on the seracs.
A gorgeous scramble through the alpine country on the west side of Mount Rainier, with stunning flowers and views of the Sunset Amphitheater.
Excellent group, hike, weather, views. The only complaint was the noise from the helicopter flying over I-90 most of the day. Heli noise is way worse than the white noise of I-90
Fun loop route including a stop over at Red Mountain on the way back. Photo of the scramble portion while on the ridge after going up and over Lundin
Perfect day out with excellent team. Huckleberries are ripe!
Sunny and warm for a picnic on Cedar Butte. A very pleasant evening.
If it weren't for the mosquitoes, it would have been an epic day. Did the ridge run from East Fay to Pleasant for fun
The route is snow-free only on the first pitch you see some snow which can be avoided.
Back in action after injury on the Easton Glacier, a classic trade route of the mountain.
Light rain on the hike up to the lake but then the sun came out with plenty of blueberries and salmonberries to pick along the way. We ascended up the back side after going through a rock field and had a challenging but rewarding scramble up the T4 mountain which required the use of some route finding and the rope and our harnesses for safety. We summited around 3 PM and made it back to the trailhead with the last light of the day. 10/10 would definitely do it again.
A fun climb with a strong team!
Super fun climb of the Beckey Route of Liberty Bell as well as the North Face of Concord Tower.