[TR] Pickets - Picket High Route (Stettatle -> Wiley) 07/04/2024

[Kyle M]

Trip: Pickets - Picket High Route (Stettatle -> Wiley)

Trip Date: 07/04/2024

Trip Report:

Wyatt, Anthony, and I joined forces once again for a 4th of July Epic. We went for the Pickets this year, completing a south to north high route from Stetattle Ridge, through McMillan Cirque, to Luna Col, and out Wiley Ridge over 4 days. We summited Outrigger, Fury, Luna, Big Beaver, and a few other bumps along the way.

For those curious, Outrigger is climbable from the south. We couldn't find any real info on this, but we found a bypass of the vertical section, climbing some low 5th around to the right.

Wiley Ridge was incredibly pleasant and the bushwhack was short. Highly recommend this route.

https://climberkyle.com/2024/07/04/pickets-high-route/

Gear Notes:
Gaitered gore-tex trail runners, cycling out waterproof socks. Pink tri-cam for the knife edge on Outrigger.

Approach Notes:
We took the Pierce Mountain Trail up Sourdough since the main trail is closed due to the fire last year. Wiley to exit. Stay on the ridge between the two gullies on the descent, and it's not too bad with the exception of one cliff band at 4900 ft.

[JonParker]

Love it! And thanks for taking such good photos. I’m inspired to get to Luna cirque now.
 

And the mystery of where the bootpack south of Outrigger came from is solved. I came through there the day after you from Otto-Himmel and had the impression of boot pack dropped in from the sky. Wouldn’t have thought of coming from McMillan cirque

[Alisse]

Agree with Jon -- thanks for taking such good photos!