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RichP Member
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:12 am
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Clmberjeff and I headed out for four days in the Pasayten Wilderness to knock off several peaks in his quest to complete the second 100 highest in Wa. I've been picking away at both lists for some time though I'll probably never finish either. With the possibility of doing Lost Peak, which is a T/100 peak, I was convinced to go.
We camped at the trailhead at Slate Pass on Friday in order to get an early start to walk the 16 miles to just past Shellrock Pass where we camped for three nights next to a tarn.
Fred's Lake Fred's Lake Mt Rolo Shellrock Pass in distance Osceola Carru and Lago Blackcap and Monument Shellrock Pass in distance Shellrock rocks Three Pinnacles fromShellrock Pass
The following morning we set off for Three Pinnacles which required dropping down into the Monument Ck drainage to about the 4800 foot level. The trail was actually in better shape than I had imagined and it was relatively easy to follow though it's been abandoned for decades. Here we essentially went upslope some 3000 vertical feet to reach the summit. There were a few minor rockbands along the way but Jeff expertly led us through them working rightward until the summit was in view.
Clint's collapsed cabin along Monument Ck Two of the Three Pinnacles Approaching Three Pinnacles North Peering through a gap below Three Pinnacles North Summit register Three Pinnacles North Lake, Monument, and Blackcap from Three Pinnacles Middle Pinnacle 1 foot shorter
The north pinnacle is the highest by 1 foot, so we were satified with that one.
Jeff makes another summit in his second T/100 quest The other two of the Three Pinnacles
From here we ran the ridge toward lost Peak which Jeff had already climbed 25 years before. He graciously accompanied me to the summit since the ridge to Pass Butte is at nearly the same level.
Steep side of Three Pinnacles North Splendid ridgerunning Robinson and Lake Lake, Monument, Blackcap, et al with the Monument Ck drainage below Lake, Monument, and Blackcap Lago in center Lost Peak 8464 Lost Peak summit Ridge from Lost to Pass Butte and Trailblazer Looking towards Pass Butte, Trailblazer, and Ptarmigan Peak from lost summit On Lost Peak with Many trails peak in background Jeff's photo of Trailblazer summit cairn and pack
After crossing over Pass Butte, I was too tired to go on and returned to camp. Jeff did Trailblazer solo which is a T/200 peak. This turned out to be a 14-hour day.
The following morning, Many Trails Peak was on the agenda. This required dropping down into the Ptarmigan Ck drainage to about the 5200 foot level. I had heard that this trail was full of logs and it turned out to be true. We literally hopped over or walked around hundreds of trees to get to the point where we turned off to head upslope. The route was relatively easy, but somewhat brushy. 12 hours later we were back at camp when it started to rain and did not cease all night.
Morning reflection in tarn below Shellrock Pass where we camped Camp below Shellrock Pass Foggy morning on Butte Pass Trailblazer Looking across Ptarmigan Ck drainage One step forward, one-half step backward Jeff making his way to Many Trails summit Lost Peak in background Trailblazer from Many Trails Ptarmigan Peak On Many Trails summit Sheep Mtn way over there Ptarmigan Peak Lost, Pass Butte, and Trailblazer Descent route from Many Trails Peak Old fire break atop ridge View to Many Trails Peak from Butte Pass Trailblazer 8211 from Butte Pass. Jeff did this peak solo
The final day was a death march out in cold rain. When we reached Lake Doris, it began to snow. We rushed through this section to get to lower ground since conditions were ideal for hypothermia.
When we arrived to Slate Pass the sun was shining and the flowers were in full display.
This was about the most difficult trip I have done in recent memory since it involved much elevation gain and loss as well as tons of miles. Our estimate was about 55 miles and 21,000 ft of gain.
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wildernessed viewbagger
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Nice Rich, you've been busy out in the Pasayten this year, hopefully I can get in a couple more trips myself. I like the decent route in the one picture.
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:26 am
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Whoa! That's a lot of vert and miles. I was in that area a couple of weeks ago, but we camped at lake Doris. How is the camping at Shellrock? Water available?
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Bright River goslowgofar
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:32 pm
Great effort, great trip!!
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Thanks for the Trip report, and all the good photos - amazing how differnt the Lake- Monument area looks from the Lost Peak ridge. 3 Pinnacles was an classical looking thing, and not much traveled.
Did you camp between Shellrock and Butte Passes? Could you have camped easily(with water) at Butte Pass or between Butte Pass Peak and the next highest peak to the east??
It looked like the weather was unsettled the whole time. Did you see any lightning??
