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This was supposed to be a relaxing trip with five friends on the Northern Loop at Rainier but the weather forecast for the weekend was not looking good at all. After two people backing out and too much back and forth trying to figure out who wants to go where, we finally said screw it and picked the Enchantments and hoped to get a permit. Come to find out, it would have been fine at Rainier. Action Betty and I picked up permits at the rangers station and met Hichen at the TH. We hiked up to the intersection of the Stewart Lake trail. We dropped our packs off in a cubby and headed to the lake. Hichen took a dip in the lake. Brrrrr! Then we headed up to Colchuck Lake for camp. We camped on a beach just under Aasgard Pass. It was a good day the weather started out a bit cloudy but it cleared in the afternoon and we had a great sunset. In the morning the sunrise was nice as we got ready for the day. We headed up Aasgard. I was surprised to find it was not all that bad. I hear a lot of talk about it being hard but it was much easier than what I had climbed lately so it seemed to be a cake walk for me. We took a break at the top around the first lake you come to. This is where Hichen and I would head up the ridge to climb Enchantment peak. AB stayed in the basin to poke around and enjoy. She will fill you in on her time in the basin. Hichen and I headed up a ridge running SW to the Enchantment peaks. We knew there was a scramble route from Aasgard but neither one of use did any research to pin down the route . To make a long story short we made a wrong decision and went high instead of low and ended up climbing The Black Dwarves’ crags. We scrambled some class 3&4 rock with some class 5 moves before getting stopped just short of the summit block. We would need a rope to finish. These pics show some of our route Hichen got to within 10' of the summit and I got within about 20'. We could see the route to get to Enchantment by now. However; we still had to meet up with AB down in the basin so we had no time to climb down and find our way to the ridge to summit Enchantment. We found a great ledge to sit on and have a snack and snap some pics. The views where incredible from this spot. I was disappointed we didn’t have time and did not reach the summit of Enchantment peak (or the summit ridge). I had a great time climbing the crags and was quite happy with the climb we did. Hichen was disappointed about not summiting Enchantment and made it known . Things happen sometimes and it doesn’t always work as planned so you work with what you have. After descending and getting to the basin it was time to look for AB. After much searching we found her in the upper basin. We all found a good spot to sit and have a late lunch and enjoy the surroundings. This was my first time here and I loved it. We finished our lunch and headed back to Aasgard. The weather was good all day till we started down and we could see a storm cloud in the valley above Colchuck lake. It looked as though it would be above the lake soon but it just kind of spit some snow and sprinkles at us and by the time we got to camp it was clearing. That night at camp we played frisbee with a titanium lid. And watched the sun go down. The temp got down to 28-29 degrees that night. It was crisp and clear and I loved it! The next morning Hichen headed out early while we stuck around on the beach in our sleeping bags to watch the sun come up. AB Had a hard time the first 2 miles out cause she has two monster blister on her heals . Once she decided to stop and doctor them up she was moving better. From the half way point she was all speedy and we made it out to get some good burgers at Gustav’s. It was a relaxing, funny trip with two very fine, awesome people. Thanks guys! Hopefully they will tell you of there own experience. I was impressed with the basin and will be back with more time to get some good photos. Yes, next time I will haul the stupid pack to the top and stay in the basin. Posted By: tazz In: Laughter, fun, friends, and the Chants.