Mountaineer Ridge (6920+) - 6.28.2010
rodman's GPS route of our climb to Mountaineer Peak (6920+)... 12.5 miles roundtrip, gaining 3767 feet of elevation.
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Start at the Lake Stuart Trailhead (3540').
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rodman, madman and Sahale at the first crossing of Mountaineer Creek.
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Mountaineer Creek was running hard!
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Hiking through a meadow on the way to Lake Stuart... Argonaut Peak on the left... Mountaineer Ridge on the right in front of Sherpa Peak and Mt. Stuart.
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From Lake Stuart... the two gullies in the center of the photo that lead to the Mountaineer Ridge summit look impossible.
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Our route to the summit using the western gully.
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The one-horned goat of Lake Stuart.
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ragman holding his breath at the stream crossing at the west end of Lake Stuart.
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Getting closer to the gully... uh, it still looks steep.
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madman, rodman and Sahale at the top of the boulder field and getting ready to put on their crampons.
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Starting up the gully... it doesn't look as steep as it did from the lake.
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Sahale and rodman climbing up the gully.
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Continuing up the gully... this gully was the crux of the trip.
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madman, Sahale and rodman near the top of the gully.
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ragman working his way up the gully.
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Off the snow and climbing on good rock.
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rodman near a cairn.
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The Mountaineer Ridge summit block... we will give back a little elevation and go around the left side to find an easier route to the summit.
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Working our way over to the summit block.
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Starting the final climb to the summit.
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The final push to the summit (6920+).
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International Team on the Mountaineer Ridge summit... Switzerland, England and the United States.
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ragman was there also.
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Pages from the summit register.
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The north face of Mt. Stuart.
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Argonaut Peak from Mountaineer Ridge.
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Dragontail Peak and Colchuck Peak look like one mountain.
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Sherpa Peak from Mountaineer Ridge.
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Hi-Jack Peak and Eightmile Mountain from Mountaineer Ridge.
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Pano shot of Jack Ridge on the left to Axis Peak on the right.
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Axis Peak above Lake Stuart.
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The marshy area at the west end of Lake Stuart.
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Starting down towards the top of the gully... yes, snow conditions are dictating that we back our way down.
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madman preparing to back down the gully.
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No matter what others might say... this gully is very steep.
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Back to the top of the boulder field.
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8:15 p.m. at the west end of Lake Stuart.
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Mountaineer Ridge and Mt. Stuart from the east end of Lake Stuart.
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madman's shot of Mt. Stuart from the lake... it's 8:30 p.m. and we have 4.5 miles of hiking to reach the car... the last hour was done with headlamps.
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