South Early Winters Spire via SW buttress

  • Date:
    2008/07/07
    Elevation gain:
    2,345 feet
    Trip type:
    alpine rock climb
    USGS quad:
    Washington Pass
    In:
    North Cascades
    Car-to-car:
    9 hours 17 minutes
    • 1 hour 26 minutes ascending from Blue Lake trail head to base of SW buttress (west face start)
    • 5 hours 7 minutes ascending from base of SW buttress (west face start) to summit of South Early Winters Spire
    • 57 minutes descending from summit of South Early Winters Spire to base of south arete
    • 1 hour 19 minutes descending from base of south arete to Blue Lake trail head

    References

  • Ian studying the SW buttress route (Liberty Bell in the background)
    Ian studying the SW buttress route (Liberty Bell in the background)
  • Ian ascending the first of the SW buttress's two slabby pitches
    Ian ascending the first of the SW buttress's two slabby pitches
  • Looking at the 8th and 9th pitches of SW buttress route from the south arete
    Looking at the 8th and 9th pitches of SW buttress route from the south arete
  • Scrambling down the south arete
    Scrambling down the south arete
  • Back at the intersection of the climbing path and the Blue Lake trail
    Back at the intersection of the climbing path and the Blue Lake trail
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