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Justus S. Member
Joined: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 1298 | TRs | Pics Location: WA |
Another Enchantments Report:) I'll keep it short and just post what we want to see pics!
July 2nd
My Buddy Paul and I decided to do a daytrip up Dragontail. We drove over the night before slept a few hours and were hiking a little before 6am. Made ok time up to the lake since it's a snowfree trail. Took a break and then made our way around the lake and started up to Colchuck Col. Still being early we had decent booting conditions. We booted the first 800 then followed the open moraine ridge. Lucky for us a group of three was ahead and was putting in the steps for the last 1200ft of snow. Actually it was a family and there daughter was doing all the work, way to go kid!
Lake Goats Dragontail and Colchuck in the morning Paul and Colchuck Lk
At the col we rested and a solo guy that we had been playing tag team with all morning decide to join us for the trip up Dragontail. We put on crampons for the couloir to Pandora's Box but probably didn't really need them. Anyway we kicked steps up in excellent snow conditions to the box. At the top, we didn't like the steep snow down from the Box to the slopes leading to Dragontail, so opted to drop back down a little and scramble class3 rock on the left side of the couloir. This put us on the ridge proper a little more north of Pandora's Box with no steep snow to downclimb. Made our way to the summit and enjoyed!
We had the summit to ourselves today:)
climbers heading up Colchuck Heading up the couloir Climbers heading up to the Col as seen from Dragontail The Tail Mountains and Stuart Lake Glacier Pk The Dragon's Tail to Stuart Colchuck from Dragontail Upper Enchantments Climbers on Colchuck
We opted to head down via Aasgard which lead to a wonderful 500ft glissade coming off Dragontail to the upper basin. Going down from the pass was a series of glissades and plungesteping. It went pretty quick. Back at the car a little over 12hrs later. It's not a record breaking time but that is probably cause I'm not in shape, and we took all those 'necessary' breaks. You know second, third breakfast ... summit break....
Pandora'x Box, our tracks are the high ones. We didn't want to drop down the steep snow Witches Tower Coming down from Aasgard Hiking snow around the lake Cashmere and Colchuck Lk
Good times and a beautiful day!!!
Notes: Trip time 12.25hrs, Summit to Car ~3.5hrs, The couloir up from the col is not as steep as it looks.
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Hiker Mama Member
Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 3451 | TRs | Pics Location: Lynnwood |
That looks like a great trip! I totally get it about second and third breakfasts... we make use of those breaks, too.
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mtn.climber Member
Joined: 29 Jul 2008 Posts: 1204 | TRs | Pics Location: The Lost Horizon |
Justus S. wrote: | Climbers on Colchuck |
This is a beautiful picture.
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Spotly Member
Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 3723 | TRs | Pics Location: Spokane Valley |
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Sun Jul 03, 2011 9:08 am
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Excellent TR and photos. Looks like conditions are perfect up there right now.
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touron Member
Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 10293 | TRs | Pics Location: Plymouth Rock |
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Sun Jul 03, 2011 9:37 am
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My favorite...
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
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onemoremile Member
Joined: 26 Dec 2010 Posts: 1305 | TRs | Pics Location: Sequim |
Cool report. Those are some awesome looking mountains. Added to list!
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Arete Member
Joined: 29 Oct 2006 Posts: 137 | TRs | Pics Location: Bothell, WA |
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Sun Jul 03, 2011 5:39 pm
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Great photos and report - many thanks! This is a trip that we've had in mind for awhile and it does look like good conditions right now.
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wildernessed viewbagger
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 9275 | TRs | Pics Location: Wenatchee |
Nice. Justus not in shape. If your in your 20's your in shape by default.
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Yet Member
Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 2634 | TRs | Pics Location: Happily Ever After |
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Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:32 pm
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Looks like a fun trip!
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puzzlr Mid Fork Rocks
Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 7220 | TRs | Pics Location: Stuck in the middle |
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Sun Jul 03, 2011 11:23 pm
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Justus S. wrote: | Cashmere and Colchuck Lk |
Much prettier when the lake is blue than all those frozen Colchuck Lake pics we've endured all spring!
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Justus S. Member
Joined: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 1298 | TRs | Pics Location: WA |
Glad you all are enjoying the report.
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longjohn Member
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 12 | TRs | Pics Location: edmonds |
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Mon Jul 04, 2011 9:16 am
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There's a good chance that's my climbing party on colchuck. Any idea what time this photo was taken? Sure was an amazing day!
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Justus S. Member
Joined: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 1298 | TRs | Pics Location: WA |
Took that picture at 2pm.
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Dayhike Mike Bad MFKer
Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Posts: 10958 | TRs | Pics Location: Going to Tukwila |
That is a really awesome shot -- the party on Colchuck with the mass of Stuart looming in the back.
Strong effort on a beatiful day, Justus! Obviously a great day out...
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"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke
"Ignorance is natural. Stupidity takes commitment." -Solomon Short
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puzzlr Mid Fork Rocks
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Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:11 pm
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Justus -- please submit that Colchuck/Stuart pic for the calendar next year. I'd love to look at that picture for a month.
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