In the end, we would concur with Beckey’s statement that the travel is generally “easy to reasonable,” although it leaned more toward the “reasonable” end of that spectrum. This one turned out to provide all the adventure we wanted.
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Full Trip Reportįor our tenth annual Mid-Summer Climbing Trip, Eric, Jon, Todd, and I completed an alpine traverse along Ragged Ridge between Fourth of July Pass and Easy Pass. Summit: Cosho Peak (ascent & descent via East Face)Īpproximate Stats: 24 miles traveled (9 miles on trail + 15 miles off trail) 14,000 feet gained 11,500 feet lost. Summit: Ragged Peak (ascent via West Ridge descent via North Ridge) Summit: Red Mountain (ascent via North Ridge descent via South Ridge) Way Points: Thunder Arm & Fourth of July Pass & Red Mountain shoulder & Ragged Benchmark & Red Mountain summit & Ragged Peak summit & Upper Cosho Lake saddle & Cosho–Thieves Notch & Kimtah–Thieves Notch & Kimtah Glacier & Kimtah Glacier Saddle & Katsuk Glacier Saddle & Katsuk Glacier & Mesahchie Glacier moraine & Mesahchie Glacier & Mesahchie Col & Kitling Saddle & Easy Pass & Easy Pass Creek & Granite Creek (trail hike & off-trail hike & rock scramble & snow climb)Įnding Point: Easy Pass Trailhead (Highway 20)Ĭampsites: Red Mountain shoulder & Upper Cosho Lake saddle & Mesahchie Glacier moraine Starting Point: Thunder Creek Trailhead at Colonial Creek Campground (Highway 20) Day 4 – Mesahchie Glacier Moraine to Easy Pass Trailhead:.Day 3 – Upper Cosho Lake Saddle to Mesahchie Glacier Moraine + Cosho Peak:.Day 2 – Red Mountain Shoulder to Upper Cosho Lake Saddle:.
Day 1 – Thunder Creek Trailhead to Red Mountain Shoulder:.
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