Guye Peak - 4.22.2010

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Park at the Alpental Ski area (3100')... cross the road and head for the saddle between Cave Ridge and Guye Peak... return via Commonwealth Basin... ~5 miles roundtrip, gaining ~2200 feet of elevation.
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Guye Peak from the Alpental parking lot.
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Starting uphill for the boulder field where the decision for Guye or Snoqualmie is made.
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On steep terrain... looking at Keechelus Lake and the Snoqualmie Pass ski area.
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Looking back across the valley to Denny Mtn and the Alpental ski area.
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Waterfall... I'm near 3800 feet and the next 200 feet are really steep.
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Denny Mtn and the Alpental ski area... as the weather deteriorates.
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At ~4300 feet, I'm just below a cliffy section of Cave Ridge.
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Guye Peak in the distance... working my way over to the saddle between Cave Ridge and Guye.
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Beyond the Cave/Guye saddle and heading steeply for the monolith at ~4800 feet.
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Going to the right of the monolith.
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Above the monolith now... looking back on Snoqualmie Mtn on the left and Cave Ridge on the right... the Cave/Guye saddle is lower left.
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Kendall Peak is still in the clouds.
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I can see the north summit.
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The north summit of Guye Peak (5168').
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Snoqualmie Pass ski area from the Guye Peak summit... the Alpental community is lower right.
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At the north summit... looking across the middle summit to the true south summit.
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The Alpental ski area from Guye Peak.
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Heading down now... looking back at the monolith.
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Chair Peak is still in the clouds.
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Heading down towards Commonwealth Basin on the east side of Guye Peak.
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The clouds have lifted above Kendall Peak.
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Still six feet of snow in Commonwealth Basin.
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Looking back on the south end of Guye Peak as I head for the Sahalie Ski Club.
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Nearing the Sahalie Ski Club... Snoqualmie Pass ski area in the distance.
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I've reached the top of the rope tow at the Sahalie Ski Club.
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The lodge at Sahalie Ski Club.
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Kendall Peak from the Sahalie Ski Club... only a .75 mile road walk back to my car.
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Chair Peak from the Alpental parking lot.
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Denny Mtn from the Alpental parking lot.