Fay Peak - 7.17.2010
Our general route from Mowich Lake (4929') to the Fay Peak summit (6492')... ~3 miles roundtrip, gaining ~1600 feet of elevation.
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From the Mowich Lake Campground... hike along the lake for .1 miles to the Ranger Cabin.
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Pano shot of Mowich Lake as we hike towards the Ranger Cabin.
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From the Ranger Cabin find the unmaintained trail that leads towards Knapsack Pass.
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A pretty nice view from the Ranger Cabin.
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A few hundred feet above the lake we got a good look at Fay Peak... we will head for the west ridge on the right side of the photo.
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Nanda and Denali Girl on the way to Fay's west ridge... still quite a bit of snow above 5600 feet.
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Fay Peak as we approach the west ridge.
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Lots of avalanche lillies on Fay's west ridge.
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Fay Peak from the west ridge.
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First look at Mt. Rainier from Fay's west ridge.
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We've reached the summit block... are we having fun yet?
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Some of the last 300 feet to the summit is brushy.
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Pano shot from the summit... Knapsack Pass in the center of the photo... Mother Mtn on the left... and the ridge leading from Fay to the pass on the right... some of the peaks just beyond include Tyee, Crescent, The Sluiskins, Old Desolate and Burroughs.
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Pano shot of Mt. Rainier... foreground peaks include Mt. Pleasant, Echo Rock, Observation Rock and Hessong Rock.
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Mowich Lake from the Fay summit... with Tolmie Peak on the right... and cloud cover in the low lands.
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Denali Girl testing her sore ankle on the way down.
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Nanda having fun on the way down.
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Denali Girl moving cautiously here.
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Nanda and Denali Girl having fun boot-glissading down from Fay's west ridge... only 30 minutes from the car now.
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