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Ptarmigan Traverse conditions?


Girevi

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Thanks much Dave56! No shortage of snow there.....

The shot of what must be the Mix-up traverse certainly looks mighty steep.

If you return from your recce before 13 July, I'd be extremely keen to hear from you.

 

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Don't forget that Suittle River Road is blocked at MP 12. That is a tidy extra 10 miles of road walking. Might be better off to hit Dome peak then backtrack down the S. Cascade River. The trail is still there though hard to find. Follow the orange flags. The upper section is nearly completely gone though. Only very small traces can be found on upper. Lower goes from decent to brush covered.

 

Or go in from Chelan side and go out via gunsight and Hanging gardens.

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Yes. Couple of times. Going in took 12 hours for 14 miles. Out took a mere 3.5 hours. Ain't gravity nice? Worst part is the burn part for the first 1.5 miles and the avalanche slide area right where the trail goes UP at the head of the valley. Otherwise its simply follow your nose up valley. The upper valley section is for the most part still there. As I said before, the upper upper section is nearly nonexistent, but its not exactly hard walking through open forest and following gravity downward.

 

It is smart to follow the orange flagging though.

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