Seven Fingered Jack 8.17.08-8.18.08 - 8/17/2008
Trip: Seven Fingered Jack 8.17.08-8.18.08 -
Date: 8/17/2008
Trip Report:Nick and I headed to the Entiat Mountain range on Sunday to ascend Seven Fingered Jack, and possibly hit Mt. Fernow as well. With uncooperative weather on Monday, we only got the one peak in, but we had a great trip nevertheless!
Beautiful waterfall on the way to Leroy Basin.
Our campsite at Leroy Basin, with Seven Fingers Jack (7FJ) in the background.
Looking up at the peak that evening. The true summit is on the far left of the ridge.
We departed for the summit of 7FJ at 6:30 am, took a break at the large bench at 7800’, and were standing on the summit by 8:30 am. The scrambling was very enjoyable high on the mountain, and we may even have made a few detours to go up and over some of the other fingers as well!
Departing for the summit
Scrambling toward the summit (class 2)
Summit of Seven Fingers, with Maude in the background
With a whole day ahead of us, and the weather still looking good, we decided to make a trip towards Mt. Fernow, another couple miles away. We descended to a small lake via rock scrambling/scree sliding, and then had to descend to the bottom of the glacier before heading back up to Fernow.
From the lake, we made a move towards the mountain, seen in the distance.
Unfortunately, before long the weather moved in, and rather than facing the thought of climbing on 4th class rock in the rain, we decided to turn back. Our decision was soon justified when not long after turning around the weather hit.
Keep in mind, this “sunset” photo was taken at 12 noon!
We got back to camp, packed up in the rain, and headed down the trail. All in all, another fun trip in the mountains!
