eternalX Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 What's the peak that you get to by taking the boat across Ross Lake? I know it's in my Selected book but that's at home. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Bonanza? Actually, there are a lot of peaks accessible via the water taxi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Bonanza is on lake chelan not ross lake. you will have to be more specific, there are lots of peaks you can take the water taxi to, depending on the approach you want to do. Davis? Hozomeen? the north pickets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 prob Hozomeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Yeah, hozzomen is definitely one that would be a major pain in the ass wihtout the boat. Some of the others you can just walk a little farther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Oops. My bad. Hozomeen, Desolation, and little jackass are shown on page 200 of the red Fred book. They are all at the northish end of Ross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Hozomeen is access from Canada. You can access many peaks using Ross Lake, like Jack, Prophet, Challenger, and multiple others. But the one you are probably thinking about is Luna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 ya if you took a boat to get to hozomeen you would have to walk 500m from the dock to the trailhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeezix Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Luna ...you can hike across the dam and hump up to Big Beaver trail. That water taxi is expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalX Posted May 20, 2004 Author Share Posted May 20, 2004 thanks everyone. I must be going crazy because I went home and looked at my Selected Climbs... book and read up on Luna Peak and that's not it. Maybe i'm in the wrong range. I remember reading about a trip where you had to arrong water travel and pickup or else you couldn't get to the start. Am I smoking too much crak these days? I'll keep looking around. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Some of the climbs up near Lake Chelan are more easily done with the "lady of the lake" water taxi. You can do goode and logan that way, but I think you are way better off walking the extra miles and going in via highway 20. Bonanza peak is probably easiest from Chelan too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Some of the climbs up near Lake Chelan are more easily done with the "lady of the lake" water taxi. You can do goode and logan that way, but I think you are way better off walking the extra miles and going in via highway 20. Bonanza peak is probably easiest from Chelan too. It's not really extra mileage anymore josh. The Stehekin road now ends (at least for this summer) @ MP 10.3. This means about 6 miles to BRidge creek, and a few more to Park Creek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Duh...good point. BTW, do they have plans to fix the road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Yeah, there are "plans" but it wont be happening this summer completely. I am actually neighbors with a state highways engineer who does work up there, and he says it's going to be a pretty big job. I believe there are still plans to pave the road from the current 4.5M point to about the 9M point, but part of the road-bed might need re-routing first. I wouldn't be surprised if the eventual decision is to end the road at BRidge Creek, or Park creek. After all, following the '95 flood they decided to let the road end at Glory Mtn. instead of Cottonwood. At the very least I hope that they make it bikeable for this summer, but as of now it sounds like parts of the old road bed are completely gone, and you are dependent on water levels and your personal comfort/skill navigating wet rocks and bankside terrain merely to pass certain sections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotterdamerung Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Is Desolation accessed via water taxi from the Washington or Canadian side of the border or both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 When we were taking the water taxi to Big Beaver TH this year the guy just got back from delivering a group to Desolation, so at least a few people come in from Ross Lake Resort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotterdamerung Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Looks like a good scenic route to take. Thanks Iain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 It seems like it's a little bit too far south to conveneiently access from the north end by land anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotterdamerung Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I've never been on Ross Lake so it will be something new. Like all things it takes experience to get it wired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 It may be faster to get to it by boat from the north end than from the south, from the time you launch to the time you start hiking; however if you add in the extra time to drive to the north end from Seattle area its prob overall faster to come in from the south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeL Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 The boat cost is $50 one way for up to six + gear. You must hike the mile down from the parking lot to the lake where they pick you up. Approximately 40 min. boat trip up to Desolation/Little Beaver area. Much shorter to Big Beaver and maybe cheaper, I don't know. Balance that against the 10-15 miles or more of slog up lake plus extra food. A $$ vs. time thing. I've done the slog east and west side several times each. Next time it's the boat, probably later this month. The drive around to the north end is much longer and boat launch can be a pain if the lake is low. I do know that some people do the portage down to the launch site at the south end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Parker Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 You're probably thinking of Bonanza. Very few climb it without taking the boat. Holden Village was evacuated last week or two ago. Don't know if it's open again. I would try to persuade you to do Goode and Logan from Hwy 20. Not much further to hike now, timing works much better, way cheaper, nice scenic trail. Ross Lake to Big Beaver is your access to Luna and Fury; Challenger if you want. Some others you CAN get to from Canada if you want to drive around. So far I have not heard back from anyone about climbing Jack from Ross Lake. No trail to get up to the glacier I have heard about. Someone prove me wrong! Desolation TH is 13.5 miles by water from lake pickup at dock. Looks like you can get to Hozomeen TH from Canada or by boat or by hiking east side of lake but it's pretty far up there. I'm currently scoping sea kayak/climbing trips. Redoubt, Mox and Spickard are up there in the boonies too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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