Alpine Scramble - Echo Rock & Observation Rock

Gear Carried: mountaineering boots, ice axe, helmet, crampons, poles, protected downclimb setup, 30m rope

 Gear used: all of it except the rope and protected downclimb setup

 7:00 AM met at Mowich Lake campground.

 7:15 AM started hiking; approached via the Spray Park Trail

 Use crampons for 1 section of snow getting to Echo Rock. Scrambled Echo Rock. We arrived at the summit of Echo Rock at about 11:50 AM and spent 30 minutes there.

 We put on crampons again for a steep section of snow on the way to Observation Rock. This steeper section of snow was soft at the bottom and firmer by midway up and near the top.

 2 PM arrived at the summit of Observation Rock and spent about 30 minutes here.

 We were able to see a descent route that skipped the steeper section of snow we had ascended, so took that route and did not need crampons for the descent.

 We took a break to refill water bottles where there was a stream fed by melting snow.

6:15 PM arrived at Mowich Lake CG via Knapsack Pass. We traveled on snow getting over Knapsack Pass, but none of it required crampons or ice axes.