Change of location from Governor/Barrier to Buell/Barrier. Only was able to complete Buell due to poor weather conditions. Still a fun day of bushwhacking
A dramatic traverse of Hurricane Hill (Little River to Elwha River), with howling winds just scant hours before the arrival of the first winter snows.
Here's some picture to complement Gabriella's excellent report. First, the Middle Summit of Red Mountain from the South Summit.
Beautiful late fall day and good company makes for a fun scramble
Overnight push, 18 hours on the wall.
While I enjoy the company of fellow paddlers this trip reminded me of the almost forgotten joy of solo paddling when my time is my own to explore and experience as much as I like. Especially when there is so much to see and enjoy!
Although posted under Zorro Pt, we never summit-ted Zorro. Many miles, but easy scramble when dry. Great 360 views of lots of peaks from the summit.
Quick out and back trip with the clockwise loop. Trail mostly a boot path/climbers trail after you cross the Johnson Medra Trail junction. Clear views and round trip of 5hrs 20 minutes for 12.1 miles and 4.9k feet of cumulative elevation gain
This is a strenuous hike to a dramatic spot where the trail is carved out of interesting, steeply sloped rock, the "katwalk." It's listed as 11 miles, but our GPS's recorded over 12 miles. The trail is the PCT route, so it is well graded and in good condition most of the time.
Solid ice and summer weather on Obs rock
Long day and more or less successful.
Clear skies, magnificent ridge run and fun exploration traveling north to The Triad peak. (our ascent route) Shortly after the start of long, big slope traverse, we scrambled straight up narrow, rock snow melt stream bed-tiny gully-ish: achieved ridge (.3-.5 miles north of actual Hidden Lake Pk. Afternoon, descended ridge using climbers trail 150-ish yards south (towards Lookout Peak) of ascent route. Climbers trail runs long way north to The Triad, but stops at South end of no name peak just before Triad. East side traverse of no name peak required scramble turn around due to steep rock and snow north side of ridge that run eastward from main ridge and flows down from no name. Only reasonable and T3-T4 west side traverse route requires crampons and ice ax: large, ice hard snow fields still solid yesterday in spite of sun and late Fall warm weather (Mountain-ridge shade factor). Research chat with climber who climbed The Triad 20-30 years ago believed Triad is moderate trad rock climb, definitely not a scramble to summit. Scramble goal would be base of The Triad and possibly exploring further north towards Eldorado peak.
Pleasant Fall hike with a sunny summit and a great group of hikers !
Great hike, great color all the way up. No snow.
The approach for Route-1 is a strenuous brush-whack. An alternative route into the Pershing Basin might be over Jefferson Ridge. The summit bid is more difficult than it appears. The summit block requires full rock gear with plenty of slings to be climbed safely. Plan on a very long day with the possibility of a overnight bivy.
