Box Top Standard Routes

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Source: Visit SummitPost.org for a detailed trip description. Alternate Route: Approaching via Colchuck Lake and Aasgard Pass is another option. See our Enchantment Traverse Hike for the details of that approach and a map of that traverse. Nearest Town: Leavenworth-... Read More...

Bonanza Peak-Mary Green Glacier

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Attractions: “From the pass a trail leads up towards the ridge to the N. and W. After a couple hundred vertical feet, traverse out on S. slope of ridge to gain the northern margin of the glacier. Usually it is best... Read More...

Big Lou Mountain

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Big Jim Mountain & Lake Augusta from Big Lou Mountain Larches to Lederhosen By Jim Brisbine For this year’s annual Golden Larch Trip, I spent four glorious days backpacking through the Chiwaukum Mountains with Eileen, Lisa L, Kevin L (“K.... Read More...

Big Chiwaukum

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Attractions: Big Chiwaukum is the highest peak in the Chiwaukum Range, but sees only a few visitors each year. Peaks to the south that are closer to the Frosty Pass/Ladies Pass trail (Snowgrass Mountain, Ladies Peak, and Cape Horn) receive... Read More...

Berge Mountain-East Ridge

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Attractions: “Mt. Berge is a huge mountain of granite surrounded by chossy, loose peaks. That’s why its east ridge is such a pleasant surprise. The rock is solid and for the most part, clean. On the summit of Berge, one... Read More...

Axis Peak

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Photo: Panoramic views of the Stuart Range from Axis Peak Rising along the axis of the granitic uplift of the Stuart Massif and the Enchantment Peaks sits Axis Peak. It’s not exactly a name-brand mountain but, on its top, Axis... Read More...

Argonaut Peak-NE Couloir

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Attractions: The couloir is approximately 1,200 feet long varying in width from 50 feet down to 10 feet. It is mostly 35 degrees with a couple steeper sections of 40 to 45 degrees. In cold weather, after significant freeze/thaw, the... Read More...

Argonaut Peak-South Side

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 Article by Charlie Hickenbottom Three old men became what may be the oldest group to summit Argonaut Peak in recent years. Ranging in age from 58 to 69, Roger Gervin, Rod Yates, and I were ‘brothers in arms’ as coined... Read More...

Apex Peak- (Eightmile Lake)

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The Axis of Skiing by John Plotz Ever since I started ski touring around the Eightmile Road corridor, Peak 7550′ has always been in view with its impressive north aspect. Sharp ridges are interspersed with couloirs, most of which end... Read More...

Wenatchee-Sleepy Hollow Access

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Skill: 1 (beginner) Fitness: 1 (easy) Attractions. The first 2 miles of this paddle is an excellent stretch of moving water for novices to learn whitewater basics: eddy turns, ferrying, bracing, surfing. A few class 1 to 2- rapids provide... Read More...

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