NW face of Kangaroo Temple

Date:

2006/09/23

Elevation gain:

2,425 feet

Trip type:

intermediate rock climb

USGS quads:

Silver Star Mountain, SilverStarMountainQuad, Washington Pass

In:

North Cascades

Car-to-car:

11 hours 38 minutes

3 hours 18 minutes driving there from Lower Queen Anne to Highway 20 hairpin turn (just east of Washington Pass)
2 hours 12 minutes ascending from Highway 20 hairpin turn to base of NW face climb (gearing up)
34 minutes ascending from base of NW face climb (gearing up) to base of NW face climb (starting to climb)
4 hours 7 minutes ascending from base of NW face climb (starting to climb) to summit of Kangaroo Temple
1 hour 25 minutes descending from summit of Kangaroo Temple to notch between Little Finger and Kangaroo Temple
45 minutes descending from notch between Little Finger and Kangaroo Temple to low point
18 minutes descending from low point to pass
58 minutes descending from pass to Highway 20 hairpin turn

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