ecobiker - Mar 3, 2008 8:47 pm Date Climbed: May 6, 2007
Another White-Out
We climbed from the north-west ridge through fog and mist. The sun would come out to tease us for a brief moment. Crampons and ice axes for the windy traverse to the top.
bmwboarder7 - Aug 31, 2007 12:38 am Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2007
Good views
Made it up to some sweet views. Good view of both Kaleetan and thomson which I enjoyed.
BSPclimber - Aug 25, 2007 2:22 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2007
South Spur with bonus frivolous elevation gain
Started from Olallie Meadows on the PCT. Somehow missed the cairn at the junction just before the tiny meadow, so I ended up going all the way to Mirror Lake, which is a cool place but not one I was planning on going. Turned around there, and took the use trail from that tiny meadow, which connects with the other one within a tenth of a mile or so. From there it's a fun hike/scramble to the summit. Lots of fog on the summit limited views to a few hundred feet in any direction so I didn't stay long. On the way down I could see that the fog lifted and would have had some good views had I stayed up there 20 minutes longer. With my detour, I figured I went 10 miles RT with about 2800 feet elevation gain. A nice warm up for Little Annapurna the next day.
Note: Bugs were fairly mild this day, didn't even need bug spray.
ericnoel - Aug 4, 2007 9:27 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
Silver
I got antsy and left the trail too soon and went up a little gully. This was steep and necessitated brush belays. This forest adventure eventually topped out into easy forest and then the talus field and in due time hit the climber's path. Some fog rolling in from the west at the summit. I took the trail all the way back down to the PCT. It should be noted that this is effectively a full blown trail rather than a climber's path. Just keep heading south farther than you think may be you should be and you will hit it and don't try to take a shortcut as I did.
Dean - Jul 7, 2007 11:34 am Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2007
Cross Country - south spur
John and I joined forces to go up cross country from the PCT as we couldn't find the normal route. After some steep sections of brush and snow, we found talus that we followed up and stumbled across the use trail that makes its way up. Views from the summit were outstanding but the voracious mosquito population that followed us up from the PCT made us pay every time we stopped and they limited our stay on the summit to a brief visit.
We were pretty much able to follow the use trail down to the PCT on the way down which was a whole lot easier than the way we had chosen to go up. I must do this one again sometime, without the mosquito plague and for a longer visit on top.
Andy Dewey - Mar 24, 2007 6:41 pm Date Climbed: Mar 23, 2007
Route Climbed: West Route (Annette Lake)
Very icy and slippery, needed crampons most of the way. Lots of slushy wet stuff too. Overcast & rainy, but still had a great view.
If I had started earlier this would have made a nice combo with Abiel and/or Tinkham
jtostenr - Oct 29, 2006 4:43 am Date Climbed: Oct 28, 2006
Route Climbed: NW Ridge
We scrambled up the NW Ridge and down the NE Ridge. Going up was fun and pretty easy. Going down got steep at times and very slick. Fun way to climb this peak if you want to avoid the crowds.
supermarmot - Sep 9, 2006 1:34 am Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2006
nice view, even with I-90
combined with mount catherine for a nice day hike.
Route Climbed: West Slope via Annette Lake Date: September 5, 2006
Climbed from Annette lake trail, steep loose talus made for an interesting ascent. Good weather, but very hazy from all the various fires around. Could not even see Rainier!
osatrik - Sep 2, 2006 6:08 am Date Climbed: Mar 26, 1995
Annette Lake
Snow was a bit hard, glad I brought my ice axe. Climbed with Ken, who forgot his! Amazed to see all the ski tracks on the east side, up from the cross country ski area at the pass.
ren - Feb 16, 2006 2:44 am Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2004
Route Climbed: Annette Lake 10/30/04
Multiple Summits, also combined w/ Tinkham and Abiel
Route Climbed: South Spur Date Climbed: July 25, 1999
A broken down truck waylaid our Saturday plans for Three Fingers, so a quick Snoqualmie area hike was in order. There are decent directions in the "Hundred Hikes" book, however the heavy fog disoriented us on the way up. Hike the PCT south for about one and a half miles. Since there was solid snow, we did not see the turnoff trail to the saddle between Abiel and Silver. We found a wide swamp/meadow covered in snow, and followed it up and to the left. It narrows to a finger over a creek, and I suspect it won't be there much longer. It gets steep, but the ascent is short. Just before the ridge it becomes a scramble. Turn right at the draw, walking scree, then talus. There are flowers everywhere! It's the best display I've seen this year. I realized the "Silver" is the granite talus piled high. We hit the 5605' high point just in time for the fog to start lifting, first showing us Big Tahoma, then Annette Lake at our feet, and slowly, the rest of the surrouding hills. This is very recommendable if you don't have the time or the energy to hike all day. We saw a marmot snacking on the heather, and I sustained my first mosquito bites of the year. I estimate six miles and five hours, roundtrip.
