Hayley Sierra Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Trip: Seven Fingered Jack 8.17.08-8.18.08 - Date: 8/17/2008 Trip Report: Nick and I headed to the Entiat Mountain range on Sunday to ascend Seven Fingered Jack, and possibly hit Mt. Fernow as well. With uncooperative weather on Monday, we only got the one peak in, but we had a great trip nevertheless! Beautiful waterfall on the way to Leroy Basin. Our campsite at Leroy Basin, with Seven Fingers Jack (7FJ) in the background. Looking up at the peak that evening. The true summit is on the far left of the ridge. We departed for the summit of 7FJ at 6:30 am, took a break at the large bench at 7800’, and were standing on the summit by 8:30 am. The scrambling was very enjoyable high on the mountain, and we may even have made a few detours to go up and over some of the other fingers as well! Departing for the summit Scrambling toward the summit (class 2) Summit of Seven Fingers, with Maude in the background With a whole day ahead of us, and the weather still looking good, we decided to make a trip towards Mt. Fernow, another couple miles away. We descended to a small lake via rock scrambling/scree sliding, and then had to descend to the bottom of the glacier before heading back up to Fernow. From the lake, we made a move towards the mountain, seen in the distance. Unfortunately, before long the weather moved in, and rather than facing the thought of climbing on 4th class rock in the rain, we decided to turn back. Our decision was soon justified when not long after turning around the weather hit. Keep in mind, this “sunset” photo was taken at 12 noon! We got back to camp, packed up in the rain, and headed down the trail. All in all, another fun trip in the mountains! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belayerslayer Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 awesome! could you see the north face route on mt. maude? any snow/ice still left up there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
To_The_Top Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 BS- You can see the north face in picture 6, looks very thin. When I was up a few years ago we climbed 3 of the 7 fingers, can't emphasize keep going left enough... TTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Sierra Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 Yeah, not much on the north face of Maude at the moment, unfortunately. I'm hoping to head back up there myself when the route comes in again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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