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| bellinghamclimber | Wonderful Perch  Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2012 | |
| This was my first time into the Eagle Cap Wilderness, and the whole experience was breathtaking! It took less than a a half hour to reach the summit from Horton Pass, with AMAZING views all around! | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2012 1:38 am | ||
| bedellympian | backpacking peak bag Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2012 | |
| Backpacking through Glacier Pass. Ditched the pack, ran the ridge line and scrambled up the North Face/Ridge. Jogged down to the saddle between Glacier and Eagle, slid down the glacier and ran back down the ridge... 70 minutes round trip. Rock is Crumbly lower down but firms up a bit, the black bands are pretty rotten. | |
| Posted Aug 26, 2012 4:01 pm | ||
| droot | Snow, snow, and more snow Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2012 | |
| We started the day before at the Wallowa Lake trailhead and hiked into Lakes Basin for a 12 mile day. Started encountering snow at about Horseshoe Lake, and as we gained elevation towards Douglas lake, the trail was completely under snow. We had to just bushwhack our way to Mirror lake. Mirror and Moccasin were still 95% frozen over, with just a few feet of the shores having ice cold water. There was still 1-2 feet of snow on the ground all around the lake, and luckily we found a small melted area under a tree to set up camp. The next morning we awoke at 5:45 to make our attempt at Eagle cap. The entire day would be climbing on snow. We went up where the trail normally goes, but during this time of the year it was just a steep snow chute. Once on the bench, we decided that instead of taking Horton's pass, we would just climb up the snow to the low point on the West ridge right before Eagle Cap. It was steep snow, but kicking in large footholds we made it to the ridge. From the ridge it was an easy scramble on snow/rock to the top. Beautify blue skies and no wind at the top. | |
| Posted Jul 3, 2012 11:57 am | ||
| Cal | Happy birthday to me! Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2011 | |
| Albeit freakin' cold and stormy, this was a great end to a lovely backpacking trip complete with dulce de leche at the top, courtesy of a good friend ;) | |
| Posted Apr 16, 2012 3:37 pm | ||
| polarjud | After labor day Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2011 | |
| Went up the East Lostine, starting late on labor day. Camped at the top of some falls. Dropped packs next day at Upper Lake for the final walk up. Didn't encounter anyone on the mountain, maybe because of late start and thunderstorms in area. Verizon service on top, but not ATT. | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2011 10:54 pm | ||
| mnpalerm | Lostine River Trail Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010 | |
| Wow this was a great one! The trailhead was full but I hardly saw anyone on the trail. There were a few other parties camping at Mirror Lake but it wasnt crowded. It was still really snowy so summiting was a fun challenge, not a soul on top for the 1.5 hours I was up there. Incredible view!...but lots of mosquitos at the lake! | |
| Posted Feb 18, 2011 9:19 pm | ||
| calebEOC | Dayhiked Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2010 | |
| Surprisingly easy dayhike from TwoPan trailhead, left jeep at 6am, top of first set of switchbacks by 7am, bridge at 8am, base of horton pass a little before 9am, and on the summit at 10am. BS'd with some Bend residents for about an hour, then scrambled up Moccasin Peak behind Mirror Lake so I could ensure I broke the 20 mile mark for the day. this is summitlog entry #100 for me on Summitpost, yay! | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2010 12:12 am | ||
| Troy B | Route: Lostine/Horton Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2010 | |
| Evening hike from the Two Pan trailhead to the summit of Eagle Cap with a bivy just below the summit. Excellent sunrise from the top. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2010 9:09 pm | ||
| DustyDeb9 | Fun Backpacking Trip Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2006 | |
| Beautiful hike in. Lots of room for camping around the lake, but expect a croud on a nice summer weekend. Nice hike to Eagle cap summit, with good views. | |
| Posted Jan 27, 2010 2:21 am | ||
| spotly | Standard Route Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009 | |
| Hiked up with Teri. Saw some bighorn sheep along the way. The summit and its cooling breeze offered the only protection from the terrifying mosquitos in three days! We descended via Glacier Lake then back up over Glacier Pass. | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2009 6:41 pm | ||
| Super Dave | From Glacier Pass Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009 | |
| Climbed Eagle Cap during a 3-day backpacking trip. Hiked in to Frazier Lake via W Fork Wallowa River on day 1, then climbed Eagle Cap from Glacier Pass during day 2 and enjoyed an awesome sunset from Moccasin Lake that night. Hiked back out through the Lakes Basin on day 3. Still a fair amount of snow to contend with, but it was in good shape for kicking steps. Here’s a trip-report and some photos. | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2009 11:35 pm | ||
| sassyplatt | East Fork Eagle Creek, Horton Pass Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2002 | |
| We had the place to ourselves for 3 days. We packed in through a beautiful valley, saw lots of elk and quite a bit of snow. The Eagle Cap summit was almost secondary to the gorgeous Wallowa backcountry. | |
| Posted Jan 27, 2009 10:38 pm | ||
| RSBARNES | Great trip | |
| Early summer trip. Deep Snow and beautiful views. | |
| Posted Nov 11, 2008 1:08 am | ||
| BCJ | Gorgeous Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2001 | |
| Amazing views. Scrambled up from Glacier Lake. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2008 4:35 am | ||
| cmc56789 | Union County high point Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2008 | |
| Did this one via the standard Horton pass approach while spending three days camped at Hidden Lake. Excellent Views in all directions! | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2008 12:52 am | ||
| nickkarl | Mirror Lake Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2008 | |
| Climbed from Mirror Lake via Horton Pass. Great hike, love the trail the whole way up. No summit register, not sure where it went. A great place to escape the awful mesquitos of the lake basin area. | |
| Posted Aug 4, 2008 4:13 pm | ||
| Infected Mushroom | From Frazier lake Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2007 | |
| Climbed with Mr clam. We parted ways beneath the east face when he decided to give the east ridge a try. Not being one for free soloing, I found a scramble route up a chute connecting to the south ridge. I was quite baffled to watch from the summit his completion of that treacherous route. | |
| Posted Sep 23, 2007 3:44 pm | ||
| Mr. Clam | Route Climbed: East Rib Solo Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2007 | |
| I tried to follow the East Ridge but was turned around near the top when the climbing got a bit out of my solo comfort range. As I descended I spotted a a tasty looking rib going up the east face and decided to traverse over and give it a shot. It turned out to be some of the most intense (but fun) free soloing I have done. Once at the top I continued on along the Dragon Spine Ridge to Glacier Peak. A good day. | |
| Posted Sep 19, 2007 9:01 pm | ||
| mkpatrick | Horton Pass Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2007 | |
| Beautiful day, had my brothers from Texas and my wife with me. The Eagle Cap Wilderness has got to be my favorite place in Oregon. | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2007 4:06 pm | ||
| cascadetraveler | Eagle cap via West fork of the Wallowa river Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2007 | |
| Drove to Wallowa lake trailhead on the 2nd of July. We backpacked up the West fork of the Wallowa river to Six Mile Meadow forded two streams and humped it up to Horseshoe lake. The next day we Backpacked up to Mirror lake dropped our packs and hiked uphill until the trail disappeared under snow. we walked cross country below Horton pass and traversed under a slightly corniced west ridge and met the trail again just below the summit, walked up the sweeping switchbacks and were rewarded with arguably the best view in the Wallowas. Sweeet! | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2007 4:31 pm | ||
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