Route Climbed: Annette Lake Trail Date Climbed: February 16, 2003
The weather was wet and mild at the trailhead, with no visibility. Always the optimist, on to the summit! The slight detour at the start of the trail quickly gave way to the standard Annette Lake trail. It was muddy for the first 2 miles, and then packed snow and ice to the lake. The rain changed to snow at around 3000'. The climb toward the ridge was no nonsense uphill, with varying conditions. Some places had 1-2 inches of new snow on top of a crusty underlayer, and others had 15". Not much avalanche danger, and only occassional wind. Visibility never improved beyond the lake below, but a very satisfying climb. 4 hours and 17 minutes to reach the top, but all 6 of us made it.
Route Climbed: Annette lake approach Date Climbed: December 22 -2002
Hiked in to Annette lake and swung a left up through the forest. after a short while it opened up into a gully of about 45 degrees with 3 feet of fresh snow. After reaching the summit ridge we traversed right about the width of the lake before reaching the summit. We had the mountain all to ourselves.
Route Climbed: South Spur Date Climbed: August 20, 2002
Although a popular hike, Silver Peak doesn't see a lot of action during the week. Just 3.5 miles and 1,800 feet to the top. Nothing but sunshine and good trail today. Made the summit in just over an hour and the round trip under two hours.
Route Climbed: South Spur Date Climbed: July 16, 2002
I have become familiar with this way up Silver Peak and it paid off this time. Lots of lingering snow starting about 1.5 mile in on the PCT. The trail was hard to follow at times. From the trail which branches off the PCT, mostly snow covered until the rock slide at the base of the south spur. Only patchy snow from there to the summit. No views due to low clouds.
Route Climbed: South Spur Date Climbed: August 9, 2001
Easy access to the PCT trailhead from road 9070 but yet far enough away for a little solitude. No snow and good trail all the way. This route is very easy to follow and the trail is continuous all the way to the easy scramble near the top.
ecobiker - Mar 3, 2008 8:47 pm Date Climbed: May 6, 2007
Another White-OutWe climbed from the north-west ridge through fog and mist. The sun would come out to tease us for a brief moment. Crampons and ice axes for the windy traverse to the top.
bmwboarder7 - Aug 31, 2007 12:38 am Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2007
Good viewsMade it up to some sweet views. Good view of both Kaleetan and thomson which I enjoyed.
BSPclimber - Aug 25, 2007 2:22 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2007
South Spur with bonus frivolous elevation gainStarted from Olallie Meadows on the PCT. Somehow missed the cairn at the junction just before the tiny meadow, so I ended up going all the way to Mirror Lake, which is a cool place but not one I was planning on going. Turned around there, and took the use trail from that tiny meadow, which connects with the other one within a tenth of a mile or so. From there it's a fun hike/scramble to the summit. Lots of fog on the summit limited views to a few hundred feet in any direction so I didn't stay long. On the way down I could see that the fog lifted and would have had some good views had I stayed up there 20 minutes longer. With my detour, I figured I went 10 miles RT with about 2800 feet elevation gain. A nice warm up for Little Annapurna the next day.
Note: Bugs were fairly mild this day, didn't even need bug spray.
ericnoel - Aug 4, 2007 9:27 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
SilverI got antsy and left the trail too soon and went up a little gully. This was steep and necessitated brush belays. This forest adventure eventually topped out into easy forest and then the talus field and in due time hit the climber's path. Some fog rolling in from the west at the summit. I took the trail all the way back down to the PCT. It should be noted that this is effectively a full blown trail rather than a climber's path. Just keep heading south farther than you think may be you should be and you will hit it and don't try to take a shortcut as I did.
Dean - Jul 7, 2007 11:34 am Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2007
Cross Country - south spurJohn and I joined forces to go up cross country from the PCT as we couldn't find the normal route. After some steep sections of brush and snow, we found talus that we followed up and stumbled across the use trail that makes its way up. Views from the summit were outstanding but the voracious mosquito population that followed us up from the PCT made us pay every time we stopped and they limited our stay on the summit to a brief visit.
We were pretty much able to follow the use trail down to the PCT on the way down which was a whole lot easier than the way we had chosen to go up. I must do this one again sometime, without the mosquito plague and for a longer visit on top.
