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Fletcher Member
Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Posts: 1870 | TRs | Pics Location: kirkland |
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Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:55 pm
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Jake R, Jake A and I set out for Arriva and Fisher this week. After hiking some easy peaks in the Sawtooths the day before we got a later than planned start up to Easy Pass around 8:30 on Monday morning. The route up to Silent Lakes was kinda sh##ty down low but easy to figure out. By 2pm, we had camp set up and were making the mile sidehill traverse to Arriva.
Fisher from the hike in climbing sh##ty terrain to Silent Lakes Fisher Creek Jake climbing to Silent Lakes traversing to Arriva
The route on Arriva wasn't our favorite. The gully to the key notch is loose talus that traditions to hard-packed scree near the top. The scramble is class 3 and switchbacks up a series of ledges to the summit. On the way up we climbed a short class 4 step on downsloping ledges but avoided that on the way down. Nice views although peaks to the west were mostly socked in.
the notch crappy terrain below the notch Jake topping out on the class 4 step Black Ragged Ridge poor state of the Douglas Glacier summitshot
The descent took some rockfall management, then we nailed the traverse back to camp 3:15 after we left. We enjoyed a nice evening at camp and went to bed early.
camp moon rise
We were headed off towards Fisher at 5:30 the next morning. The route was much more fun than Arriva, with a short class 4 step a few hundred feet below the summit. 1 hour camp to summit. Good views.
sunrise Goode Jake above the step Class 4 Fisher summitshot
A 15 minute break on the summit and we were headed down. 45 minutes summit to camp.
downclimbing the crux
We left camp at 8:15 and were drinking beer at the car by 11:45. One nice bear spotting on the way out. The switchbacks back up to Easy Pass went by fast, not doing them during the heat of the day for once!
crappy terrain back into Fisher Creek Basin Mesahchie
~20 miles
~8500 ft of gain
~13.5 moving hours
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Gimpilator infinity/21M
Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 1684 | TRs | Pics Location: Edmonds, WA |
Nice trip guys! Have long wondered about these peaks.
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iron Member
Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 6391 | TRs | Pics Location: southeast kootenays |
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Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:04 pm
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nice trip. i don't recall any class 4 on either peak, but getting old does that to a guy.
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Jake Robinson Member
Joined: 02 Aug 2016 Posts: 521 | TRs | Pics
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I wouldn't really recommend Arriva unless you hate your peroneal tendons, Fisher was fun though.
Fisher ck Garbage chute to Arriva Ragged Ridge Arriva route camp Black, alpenglow goode Fisher pk route Logan and the sad looking Douglas Black pk down we go view down the route to camp Fisher ck and Mesahchie Easy Pass
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Fletcher Member
Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Posts: 1870 | TRs | Pics Location: kirkland |
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Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:38 pm
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iron Member
Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 6391 | TRs | Pics Location: southeast kootenays |
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Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:08 pm
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oh, yeah, now i remember that stefan put a line in. i didn't use so that's why i forgot.
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ozzy The hard way
Joined: 30 Jul 2015 Posts: 475 | TRs | Pics Location: University place, wa |
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ozzy
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Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:45 pm
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... Cool tr guys! Love that place, when I was there I saw something like 5 bears in the valley then followed a bear that walked up and past silent lakes lol! Arriva sucked Fisher was sick, I concur, cheers bois!!
“I don’t know what’s gonna happen, but I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames”-Mr Mojo Risin
“I don’t know what’s gonna happen, but I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames”-Mr Mojo Risin
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