[ragman and rodman]

A loop hike/scramble in the Teanaway that includes three passes and three peaks... and if you happen to be partial to earth tones, this trip might be for you. Starting (~4240') at the Esmeralda Basin Trailhead, we hiked a quarter-mile and turned onto Ingalls Way Trail #1390... which we followed for ~1.5 miles... where we took the Longs Pass Trail #1229 up to Longs Pass (~6220'). From Longs Pass we left the main trail and headed cross-country... following the ridge to Point 6878 (aka 'Not Hinkhouse' Peak)... then scrambled down to Ingalls Pass (~6500')... where we opted to stay on the south side of Fortune Peak's SE ridge... gradually working our way over to a very dry Lake Camp Fire Girls... then up to Fortune's SE ridge... where we followed the ridge on up to Fortune Peak (7382'). From the Fortune Peak summit we followed a faint path down Fortune's west ridge to ~6500 feet... where we stepped across the Lake Ann Trail and continued cross-country along the ridge to Point 6598 (aka Small Fortune)... then continued cross-country down to Fortune Creek Pass (~5980') where we followed the Esmeralda Basin Trail for 3 miles back to the car. A 9.5 mile loop... gaining 3993 feet of elevation. The best scrambling was from the summit of 'Not Hinkhouse' Peak down to Ingalls Pass... where a person can choose a route that fits their personality... selecting from a variety of Class 2, Class 3 and/or Class 4 terrain. Photos, trailhead directions and downloadable GPS track of our loop trip. ..

[mbravenboer]

Nice photos from the area. We were at Lake Ingalls that day. Would have been fun to meet you guys, but we managed to time our trips differently!

[puzzlr]

Interesting report for me -- Fortune is the last of the Teanaway Twenty I have yet to do. This gives me some ideas for making it more interesting.

[BarbE]

A fun and interesting way to stay up high and enjoy the scenery. This high route will most likely see a repeat.

a fine high route

Say what??

Ira moving fast

Not Hinkhouse summit

obstacles along the way

Margareta seemingly below Ingalls Lake

Gnarly Krummholz

Leaving Fortune

Yellow Lichen Towers, NOT waiting to be climbed by Ragman anymore

Ragman goes for the Small Fortune

[ree]

Nice pic, as usual, BarbE.

[Mtngirl717]

I think we saw you at the Preston Park and Ride that morning. We were headed up to scramble Bill's Peak.

[Distel32]

[BarbE]