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| Looking at Dome Peak and Chickamin Glacier from the top of South Gunsight. |
Over
the week of July 25th to the 31st, Liz and myself
climbed two routes and reached as many summits in the Gunsight Range of the
Glacier Peak Wilderness area. We climbed
the South Ridge route of the South Peak, as well as the West Face of the Middle
Peak. Our ascents were completely free
and followed the existing routes over varied terrain, including, but not
limited to: splitter granite, steep glaciers, loose choss, devils club, and hot
pavement. The trip was a great recon and
an epic adventure in its own right. The
Gunsights should be high on the list of anyone looking for golden granite in an
absurdly alpine setting. In addition to
our meager climbing achievements, the significance of this trip lies, for us,
in the fact that we undertook the approach entirely by use of Public Transportation.
