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Randy Cube Rat
Joined: 18 Dec 2001 Posts: 2910 | TRs | Pics Location: Near the Siamangs |
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Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:57 pm
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Mike Collins and I connected on a relaxed trip in the Paddy-Go-Easy Pass area on Monday fresh from our descent off Snowfield Peak the day before. I've got an affinity to this immediate area as it was one of the first hikes I had ever done on my own once at driving age. It was quite the adventure driving over from Seattle and then hiking all the way to the pass at 16!
We started stirring up dust at 0810 and Mike pushed me up the trail at a steady rate gaining 2300' in the first hour. We made the pass and immediately set our sites on The Cradle.
(L to R) The Cradle and Nursery Peak
Unfortunately this meant losing 1250' down to the Meadow Creek Trail, but we had the time. Once down in the valley, at 4900', we turned right and followed the trail to about 5120' where we came to a large meadow and open slope on our left.
West Slope of The Cradle
We booted more or less straight up this slope through a mix of grass, scree, and slide alder. We eventually popped out onto the south ridge of The Cradle at about 6900'. A look over on the other side yielded a giant scree slope that we wanted nothing to do with. So, we took to the ridge which was a much more aesthetic line over mostly class 3 terrain. Maybe 150' below the summit we worked over to the east ridge and finished the ascent in just under 4 hours via a class 4-ish line, but I believe there is easier terrain to climbers right. It was quite warm on the summit, but the skies seemed especially clear.
Mike on The Cradle Views1 Views2
From the summit we descended directly down the south ridge which involved a couple class 4 steps near the summit, but was otherwise straight forward. Not wanting to "orphan" a Backcourt Peak, we set our sites on Nursery Peak on the far end of the ridge. Unfortunately, to save time, we knew we would have to take to scree slopes. At a convenient notch, we dropped over to the east side of the ridge and made a descending traverse below cliffs where needed.
Mike and Choss
Eventually, we started to gain elevation again and went through the small pass just west of the summit. Relatively easy slopes got us up the final 400' although there was one false summit that taunted us along the way. More good views, including those over to The Cradle. We didn't know it at the time, but we shared summit entries with Phil Dickert who was part of the Challenger and Goode first ascent parties.
The Cradle From Nursery The Cradle and Route to Nursery Mike on Nursery
We made a descending traverse off Nursery down into the valley and the Meadow Creek Trail. After about 20 minutes of pleasant meadow hiking we were back at the spot where we had left the trail earlier in the morning.
Hiking Back
The long grunt back up to Paddy-Go-easy Pass was hot and we drank the last of our water once on top. The final descent to the car was trouble-free aside from some sore feet.
The Cradle, Nursery Peak: 13.5 miles, 7500', 9 Hours
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Tom_Sjolseth Born Yesterday
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 2652 | TRs | Pics Location: Right here. |
Nice back-to-backer! Mike says his quads hurt, and I haven't heard anything like that out of Mike before, so it must have been a doozy.
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Randy Cube Rat
Joined: 18 Dec 2001 Posts: 2910 | TRs | Pics Location: Near the Siamangs |
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Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:29 pm
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Both Mike and I would agree that Stefan's farts slow us down.
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Tom_Sjolseth Born Yesterday
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 2652 | TRs | Pics Location: Right here. |
I'm pretty sure I take that crown. They don't call me Windy B for nothin
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ActionBetty Im a dirty hippie!
Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Posts: 4807 | TRs | Pics Location: kennewick, wa |
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Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:56 pm
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Nothing like a bit of flatulence to make the day
"If you're not living good, you gotta travel wide"...Bob Marley
"If you're not living good, you gotta travel wide"...Bob Marley
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Tazz Member
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 7902 | TRs | Pics
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Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:33 pm
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Randy Cube Rat
Joined: 18 Dec 2001 Posts: 2910 | TRs | Pics Location: Near the Siamangs |
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Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:02 pm
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Tazz - Looking forward to having you out in the mountains soon!
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dicey custom title
Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 2870 | TRs | Pics Location: giving cornices a wider berth |
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Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:43 pm
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Tom_Sjolseth wrote: | Nice back-to-backer! Mike says his quads hurt, and I haven't heard anything like that out of Mike before, so it must have been a doozy. |
Nice trip!
My quads hurt too, but i'm thinking it was that steep snowfield 'de-proach'. Anything in addition probably just fanned the flame, IMHO
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Tom_Sjolseth Born Yesterday
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 2652 | TRs | Pics Location: Right here. |
First it's farts, now we're fanning flames? Sounds like a dangerous combo!
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Sabahsboy Member
Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Posts: 2484 | TRs | Pics Location: SW Sno County |
That is one nasty looking pile of rubble. My one and only visit to Paddy Go Easy Pass revealed that mass of rock and I thought it almost out of place in the heart of AlpinoLand. this TR reveals the mount has more to offer and superb views to boot. I am exhausted just thinking about the up and up, slip and slide, a Sisyphus kind of torture of ascending. Give thos fallen arches and sore heels a rest! Or...do some more and bring back more great photos!
p.s., post more photos of this exploit! Show us the view of Stuart, Rainier, maybe toward Thunder Mountain.
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Stefan Member
Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Posts: 5091 | TRs | Pics
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Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:34 am
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Excellent girls.
Farts rock.
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FiveNines Member
Joined: 01 Oct 2010 Posts: 526 | TRs | Pics
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Randy wrote: | We didn't know it at the time, but we shared summit entries with Phil Dickert who was part of the Challenger and Goode first ascent parties. |
Climbed pt6962 last week. No summit register there anymore. Here are some pictures from when I was up there in September 4yrs ago. Wish I would have known who Phil Dickert was then.
Lots of nwhers.
pt6962 register2 pt6962 register1
Some stuff I can't read.
6/12/04 Fay Pullen From Paddy-Go-Easy (and?) also did Sherpani.
9/30/(06?)
Don Goodman
(Natala?) Goodman
Nice range and casual style by Fay. Don and Natala show up a bit on the internet in nwmj/tay/cc postings. Lots of fun content. Here is a mounty's article about Don and Fay working to distribute summit registers.
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Mike Collins Member
Joined: 18 Dec 2001 Posts: 3096 | TRs | Pics
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6/1/???? Martin Shetter and Dave Creedan
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FiveNines Member
Joined: 01 Oct 2010 Posts: 526 | TRs | Pics
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Jake Robinson Member
Joined: 02 Aug 2016 Posts: 521 | TRs | Pics
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Also didn't find a register on Nursery a few weeks ago but we found the original FA register on N Cradle placed by Gene and Bill Prater in 1954. Cool stuff.
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