Lake Byrne to Red Pass Info Request

[Tom_Ormond]

Has anyone travelled from Lake Byrne to Red Pass? It seems you would have to traverse Black Mtn, Skullcap Pk, and Portal Pk, which all look feasible. But I was wondering if anyone has actually covered that ground and can post some details. Any spots to avoid??

 

Thanks,

[ski_photomatt]

There is a route description in Routes and Rocks, if you can find a copy if it. We hiked the first half of this a few summers ago but were scared away from finishing the second half by a large electrical storm. We made it to the basin just north of Black. The north east side of Black has some reminent ice (at least it did a few summers ago) that you would probably want crampons for. It might be possible to avoid but crossing over looks to be the easiest way. You can do a nice two day loop in along Lost Creek Ridge and out the Sauk River. If you want more info I can check Routes and Rocks and let you know.

[Tom_Ormond]

Thanks for the info. I don't own a copy of Routes and Rocks but a friend made full color copies of the maps for me. I can see the Black Mtn. High Route on the Glacier Pk. map. I should be able to use that map along with TOPO to get a pretty good idea of where to go. Thanks again.

[tread_tramp]

pp. 81-83 of Crowder and Tabor's book describes the Black Mountain High Route, starting at Red Pass and finishing around the west side of Lake Byrne. It rates it a Difficult 3,000-foot climb,3850-foot descent,7 miles, 8 hours. Although I have no personal experience with this route, I can pass along the information from the book if you'd like.

[tread_tramp]

Tom check your pms

[Adam__S]

full and entertaining TR at:

http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11523