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Andy D. Member
Joined: 19 Apr 2004 Posts: 209 | TRs | Pics Location: Bow, WA |
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Andy D.
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Tue May 27, 2008 2:54 am
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I managed to get out Sunday with a friend and climb Mt. Mastiff & Mt. Howard off of Hwy 2. We came from Merritt Lake and went up the SE ridge of Mastiff, which took us a long time. It is sheer on the west side and deep moats and steep rock make the east side difficult. Once up Mastiff, we headed over to Howard. The south side of the summit was surprisingly free of snow. We decided to go back by dropping to Crescent Lake and loop back to Merritt Lake to avoid the ridge on Mastiff. The route out from Crescent Lake also led to some routefinding problems which caused some frustration. 5.5 hours up Mastiff, 1 hour over to Howard, 5 hours down, about 5400' gain. Solid snow from about 4000' but snowshoes never came off the packs.
Merritt Lake cliffhanger tree & Mt. Mastiff rock tower Mt. Howard & waterfalls this is where we had problems Lake Wenatchee, Lost Lake & Nason Ridge Mastiff panorama Mt. Howard Howard summit up Howard, Mastiff behind ladybug invasion Stella Crescent Lake route
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Grizzy Yellow Cedar Hugger
Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 1936 | TRs | Pics Location: Switchbacks |
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Tue May 27, 2008 5:52 am
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Great TR! Love the pic's ....especially the ladybugs, I wonder who called that convention? That's a great shot of Crescent Lake also...
All the birds have flown up and gone;
A lonely cloud floats leisurely by.
We never tire of looking at each other -
Only the mountain and I. ~Li Po~
All the birds have flown up and gone;
A lonely cloud floats leisurely by.
We never tire of looking at each other -
Only the mountain and I. ~Li Po~
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wildernessed viewbagger
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 9275 | TRs | Pics Location: Wenatchee |
Nice !
Living in the Anthropocene
Living in the Anthropocene
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Gil Member
Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Posts: 4062 | TRs | Pics
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Tue May 27, 2008 8:44 am
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Some nice spots there!
Friends help the miles go easier.
Klahini
Friends help the miles go easier.
Klahini
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Type E Member
Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 1381 | TRs | Pics
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Tue May 27, 2008 4:08 pm
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I was looking at those peaks from the South side of Hy 2 yesterday. Looked like a fun climb from my vantage point.
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MLHSN What goes here?????
Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 1069 | TRs | Pics Location: Wenatchee |
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Tue May 27, 2008 9:32 pm
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Nice, that's a route I've been eyeballing. How high up on the Merritt Lake trail did you reach snow?
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Andy D. Member
Joined: 19 Apr 2004 Posts: 209 | TRs | Pics Location: Bow, WA |
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Andy D.
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Tue May 27, 2008 11:22 pm
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We hit solid snow around 4000', towards the last of the switchbacks.
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Justus S. Member
Joined: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 1298 | TRs | Pics Location: WA |
Sweet, thanks for the report. Perhaps it will provide me with the incentive to final go and get these.
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wildernessed viewbagger
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 9275 | TRs | Pics Location: Wenatchee |
Howard - Mastiff
I haven't done that loop yet though I have been all around it. I was going to do it with my daughter several years ago, but once on the knife edge section above Merritt she wasn't feeling the joy, so we stopped. Several hiking partners have done it via Lost Lake, just walked up the side in the snow. I'll get around to it at some point, the mountains are so predominant in that area especiallly with the snow.
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