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ozzy The hard way
Joined: 30 Jul 2015 Posts: 475 | TRs | Pics Location: University place, wa |
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ozzy
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Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:45 am
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Yesterday seemed like a good day to attempt this beast. I had near perfect weather with it partly sunny the whole day, it would kinda suck to do this one in the heat of August. So i drove out friday night had a few beers by the river and crashed in the car. I was on the trail by 800am armed with beta from the TRs of Brushbuffalo and Awilsondc, thanks guys! ( even got lucky and found Awilsondc's gps track on peakbagger just in case) After a little under a mile you will see an overgrown road on your right, the upper part of the road was a little hard to find. Where there is a wooden post trail marker just walk NE through brush and you eventually cross it. I came to the first creek crossing and continued to the first stand of green trees then started workin my way up. Well the good thing about the route is you gain elevation quick! I must have left the road early too beacause the first 1000ft werent the funnest, same ash dirt hell! The views were aplenty with the enchantment and stuart range peaks dominating the south! After the loose dirt down low i came to a boulder field and started my long rising traverse NW towards the summit, which stays hidden the whole time. I too stayed mostly on boulders. What seemed like forever the Dagger and SE gully finally came into view! I caught my second wind and prepared for the real fun!
Some of the bushes i had to bash through Enchantments Canon Mtn, see the washout on the old road colchuck and dragontail, colchuck lake too one of the caroline lakes the dagger the SE gully proper glad to be at the gully
I stayed mostly to the middle of the gully but trended to left towards the top and got some nice scramblin in! I was in mostly class 3-4 the last 500ft+, I corkscrewed around the summit block to bag another majestic cascade peak! Wow, worth all the hard work! I stayed up top for a few hours and celebrated with a couple of summit brews of course! I didnt see anyone on the way up but saw a few sets of boot tracks no more than a few days old. I made my way down and would be taking the long way out through the Caroline lakes area. Actually some the downclimbing on this section was really fun! On the way out i ran into a couple just under the summit formation, they had no idea where i came from lol. They were daytrippin the standard route, i told them about the SE gully. Thank god i didnt do that route, would make for a long day. Traveling cross country through meadows was fun and beautiful. Rest of the trip was pretty uneventful. Made it back to car at 800pm. I took my sweet ass time, most everyone else could probabaly shave a few hours off if in a hurry. Its always a treat to come back to this area maybe thats why ive come here so damn much!
halfway up gully Topped out in gully Summit block Corkscrew at the top Tryin not to die while taking summit selfie Stuart and friends Rainier makes an appearance Descent route towards windy pass Obligatory Rainier shot Cool little gendarme on descent, and you can see the couple on the snow Casmere Gnarly, you can see the dagger bottom right meadow traverse, top of cashmere Caroline lake last look Eightmile lake
Thanks again guys for all the helpful beta! Another great day to be alive! Cheers to all!
5hrs car to summit,
11mi rt,
6000ish ft elev. gain
“I don’t know what’s gonna happen, but I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames”-Mr Mojo Risin
“I don’t know what’s gonna happen, but I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames”-Mr Mojo Risin
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neek Member
Joined: 12 Sep 2011 Posts: 2329 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle, WA |
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neek
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Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:51 am
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Nice, we talked about Cashmere yesterday but ended up looking at it from the top of Daniel.
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RichP Member
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 5628 | TRs | Pics Location: here |
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Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:56 am
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Awesome. I haven't done Cashmere, but if I do it'll be via this route.
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Jake Robinson Member
Joined: 02 Aug 2016 Posts: 521 | TRs | Pics
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Nice! I really enjoyed that route. Quick word of warning to anyone who wants to go that way, it's completely bone-dry and very hot in summer so bring plenty of water.
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Bootpathguy Member
Joined: 18 Jun 2015 Posts: 1787 | TRs | Pics Location: United States |
ozzy wrote: | Canon Mtn, see the washout on the old road |
Cool to see the route to Coney Lake from that vantage. If I remember, 4000' of vert in 1.7 miles to the saddle decent to the lake.
That landslide is massive. Pretty neat to stand on the ledge and look down into that scar. Get a real perspective.
