We took the route described in 75 Scrambles in Oregon. We went .2 miles north on the PCT, then "gained the ridge" and followed it to the summit. As it turned out we did a lot of unnecessary bushwhacking and volcanic rock scrambling before discovering a long expanse of benign, flat, sandy summit ridge. On the descent we stopped at the end of this ridge, before getting to the gnarly stuff, and took a due west compass bearing, then dropped off the ridge and followed that bearing through steep but reasonable terrain. It brought us out right at an old wooden PCT sign nailed to a tree. THAT would be the place to start up if you can't figure out where .2 miles is.
leftfield - Jul 27, 2016 2:24 pm - Hasn't voted
Alternate routeWe took the route described in 75 Scrambles in Oregon. We went .2 miles north on the PCT, then "gained the ridge" and followed it to the summit. As it turned out we did a lot of unnecessary bushwhacking and volcanic rock scrambling before discovering a long expanse of benign, flat, sandy summit ridge. On the descent we stopped at the end of this ridge, before getting to the gnarly stuff, and took a due west compass bearing, then dropped off the ridge and followed that bearing through steep but reasonable terrain. It brought us out right at an old wooden PCT sign nailed to a tree. THAT would be the place to start up if you can't figure out where .2 miles is.