..-and rest thee by many brooks and hearthsides without misgiving. Rise free from care before the dawn and seek adventures. Let the noon find thee by other lakes, and the night overtake thee everywhere at home. HDT
..-and rest thee by many brooks and hearthsides without misgiving. Rise free from care before the dawn and seek adventures. Let the noon find thee by other lakes, and the night overtake thee everywhere at home. HDT
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Stefan Member
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:35 pm
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great stuff! You didn't happen to take a picture to the SE from Many Trails Peak...more of Rampart Ridge did you?
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RichP Member
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:35 pm
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Dicey,
We camped at a tarn about 1/2 mile past Shellrock Pass. Plenty of water and a nice place to spend a few days.
BR,
No lightning, but a bit of rain every day. Again, on the way out, it rained almost the entire way. No water at Butte Pass though it is a huge rambling area.
Stefan,
I hope this pic is of some use to you:
Rampart Ridge?
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Stefan Member
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:43 pm
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wow. that is exactly what I was looking for.
hopefully if everything goes right I will be in the area during larch season!
Thanks for the picture!
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Bright River goslowgofar
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:42 pm
Route from Johnny Lakes??
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I have been trying to work out a possible route from Trailblazer to Many Trails or from the pass Butte Area to Many trails. The ridge from Trailblazer to many trails looks a little knarly just north of trailblazer, but there was not really a photo showing the whole ridge. But I thought there ought to be a possibility of doing Many trails without losing all that altitude down Ptarmigan creek. JUst don't always know where the photos are taken from ,or which is which peak.
On the photo labeled"Ridge from Lost to Park Butte and trailblazer" is that the edge of the Johnny Lakes that I am seeing toward the right edge about midway up the right side?? I wondered about dropping off the ridge just east o fPass Butte, and traversing over to Johnny Lakes, crossing just north of Trailblazer at a saddle and traversing north ( 2 small lakes on the map) at about 6400' and climbing Many Trails on the SW face. Do you have any sense of what this route would be like?? It almost looks like the south ridge of Many Trails is a lot of sand!?
..-and rest thee by many brooks and hearthsides without misgiving. Rise free from care before the dawn and seek adventures. Let the noon find thee by other lakes, and the night overtake thee everywhere at home. HDT
..-and rest thee by many brooks and hearthsides without misgiving. Rise free from care before the dawn and seek adventures. Let the noon find thee by other lakes, and the night overtake thee everywhere at home. HDT
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twodogdad Member
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Congratulations on completing the Pasayten perambulation. N
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RichP Member
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 5:07 pm
Re: Route from Johnny Lakes??
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Bright River wrote: | On the photo labeled"Ridge from Lost to Park Butte and trailblazer" is that the edge of the Johnny Lakes that I am seeing toward the right edge about midway up the right side?? I wondered about dropping off the ridge just east o fPass Butte, and traversing over to Johnny Lakes, crossing just north of Trailblazer at a saddle and traversing north ( 2 small lakes on the map) at about 6400' and climbing Many Trails on the SW face. Do you have any sense of what this route would be like?? It almost looks like the south ridge of Many Trails is a lot of sand!? |
I believe you can see the uppermost Johnny Lake in that photo. We did clearly see the lakes on the traverse. In fact, one of the groups that signed the register on Many Trails had come from Johnny Lakes.
As far as the route passing the two small lakes on the SW side of Many Trails, we descended to the outlet creek of these via a well chosen gully which seems to be the only easy way down. I think that going up this way would be somewhat tedious as it is very loose though not too steep. We crossed a saddle above these lakes and thought about traversing high back to Butte Pass but opted to drop back down to Ptarmigan Ck instead for the return.
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Sounds like your knee is doing better!
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twodogdad Member
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RichP wrote: | We camped at the trailhead at Slate Pass on Friday in order to get an early start to walk the 16 miles to just past Shellrock Pass
When we arrived to Slate Pass the sun was shining and the flowers were in full display. |
Were you able to drive to TH at Slate Pass? I thought even Harts pass was inaccessible because of some road construction. N
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RichP Member
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Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:39 am
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twodogdad wrote: | Were you able to drive to TH at Slate Pass? I thought even Harts pass was inaccessible because of some road construction. N |
Niko,
That was a while back. It's been open for some time now.
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ree Member
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Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:54 am
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Wow, beautiful area!! I haven't been to that part of the Pasayten. Looks like good wandering terrain. Nice.
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Slugman It’s a Slugfest!
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Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:40 am
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Sweet pictures and an awesome trip.
One question: by "second 100 highest", I'm taking it that means the peaks between the 101st highest and the 200th highest, or does it mean doing a second list of the 100 highest? Sorry for the "non-climber" type question. I can't help being ignorant, I was born that way, but I'm working on it.
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