Thanks for sharing your adventure
Experience is what'cha get, when you get what'cha don't want
Experience is what'cha get, when you get what'cha don't want
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Brushbuffalo Member
Joined: 17 Sep 2015 Posts: 1887 | TRs | Pics Location: there earlier, here now, somewhere later... Bellingham in between |
RichP wrote: | haven't done Cashmere, but if I do it'll be via this route. |
RichP, it is becoming the route of preference now, I think. The traverse is fun, doing it ccw. On the descent there is likely to be a moderate snow slope on the north side until midsummer. Were you able to traverse above it, ozzy?
Passing rocks and trees like they were standing still
Passing rocks and trees like they were standing still
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Midnight Slogger 'Schwack Job
Joined: 04 Aug 2017 Posts: 96 | TRs | Pics Location: Greater Cascadia |
Hadn't heard about this route--great TR and thanks for sharing, as always!
Cheers
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ozzy The hard way
Joined: 30 Jul 2015 Posts: 475 | TRs | Pics Location: University place, wa |
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ozzy
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Sun Jun 03, 2018 6:38 pm
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Bootpathguy wrote: | Cool to see the route to Coney Lake from that vantage. If I remember, 4000' of vert in 1.7 miles to the saddle decent to the lake. |
Yeah something close to that, Jake Robinson and I climbed that route last year! It definitely felt like that much.
“I don’t know what’s gonna happen, but I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames”-Mr Mojo Risin
“I don’t know what’s gonna happen, but I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames”-Mr Mojo Risin
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ozzy The hard way
Joined: 30 Jul 2015 Posts: 475 | TRs | Pics Location: University place, wa |
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ozzy
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Sun Jun 03, 2018 6:43 pm
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Brushbuffalo wrote: | The traverse is fun, doing it ccw. On the descent there is likely to be a moderate snow slope on the north side until midsummer. Were you able to traverse above it, ozzy? |
Yeah i was able to bypass it, it was melted out just enough for me to squeeze by in some places. There were tracks on the snow but the runout/ exposure was pretty significant.
“I don’t know what’s gonna happen, but I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames”-Mr Mojo Risin
“I don’t know what’s gonna happen, but I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames”-Mr Mojo Risin
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Ready2climb Member
Joined: 13 Jun 2014 Posts: 5 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellevue, Washington |
I did the same route on Friday the 1st with Fred V., so some of the steps were ours. Yes, a long day but worth doing the loop. We had heard there was snow up to 6,000 feet but the route up was almost completely free of snow and very patchy on the way down. We never had to break out the snowshoes or crampons. Dusting off my Bulger's list.
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awilsondc Member
Joined: 03 Apr 2016 Posts: 1323 | TRs | Pics
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Nice job Ozzy! That's a fun route, definitely worth lingering here and there. Well done.
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rbuzby Attention Surplus
Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 1006 | TRs | Pics
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Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:01 am
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Rad route! I climbed Cashmere twice in two days once. I had to go back because I left my shovel on the summit.
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in2wtr Member
Joined: 22 Feb 2016 Posts: 6 | TRs | Pics
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Mon Jun 04, 2018 1:42 pm
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Hey, great photos - that was us on the snow below you!!! It was such a surprise to see you coming down from the ridge since we hadn't seen a soul all day coming up from Lake Caroline. We love our long ass days. We saw a bear as we descended into that upper meadow - a really big, hairy, brown bear - my partner thought for a moment it was a cow! I think that was the fatigue and lack of trail mix. :-) We did some research and think it couldn't possibly have been a grizzly. We shouted at it so it would know we were there, and after a brief stare down (from a distance), my partner made an ear-piercing whistle, and it bounded away. Yes, another fabulous day to be alive! Happy trails, Sarah.
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Bootpathguy Member
Joined: 18 Jun 2015 Posts: 1787 | TRs | Pics Location: United States |
in2wtr wrote: | We saw a bear as we descended into that upper meadow - a really big, hairy, brown bear - my partner thought for a moment it was a cow! I think that was the fatigue and lack of trail mix. |
Yea probably fatigue. What you witnessed was most likely the Colchuck Lake walrus that sauntered on over to that meadow.
This image taken last fall
See any walrus tracks?
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in2wtr Member
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Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:49 pm
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Bootpathguy wrote: | See any walrus tracks? |
Naw no track, unless they like glissading. Smart fellars to find new territory as the herds of goretex goats descend on Colchuck.
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