Sheep Mountain (Barlow Pass)

  • Date:
    2013/11/22
    Car-to-car:
    12 hours 22 minutes
    Elevation gain:
    3,966 feet
    Trip type:
    scramble
    USGS quad:
    Bedal
  • Our trail head was at the gate on the new Monte Cristo Road, on the Darrington side of Barlow Pass.
    Our trail head was at the gate on the new Monte Cristo Road, on the Darrington side of Barlow Pass.
  • A little brushy for the first couple hundred feet above the road.
    A little brushy for the first couple hundred feet above the road.
  • Frozen waterfall
    Frozen waterfall
  • The crux of the trip was this steep, cedar-choked gully followed by an unpleasant, duff slab.
    The crux of the trip was this steep, cedar-choked gully followed by an unpleasant, duff slab.
  • Del Campo Mountain
    Del Campo Mountain
  • My crampons broke as I was punching steps through a very solid breakable crust.
    My crampons broke as I was punching steps through a very solid breakable crust.
  • Fixed! Chicken wire to the rescue.
    Fixed! Chicken wire to the rescue.
  • Del Campo Mountain and Sheep Gap Mountain.
    Del Campo Mountain and Sheep Gap Mountain.
  • North Gemini Peak
    North Gemini Peak
  • The summit of Sheep Mountain.
    The summit of Sheep Mountain.
  • North Gemini Peak over the south ridge of Sheep Mtn.
    North Gemini Peak over the south ridge of Sheep Mtn.
  • Sloan Peak
    Sloan Peak
  • North Gemini Peak
    North Gemini Peak
  • Ascending the final gully to the summit.
    Ascending the final gully to the summit.
  • Sheep Mountain's south ridge
    Sheep Mountain's south ridge
  • The Monte Cristo area from the summit of Sheep Mountain
    The Monte Cristo area from the summit of Sheep Mountain
  • Yana, Carla, and Matt on the summit with Sloan Peak peeking out from behind.
    Yana, Carla, and Matt on the summit with Sloan Peak peeking out from behind.
  • We used a handline to descend from the summit.
    We used a handline to descend from the summit.
  • Del Campo Mountain
    Del Campo Mountain
  • Big Four Mountain over Sheep Mountain's west buttress.
    Big Four Mountain over Sheep Mountain's west buttress.
  • Matt unsticking a stuck rope.
    Matt unsticking a stuck rope.
  • Del Campo Mountain
    Del Campo Mountain
  • North Gemini Peak
    North Gemini Peak
  • Sloan Peak
    Sloan Peak
  • Sunset behind Del Campo Mountain
    Sunset behind Del Campo Mountain
  • Entering the tree line at twilight.
    Entering the tree line at twilight.
  • We have 3,000' vertical feet left to descend.
    We have 3,000' vertical feet left to descend.
  • We got back to the car 3.5 hours after sunset.
    We got back to the car 3.5 hours after sunset.
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