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I have now posted some photos to go with this report. Took me a while to get them developed.

yeah, finally a good snow year! it's about time. glad you liked the shots.

My dad made an amazing, several-week long "trek" up to Snow Lake high in the Karakorum Range in July, 2005. He recently sent me the pictures, and the scenery is just so spectacular that I thought I'd post them on my website for all to enjoy. Go here to have a look.

Very cool! Fascinating on the brocken spectre. I had never heard of that before. Eerie, really. Did you use any guidebook description for this route, just out of curiosity? --Scott

Awesome! Congrats to you and Eric on a great ascent. Thanks for the TR, and some new ideas of how to combine these peaks. I've linked to your TR from my website as well. --Scott

Climb: Ptarmigan Peak-Ptarmigan Creek "High Route" Date of Climb: 9/2/2005 Trip Report: Ptarmigan Peak is north of the Lago/Carru/Osceola group in the Pasayten Wilderness. This is really a ramble, not a climb, but it's some beautiful country and full of larches -- would make a great October outing. Read it here. Gear Notes: Just a light daypack (once at camp, that is). Trekking poles are nice.

You guys are amazing! Thanks for clarifying my confusion on which notch you (Randy and Tom) were talking about. It is great to know that you are both talking about the same notch, and that we unfortunately mislabeled the notch in our guide (and that we need to correct our route description). Those are some fantastic photos, Randy. I'll be talking to you when work starts on the second edition. --Scott

Tom has sent me additional information via email which has made me unsure (again) as to what the conclusion is. I've asked him to take a look at the excellent picture of the "Summit Routes" notch that Randy posted and let me know if that is the notch that he climbed up to. I am interested to see what he has to say. I'll post more as I hear it. Either way, we will be making a correction/adjustment in the guidebook to reflect all this great information, as there are obviously multiple ways up this peak.

This is fantastic information and I really want to thank all you guys for taking the time to correct our mistake. Memories/sources appear to have failed us in this instance. We will definitely address this in the second edition, and notify folks of it on my website. Randy, if you have the time to post a report on my website, that'd be great too. There are two distinct routes discussed, so we will be sure to include both. --Scott

First off, this is an awesome trip report and it sounds like you had a great outing... I felt like I was up there with you enjoying the views. I missed this trip report when it was initially posted (out of town). It seems there is some consensus forming that we may have labeled the incorrect notch in our picture. Regrettable, if true. Please let us know if this is the case and we'll get it corrected, both as an immediate posting on our website and in the second edition (later). We really appreciate folks letting us know when we've got it wrong, or when things have changed, etc. --Scott

Climb: Granite Peak, Montana-East Ridge (via Huckleberry Creek, Avalanche Lake) Date of Climb: 8/16/2005 Trip Report: Been a busy summer, so just got around to putting this together. The trip report is here. Gear Notes: 50m rope, harnesses, small chocks, rappel devices (depending on skills/experience), crampons, ice axes, helmets. Approach Notes: Huckleberry Creek/Avalanche Lake/North Face of Tempest

Climb: Castle Peak-West Ridge Date of Climb: 8/28/2005 Trip Report: The report is here. Please do not repost it. Gear Notes: Scrambling gear/attire. Approach Notes: Uses abandonded Freezout Creek Trail, accessed via Hozomeen Campground on the north end of Ross Lake (via Canada).

