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PostWed Aug 04, 2010 10:22 pm 
Cascade Pass Weekend - July 30-Aug 1, 2010 Sahale Peak (8680’), Boston Peak (8894’), Mt Bucker/N Face (9114’) and Horseshoe Peak (8480’)
image from Oyvind on Boston
image from Oyvind on Boston

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PostThu Aug 05, 2010 9:42 am 
Fastest Rappel in history off the summit of Horseshoe Peak while thunder/lightning and rain encouraged speed! Too bad the weather kept us from Booker - oh well. Turned out to be a pretty smokey weekend, but overall an enjoyable trip up.gif
Sahale Arm
Sahale Arm
Eldorado to Forbidden
Eldorado to Forbidden
Logan to Goode
Logan to Goode
Scrambling up Sahale
Scrambling up Sahale
On to Boston
On to Boston
Looking back towards Sahale enroute to Boston
Looking back towards Sahale enroute to Boston
Iron's Eastking pose attempt on Boston
Iron's Eastking pose attempt on Boston
Boston Register
Boston Register
Forbidden and Sharkfin
Forbidden and Sharkfin
Fire plume over Booker and Goode
Fire plume over Booker and Goode
stehekin fire plume 2
stehekin fire plume 2
camp
camp
Buckner and plume
Buckner and plume
heading for buckner
heading for buckner
Bergshrund
Bergshrund
Franklin on the north face of Buckner
Franklin on the north face of Buckner
Iron on the NF of Buckner
Iron on the NF of Buckner
Traversing
Traversing
Nearing the summit of Buckner
Nearing the summit of Buckner
Sahale and Boston from Buckner
Sahale and Boston from Buckner
Perhaps some rain is coming?
Perhaps some rain is coming?
From camp in Horseshoe Basin
From camp in Horseshoe Basin
ripsaw ridge
ripsaw ridge
accident site - not us
accident site - not us

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PostThu Aug 05, 2010 10:19 am 
even with weather looks fun! for scale I like the three dots on Buckner, fortuitous

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PostThu Aug 05, 2010 11:24 am 
Great trip and report guys - many thanks! This is a set of peaks we've been talking about heading to in the near future and this loop looks like a great way to go!

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PostThu Aug 05, 2010 12:56 pm 
5 1/2 hrs under the rain? That's more heroic than climbing B & B. Nice fire-cloud photos but the Oyvind montage takes the biscuit. How does Buckner N Face rte compare to the way you came down? And, given the Bergschrund, did you consider the N couloir? N

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PostThu Aug 05, 2010 4:38 pm 
Back at car at 2:45? That was like 1:00 at Cascade Pass? Which meant you coulda climbed Johannesburg on that same day! Well, I know you could have done Mixup. Still....good show people!

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PostThu Aug 05, 2010 7:33 pm 
Nice work!

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PostThu Aug 05, 2010 10:45 pm 
Sounds like a fine loop you pulled off, especially with having to dodge between rainstorms. That fire plume is bigger than I expected.

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PostFri Aug 06, 2010 8:46 am 
Matt wrote:
That fire plume is bigger than I expected.
Ditto! That's a pretty amazing picture you got of the plume above Booker, Dicey. Nice work guys. up.gif

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PostFri Aug 06, 2010 9:09 am 
Looks like a fun adventure with just enough spice to keep it interesting! Thanks for this pic; best one I've seen showing the final bit of scramble up Sahale. I need to get up there and do this one.
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Scrambling up Sahale
Scrambling up Sahale

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PostMon Aug 09, 2010 4:36 pm 
many thanks to franklin and carla for taking me on this trip. i contributed far less than my share, most notably with steps. franklin rocked the house in this department. i think i had a bit of post-sonny ptarmigan traverse letdown. either that, or i just missed hotpantz a lot. in any case, it was mostly enjoyable, especially the easy scramble up boston and the enjoyable final steps up to horseshoe. plus, it's nice to know the easier scramble route up sahale. now, i just need to find a tent slightly more storm-worthy than my tarptent. i don't particularly care for tents that lean over 45 degrees in a windstorm despite being guyed out. perhaps i did it wrong, but man, sitting up at 2:00am, using my head to prop the tent up, was slightly unnerving.
still a good amount of snow heading to sahale
still a good amount of snow heading to sahale
route from cascade pass leading to cache col
route from cascade pass leading to cache col
doubtful lake, cache col above, ptarmigan traverse beyond
doubtful lake, cache col above, ptarmigan traverse beyond
sloan, triplets, etc
sloan, triplets, etc
heading up sahale
heading up sahale
stehekin fire just starting
stehekin fire just starting
dicey scrambling to sahale summit
dicey scrambling to sahale summit
approaching sahale boston col
approaching sahale boston col
quien sabe glacier and boston peak
quien sabe glacier and boston peak
from base of boston, looking towards sahale
from base of boston, looking towards sahale
looking back at ptarmigan traverse, cache col middle right
looking back at ptarmigan traverse, cache col middle right
boston glacier, buckner, and ripsaw ridge
boston glacier, buckner, and ripsaw ridge
bumps heading towards boston
bumps heading towards boston
boston summit nearing
boston summit nearing
oh wait, back down for a bit
oh wait, back down for a bit
moderate exposure each side
moderate exposure each side
many colors of rock
many colors of rock
explosion!
explosion!
buckner and boston glacier
buckner and boston glacier
logan and smokey backdrop
logan and smokey backdrop
looking north from camp towards hozomeen
looking north from camp towards hozomeen
still exploding
still exploding
glowing southern peaks
glowing southern peaks
boom
boom
morning gloom heading towards buckner
morning gloom heading towards buckner
boston glacier, ripsaw ridge, boston and forbidden
boston glacier, ripsaw ridge, boston and forbidden
easy terrain for sure...
easy terrain for sure...
below our path heading towards buckner
below our path heading towards buckner
draining into skagit queen creek
draining into skagit queen creek
friends on top of buckner, looking towards exit route
friends on top of buckner, looking towards exit route
many classic peaks in here, sahale and boston on the left
many classic peaks in here, sahale and boston on the left
inspiring
inspiring
storms-a-brewing
storms-a-brewing
smokey stehekin
smokey stehekin
sahale looks incredibly different from this vantage point
sahale looks incredibly different from this vantage point
ripsaw ridge, indeed
ripsaw ridge, indeed
fwb2 making sure he's tagged both summits
fwb2 making sure he's tagged both summits
from boston glacier camp, looking north
from boston glacier camp, looking north
thinking about the sonny ptarmigan traverse
thinking about the sonny ptarmigan traverse

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PostMon Aug 09, 2010 4:49 pm 
I missed this report. Very cool.

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PostTue Aug 10, 2010 11:19 pm 
Sweet trip! I like the "fastest rappel ever" bit, thunder with no cover tends to do that winksmile.gif B)

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PostWed Aug 11, 2010 11:12 am 
You guys are tearing it up! Or Ripsawing it up. Thanks for all the vicarious thrills.

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