We did the traverse from Raven Ridge to Hoodoo. It is spectacularly fun, with one decently long section of exposed class 4 (definitely no-slip area) on the knife edged ridge. Additionally, if you are going from Raven to Hoodoo, you will encounter a 5.7 overhanging boulder problem partway through that may give shorter members trouble. I managed it in runnings shoes with a heel hook, but my shorter partner needed a boost. There is a rap sling above so if you are going the other way, 30 ft of cord is enough to rap the move. But you can also downclimb the move, which I did, because the handholds are so good. You might be able to avoid this problem by dropping lower on the west side of the ridge, but it looked very loose and less fun.
wsashby - Nov 8, 2015 8:14 pm - Hasn't voted
Trail all clearAs of Oct 2015 the trail to Hoodoo & Raven Ridge is completely clear of blow down. Smooth sweet trail all the way to the cabin and beyond to the lake.
EastKing - Nov 11, 2015 10:08 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Trail all clearNice! Thanks for the update!!
ryanmolden - May 23, 2017 6:15 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Trail all clearIt is back as of 5/20/17, blow down city, lots of fun :P
kmccrohan - Oct 2, 2017 11:21 am - Hasn't voted
Traverse to Raven RigeWe did the traverse from Raven Ridge to Hoodoo. It is spectacularly fun, with one decently long section of exposed class 4 (definitely no-slip area) on the knife edged ridge. Additionally, if you are going from Raven to Hoodoo, you will encounter a 5.7 overhanging boulder problem partway through that may give shorter members trouble. I managed it in runnings shoes with a heel hook, but my shorter partner needed a boost. There is a rap sling above so if you are going the other way, 30 ft of cord is enough to rap the move. But you can also downclimb the move, which I did, because the handholds are so good. You might be able to avoid this problem by dropping lower on the west side of the ridge, but it looked very loose and less fun.