West Ridge of Pacific Peak and traverse to Crystal Peak

Route Description

Date: 03-17-2012
Route: West Ridge of Pacific Peak from Mayflower Gulch/Southwest Ridge of Crystal Peak
Total Distance: 8.4 mi
Elevation Gain: 3,900 ft.

Route Map

West Ridge of Pacific Peak

Mayflower Hill and Jacques Peak	At the base of West Ridge of Pacific Peak
First tower on the West Ridge	Looking up the gully above the first tower
Looking down the gully bypassing the first group of towers	A close-up view of the slab traverse
The lower towers and slab traverse section	The lower third of the West Ridge
The Northwest Face of Pacific Peak	Looking down along the West Ridge
Rock towers in the middle of the ridge
West Ridge of Atlantic Peak	A continuous snow section of the ridge
The gully leading to the upper ridge	View from the top of the gully
Approaching the false summit	False summit: view south
False summit: view north

Pacific Peak Summit

Pacific Peak summit pyramid	Looking down the North Face Couloir
Pacific Peak summit: view west	Pacific Peak summit: view towards Crystal Peak
Pacific Peak summit: view east

Traverse to Crystal Peak and return to Mayflower Gulch

The upper North Couloir	The North Face of Pacific Peak
Southwest Ridge of Crystal Peak	Pacific Peak from SW Ridge of Crystal Peak
Approaching the summit of Crystal Peak	Crystal Peak: summit towards Peak 10
Traversing below the West Ridge of Pacific Peak	Back to Mayflower Gulch

Images

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