Black Peak

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August 2nd 2015

Published: December 7th 2017

Trailhead 13:48
Heather Pass 14:54
Wing Lake camp 16:33
Leave camp for summit 6:34
Summit 8:54
Back in camp 10:59
Leave camp for cars 12:07
Heather Pass 14:07
Back at the car 15:04

Additional photos below

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On the Trail to Heather Pass

Descending from Heather Pass Across the Boulder Field

Correct route is right edge of photo mostly along a trail through the grassy knoll. Black Peak looming large.

Lewis Lake

Lewis Lake, Heather Pass, and Boulder Field

Lonny on the trail lower left.

Hazy Sunrise

Mercifully, no 0'dark thirty ascent.

Route Up To the South Ridge

Above the snow patch to the saddle on the ridge, center left.

Ascending the Scree

Actually not too bad going up. Zak up ahead.

Zak Climbing the Notch to the Ridge

Goode Mountain

Northeast Buttress runs right down the middle.

Mount Daniel and Chelan Fire Smoke

Daniel and Goode

Left to Right: Storm King, Buckner, Forbidden, and Logan

Lonny and Zak Scrambling South Ridge

More Scrambling

Wing Lake (foreground and campsite) and Lewis Lake

Also much smoke getting closer.

Standing On Black Peak's Airy Summit

8,970 feet ASL, a.k.a., 2,735 meters

Lonny Descending the Crux Move Of the Climb

Lonny Overlooking Adjacent Valley

Resting At a Bivy Spot Below the Summit On the Descent

Summit was pretty small so opted for this spot to fuel up for the energy sapping scree field below the ridge.

Marmot

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