[TR] Seven Fingered Jack (7FJ) - SW Slope 8/18/2013

[KaskadskyjKozak]

Trip: Seven Fingered Jack (7FJ) - SW Slope

 

Date: 8/18/2013

 

Trip Report:

I took my two younger sons backpacking this weekend to Leroy Basin. My youngest also accompanied me up to tag the summit of 7FJ via the standard talus/scree-slog. My friend PG met us at camp separately and joined us for the climb and descent before motoring out early for home.

 

The hike in:

 

 

The boys before the hike out. Nice view of the objective (and snow melt):

 

Scrambling talus and scree in the early morning:

 

 

The infamous, ominous 7FJ-Maude col:

 

Close-up of the N side traverse from the col:

 

Summit shots:

 

 

N Face of Maude:

My boy scrambling down talus. Warms the heart!

 

Glacier Peak still looking snowy from the E:

 

The contrasting colors were awesome this weekend. Shot down to Leroy Basin from high on 7FJ:

 

Glacier Peak and surrounding environs:

 

 

 

 

Gear Notes:

Helmet.

 

Approach Notes:

Lots of black flies.

[tanstaafl]

Nice job getting the kids out; that's what it's all about. It's one of my lasting regrets that I didn't start climbing until my dad was 72, and as a result never got to take him climbing with me.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

Nice job getting the kids out; that's what it's all about. It's one of my lasting regrets that I didn't start climbing until my dad was 72, and as a result never got to take him climbing with me.

 

Thanks for sharing... I hope the boys appreciate these experiences for years to come!

 

[Gaucho Argentino]

Awesome, Dude! Good for the boys to be in the mountains and nature...

[OlegV]

Your kids are troopers!!

[ivan]

i'm still not certain if i even want to take my young'uns anywhere near a real mountain as they still keep finding novel ones to get themselves hurt just around the damn house

 

how young were your 2 pardners on this trip?

[KaskadskyjKozak]

i'm still not certain if i even want to take my young'uns anywhere near a real mountain as they still keep finding novel ones to get themselves hurt just around the damn house

 

how young were your 2 pardners on this trip?

 

13 and 11. The 11-year-old is a natural and will be crushing me soon enough

 

[BootsandPants]

Very cool! I wish my dad took me out climbing when I was 11.

 

Interesting to see how melted out the basin and the NF of Maude are. I've never been back there any later than July, so maybe it's normal, but it seemed pretty bare.

[Dr.Go]

Nice. I don't have kids, but I have had my dogs up 7FJ (Teal rest in peace). Just got a new pup, 7 weeks old, yesterday we climbed Hadley Peak. Got to get them out early.