anyone who has done both the traverse on the west side (perfect pass to pickett pass to picket pass) and the east side traverse (challenger arm, down to luna lake, over the southeast peak of fury to pickett pass) which side is a nicer route?
the beckey guide mentions steep heather slope traversing for the west route, (miserable).
it looks like if needed the southwest peak of fury could be skirted by dropping down a gully to the west of the SW peak and east peak ridgeline, meeting up with the west side traverse and contoring back up to picket pass. is the SW peak from the north sketchy enough to warrant this?