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PostMon Aug 13, 2018 12:38 pm 
carru+lago+blackcap 8-5 - 8-8-2018
below shellrock pass. l-r: blackcap, rollo, osceola, carru, lago
below shellrock pass. l-r: blackcap, rollo, osceola, carru, lago
quick and dirty route info: drive to slate pass, take trail past doris lake to 5875' valley camp near eureka creek. hike up stream gulley between carru and lago to 6400 then take easy terrain generally northward to 7200, drop packs, head up easy terrain to carru summit and return to packs, then traverse easy terrain across gully between carru and lago, then a rising e traverse to 7600 on lago, then up ne to top of summit ridge and traverse to summit all class 2. traversing from lago to shellrock pass was a terrible idea. would have been more mileage and more gain to just descend the way we came up, but it also would have been faster and easier than traversing to shellrock from lago. for blackcap, take trail toward shellrock pass: either a) leave trail at switchback at 7350 and head up to ridge and do super fun class 2/3 ridge scrambling to summit or b) leave trail at 7100' and traverse first meadows, then broken rock,talus, boulders and scree to gain summit ridge at 7750. take ridge to summit (or bypass some of summit ridge on losse terrain south of ridge). option b = shorter, option a = fun.
below lake doris
below lake doris
water: many places along trail from slate pass trailhead to and along pasayten river. water at freds lake, on trail past lake doris and all along eureka creek. no water ascending carru/lago, but large snow blocks/patches easily accessible from lago summit. no water along ridge route to blackcap, but valley route has numerous snow melt creeks. no snow on routes, so decision to leave ice axe and crampons at home was validated.
carru
carru
ascending easy terrain to carru
ascending easy terrain to carru
ascending easy terrain to carru
ascending easy terrain to carru
ascending lago
ascending lago
time consuming travel between lago and shellrock pass
time consuming travel between lago and shellrock pass
carru
carru
carru
carru
carru
carru
lago
lago
below shellrock pass
below shellrock pass
blackcap
blackcap
blackcap
blackcap
day 1 14.04mi 2588' gain 7:00 car to camp day 2 7.55mi 4486' gain 4:00 camp to carru summit 0:16 summit stay 3:43 carru summit to lago summit 0:32 summit stay 4:33 lago summit to camp(including 3:47 lago summit to trail) 13:05 day 2 total day 3 9.44mi 4114' gain 3:55 camp to blackcap summit (including 1:46 camp to leave trail, 2:08 scramble to summit) 0:16 summit stay 3:14 blackcap summit to camp (including 2:02 summit to trail) 0:53 lunch and break camp 1:28 move camp to doris lake 9:46 day 3 total day 4 12mi 2415' gain 5:32 doris lake camp to car total 43.03mi 13603' gain
lake doris
lake doris
equipment: helmets, water shoes(for swimming) equipment brought, but not used:

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PostMon Aug 13, 2018 4:52 pm 
Awesome panos! Looks like you beat the smoke

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