snowman Posted September 3, 2001 Share Posted September 3, 2001 Does anybody know of any good high country base camps with good mountain scrambles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambone Posted September 3, 2001 Share Posted September 3, 2001 Boston Basin is really nice. Allthough the scrambles are a bit technical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Parker Posted September 3, 2001 Share Posted September 3, 2001 Lake of the Angels in the Olympics. You can climb Mt. Stone and get a great view. I think you approach up the Hamma Hamma River road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaphappy Posted September 4, 2001 Share Posted September 4, 2001 Gothic Basin with Gothic Peak and Del Campo close by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted September 4, 2001 Share Posted September 4, 2001 Yeah, Gothic Basin. Del Campo is many people's favorite scramble in Western Washington. Gothic peak is pretty simple compared to Del Campo. Take a helmet if you've got one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman Posted September 4, 2001 Author Share Posted September 4, 2001 I've climbed both Del Campo and gothic. Would like to find a new basin like gothic or glacier basin, with multiple peaks that can be climbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyagpa! Posted September 4, 2001 Share Posted September 4, 2001 Royal basin above royal lake is great and there are plenty of peak scrambles all over like mt deception(olympic mtns) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted September 4, 2001 Share Posted September 4, 2001 For a mountaineering outing,Cache Col is not all that difficult to reach, but you should bring an ice axe and crampons because the snow slopes on the teraverse/climb from Cascade Pass can be icy. The col has a nice campsite, and the views are as good as it gets. I have found running water shortly down the south side of the col, even as late in the year as October. I believe that class three routes can be found on Mixup Peak, Magic Mountain, Hurry-Up Peak, and Art's Knoll. Formidable and Spider would be doable as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackOnMyBack Posted September 5, 2001 Share Posted September 5, 2001 Sahale Arm makes a nice place to spend a weekend. Besides Sahale Peak, lots of places to check out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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