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[TR] Olympics - Bailey Range 7/6/2012


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Trip: Olympics - Bailey Range

 

Date: 7/6/2012

 

Trip Report:

Hiked the Baileys High Divide -> Low Divide 6.6.2012-6.9.2012

 

Tons of snow but the route is passable. Fantastic weather. Routefinding in the snow was the biggest problem; expect slow going.

 

High Divide-> Catwalk: 80% snow cover. Trail visible in a few spots; make sure to find it before rounding Cat Peak. Catwalk is nearly snowless. Boston Charlie camp is currently a lake.

 

Boston Charlie-> Cream Lake. 40% snow cover. Almost normal route conditions on the south-facing slope. The usually-nasty descent to Cream Lake could be made much more pleasant by descending one of the snow-covered river gullies and ascending the relatively brush free valley to the lake from the meadow below.

 

Cream Lake-> Lone Tree Pass. 90% snow cover. River to Cream lake running very high make sure to stay on east (left) side ascending to Mt. Ferry.

 

Lone Tree Pass-> Elwah Snowfinger. 100% snow cover. Snowfinger larger than usual. Can descend the snowfinger to ~1mile above Elwah river trail but beware very high river.

 

Have fun and wear sunscreen!

 

 

Gear Notes:

Ice axe and crampons required. No ropes.

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