Casey_Ruff Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Trip: Chiwaukum Range traverse - Point 7534 to Snowgrass Peak Date: 9/14/2007 Trip Report: After being apart for the entire summer, Morgan and I decided to get reacquainted by spending a few days cruising in the Chiwaukum range this past weekend. We approached via Whitepine and Wildhorse Creek trails and then made our way up to Deadhorse Pass. We tagged Point 7534 and enjoyed nice views before dropping down to Larch Lake for the evening. Casey approaches Deadhorse pass Morgan climbing the ridge of Point 7534 Morgan approaches camp at Larch Lake The next morning we gained east ridge of Big Chiwaukum by scrambling up a NE facing rib dividing Cup and Larch Lakes. We dropped down onto the east facing cirque of Big Chiwaukum and continued up some interesting solid rock features. Nice views of Lake Charles and the Glacier Creek drainage were had. Morgan hikes towards the ramp we climbed to gain the summit ridge of Big Chiwaukum We decided to gain the summit ridge of Big Chiwaukum via a chossy ramp through the cliffs on the east side rather than crossing the entire cirque over to the south side near Snowgrass thus having to backtrack to gain the summit of Big Chiwaukum. Morgan did a great job dealing with the junky rock and a bit of exposure. Once we gained the ridge, it was just a short jaunt to one of the false summits. Morgan relaxed on the false summit while I scrambled over to the true summit for a bit. The views of Sloan, Daniel, the Stuart range etc. were amazing. Morgan on the Junk en route to the summit ridge Casey on the true summit Nice view of the Stuart Range After relaxing in the sun for a while we made our way down to upper Grace Lake via the west shoulder and set up camp for the night. I wanted to give Snowgrass a shot via a crumbly ramp up to a saddle between the subsidiary E summit and the true summit of Snowgrass. Once I topped out on the ridge I decided I was done with the junk and took in the views of the Stuart Range before descending back to camp. Upper Grace Lake Camp with Sloan in the background Climbing the ramp towards Snowgrass and view from the ridge We had a nice evening enjoying the sunset and watching the approaching weather engulf the distant mountains. We awoke to thick clouds and had an uneventful but nice hike out. We saw quite a few horse packing deer hunters on the trail out. Sunset view from Camp Thank you to Morgan for such a fun and memorable trip. Approach Notes: White Pine and Wildhorse Creek trails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Casey!! Welcome home! You going to be at Dante's on Thursday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Nice pics. Pan out next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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