Andy Dewey - Mar 24, 2007 6:41 pm Date Climbed: Mar 23, 2007
Route Climbed: West Route (Annette Lake)Very icy and slippery, needed crampons most of the way. Lots of slushy wet stuff too. Overcast & rainy, but still had a great view.
littlefrantz - Jan 5, 2007 2:30 am
yayFun snowboarding
Krylon - Dec 29, 2006 11:46 pm
South SpurIf I had started earlier this would have made a nice combo with Abiel and/or Tinkham
jtostenr - Oct 29, 2006 4:43 am Date Climbed: Oct 28, 2006
Route Climbed: NW RidgeWe scrambled up the NW Ridge and down the NE Ridge. Going up was fun and pretty easy. Going down got steep at times and very slick. Fun way to climb this peak if you want to avoid the crowds.
supermarmot - Sep 9, 2006 1:34 am Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2006
nice view, even with I-90combined with mount catherine for a nice day hike.
agreenstreet - Sep 5, 2006 9:54 pm Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2006
Route Climbed: West Slope via Annette Lake Date: September 5, 2006Climbed from Annette lake trail, steep loose talus made for an interesting ascent. Good weather, but very hazy from all the various fires around. Could not even see Rainier!
osatrik - Sep 2, 2006 6:08 am Date Climbed: Mar 26, 1995
Annette LakeSnow was a bit hard, glad I brought my ice axe. Climbed with Ken, who forgot his! Amazed to see all the ski tracks on the east side, up from the cross country ski area at the pass.
ren - Feb 16, 2006 2:44 am Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2004
Route Climbed: Annette Lake 10/30/04Multiple Summits, also combined w/ Tinkham and Abiel
magellan - Sep 7, 2005 12:21 am
Route Climbed: South Spur Date Climbed: July 25, 1999A broken down truck waylaid our Saturday plans for Three Fingers, so a quick Snoqualmie area hike was in order. There are decent directions in the "Hundred Hikes" book, however the heavy fog disoriented us on the way up. Hike the PCT south for about one and a half miles. Since there was solid snow, we did not see the turnoff trail to the saddle between Abiel and Silver. We found a wide swamp/meadow covered in snow, and followed it up and to the left. It narrows to a finger over a creek, and I suspect it won't be there much longer. It gets steep, but the ascent is short. Just before the ridge it becomes a scramble. Turn right at the draw, walking scree, then talus. There are flowers everywhere! It's the best display I've seen this year. I realized the "Silver" is the granite talus piled high. We hit the 5605' high point just in time for the fog to start lifting, first showing us Big Tahoma, then Annette Lake at our feet, and slowly, the rest of the surrouding hills. This is very recommendable if you don't have the time or the energy to hike all day. We saw a marmot snacking on the heather, and I sustained my first mosquito bites of the year. I estimate six miles and five hours, roundtrip.
dmuja - Mar 24, 2004 10:17 pm
Route Climbed: Approach was from the "Mirror Lake" trailhead -exit 62. Connected to the PCT, then up the south side. Date Climbed: November 1, 2003This will no doubt become a favorite scramble of mine.
sixsigmafool - Feb 17, 2003 6:35 pm
Route Climbed: Annette Lake Trail Date Climbed: February 16, 2003The weather was wet and mild at the trailhead, with no visibility. Always the optimist, on to the summit! The slight detour at the start of the trail quickly gave way to the standard Annette Lake trail. It was muddy for the first 2 miles, and then packed snow and ice to the lake. The rain changed to snow at around 3000'. The climb toward the ridge was no nonsense uphill, with varying conditions. Some places had 1-2 inches of new snow on top of a crusty underlayer, and others had 15". Not much avalanche danger, and only occassional wind. Visibility never improved beyond the lake below, but a very satisfying climb. 4 hours and 17 minutes to reach the top, but all 6 of us made it.
jasonconnell - Dec 26, 2002 12:01 pm
Route Climbed: Annette lake approach Date Climbed: December 22 -2002Hiked in to Annette lake and swung a left up through the forest. after a short while it opened up into a gully of about 45 degrees with 3 feet of fresh snow. After reaching the summit ridge we traversed right about the width of the lake before reaching the summit. We had the mountain all to ourselves.
RStokes - Dec 17, 2002 9:41 pm
Route Climbed: South Spur Date Climbed: August 20, 2002Although a popular hike, Silver Peak doesn't see a lot of action during the week. Just 3.5 miles and 1,800 feet to the top. Nothing but sunshine and good trail today. Made the summit in just over an hour and the round trip under two hours.
RStokes - Dec 17, 2002 9:35 pm
Route Climbed: South Spur Date Climbed: July 16, 2002I have become familiar with this way up Silver Peak and it paid off this time. Lots of lingering snow starting about 1.5 mile in on the PCT. The trail was hard to follow at times. From the trail which branches off the PCT, mostly snow covered until the rock slide at the base of the south spur. Only patchy snow from there to the summit. No views due to low clouds.
RStokes - Dec 17, 2002 9:24 pm
Route Climbed: South Spur Date Climbed: August 9, 2001Easy access to the PCT trailhead from road 9070 but yet far enough away for a little solitude. No snow and good trail all the way. This route is very easy to follow and the trail is continuous all the way to the easy scramble near the top.