My apologies for the error, and thanks for letting me know. I will see that it is corrected if/when there is a second edition. We endeavored to be as accurate as we could in our guide, but it appears we missed this. I have also posted a notice on my website informing folks of the mistake. --Scott

Hey Blake, I've included it below. How 'bout supporting us poor authors and picking up a copy? From Weaver Point Campground, hike the Devore Creek Trail southeast approximately 4 miles to the Bird Creek Campground and good camping (4,200 ft). Alternatively, leave the trail and follow the right (north) side of Bird Creek (some bushwhacking) approximately 0.75 miles west into a brushy, flat basin and additional good camping (approx. 5,400 ft). From the basin at 5,400 ft, continue upstream along Bird Creek and cross another brushy basin (approx. 5,600 ft). Ascend into forest at the head of the basin and climb steeply, near and north of the creek, into a large, open basin near lakes and beneath Devore Peak (approx. 7,000 ft). There is some nasty and unavoidable bushwhacking through slide alder and vine maple in these sections (one climber warned to "bring a machete"). Cross Bird Creek at its source at the northernmost lake and hike south-southeasterly, staying left (east) of the lakes. When you get back from your climb, would you mind posting a trip report on http://summitroutes.com? Thanks! --Scott

The Seattle Times pronounces Summit Routes the best of this year's Specialty Guides category, calling it "a terrific guide" that "outlines clear, individual game plans for bagging the state's tallest peaks via their least-demanding routes." Read the entire review here.

Climb: South and North Spectacle buttes-SW Ridge (South Spec), West Route (North Spec) Date of Climb: 6/20-6/23, 2005 Trip Report: I climbed South and North Spectacle buttes on Monday-Thursday. South Spectacle Butte is one of the 100 highest peaks in the state, covered in my guidebook Summit Routes: Washington's 100 Highest Peaks. My trip report is here. (Please don't repost this report... I spent a lot of time writing it) If you would like more information on the guide, go to SummitRoutes.com. --Scott Gear Notes: Helmet, trekking poles. Approach Notes: Entiat River Road, Entiat River and Ice Creek trails; trails are snow free and maintained.

The snow line was at about 6,100 feet as we made our way up to the ridge, and it is pretty soft and nasty in the woods. There was snow along the north ridge, with some punching through. The east side of the ridge, descending southwesterly to Coney Lake, is snow free, which makes for an easy descent. There is snow from the lake on up to the summit. Reasonably consolidated rounding the lake, but enough hidden rocks to make for a bit of a mine field. --Scott

Guess I should have been more clear here. Not suggesting it be named that or any such thing. Just what we referred to it as as we were climbing. From the top of it, there is a great view up and down the valley.

Climb: Cannon Mountain-Northwest Route Date of Climb: 5/30/2005 Trip Report: Brian and I climbed Cannon Mountain on Monday. Cannon is one of the 100 highest peaks in the state (#37), covered in our guidebook Summit Routes: Washington's 100 Highest Peaks. My trip report is here. (Please don't repost this report... I spent a lot of time writing it) If you would like more information on the guide, go to SummitRoutes.com. --Scott Gear Notes: Ice axe, crampons, helmet, trekking poles. Approach Notes: Abandoned road from Stuart Lake TH.

If you're into the goal of climbing these peaks, some or all, visit my website at SummitRoutes.com. It's the companion to my new guidebook, Summit Routes: Washington's 100 Highest Peaks. --Scott Stephenson

Wisemore, ..., Cleverly..., those have got to be made up names. Is this article legit? Maybe Mr. not-so Cleverly should have been a bit Wisemore.

Okay, here's the full story: http://www.mounteverest.net/story/MysteryChopperlandsontopofEverestMay242005.shtml

I saw video of the landing on King 5 news this morning. What's next, flightseers touching down for a short stroll and a picnic lunch?!? How do other people feel about this? http://www.mounteverest.net/story/Wheretheeaglesfly-ChopperlandsontopofEverestMay62005.shtml

Check out my report at: http://www.summitroutes.com/cgi-local/ya...53178;start=0#0 Colchuck is one of Washington's highest peaks. For more information on these peaks, check out my new guidebook entitled "Summit Routes: Washington's 100 Highest Peaks." There is more information on the guide at http://summitroutes.com/. --Scott

It was still gated on Sunday, 3/6. After coming out of the Enchantments, I drove up the Icicle to investigate. That's the most recent information I have. BTW, it's Aasgard Pass (note spelling), despite what all the maps say