Topo of the route

osatrik - Aug 26, 2006 4:40 pm - Hasn't voted

The upper right (NE) corner of this trail overlay is wrong. The old trail following the wooden pipeline is no longer in use. the trailhead is off this map to the right, and the trail either follows the forest service road or an old unused road bed just south of the powerline easement, to a new trail stub and the new trailhead.

During the winter you can cut off the large loop to the south by going up the steep avalanche gully if you are comfortable on steep (up to 45 degree) snow and alpine ice. Makes a great spring climb when the conditions are good. Its the third major gully on the traverse.