Trail most of the way with a small section of some class three as you near the summit. The scramble section had been marked with yellow spray paint in spots. Nice view of Jack. Did not get much of a view of the Jerry lakes because of low visibility.
Route Climbed: SW Face Date Climbed: July 31, 2005
Five of us successfully scrambled Crater as a day trip. Saw only one person at the lake (which is really more like a tarn these days). USFS is rebuilding the bridge near the old (collapsing) guard station, but there is a really great log to cross in the mean time. The rest of the trail is in remarkably good condition.
Route Climbed: SW route Date Climbed: August 17, 2001
Awesome views of all the high, glaciated peaks of North Cascades. A couple of hundred feet of exposed class 3/4 climbing to get to the broad, grassy summit. Did roundtrip of 6,000+ ft in 8 to 10 hours. Great perspective of Jack mountain.
Route Climbed: Scramble from the South-West Face Date Climbed: September 5th 2000
Camped at the waterfall just south of Crater lake, no other parties there, however, there were a couple other partes at the lake. Not a soul on the approach to the summit block and spotted several people coming up over the glacier.