Mazamas — For the Love of Mountains
Brief description of the route: Hike from Reflection Lakes trailhead to the Pinnacle-Plummer Saddle and from there to the base of north face of Lane Peak. Climb the steep snow-filled couloir to the summit ridge and scramble on rock to the summit. If the couloir lacks snow or is otherwise unsafe, the ascent will be via the easy southeast side. Descent via the southeast side. Equipment needed: helmet, harness, carabiners, belay device, slings, personal protection, pickets, ice axe, crampons, rope
Activity Notes
We will park at Narada Fall TH. From there we hike uphill to meet the road going to Reflection lakes TH. At the first sharp turn, we exit the road and go cross country towards Lane Peak.
The goal is to climb The Zipper. At the top, we walk along a ridge for a couple hundred feet to get to the summit. We will rappel down from an obvious tree into the saddle between Denman and Lane. From there, we will walk down a gully that hugs lane peak.
If it turns out that The Zipper is unsafe due to avalanche danger, we will climb the Fly instead. This route brings you to the west of the summit. We again walk up the ridge to the summit.
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| Driving Distance from Portland | 160 miles |
| Driving Time from Portland | 3 hours |
| Expected Duration | Car to car in one day |
| Relevant Books | Cascade Alpine Guide: Columbia River to Stevens Pass by Fred Beckey 75 Scrambles in Washington by Peggy Goldman |
| Relevant Maps | <href="http: maps.google.com="" maps?f="q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Lane+Peak+WA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.775203,93.164063&ie=UTF8&ll=46.757886,-121.752892&spn=0.016406,0.04549&t=p&z=15&iwloc=addr"" title="Google map">Google map</href="http:> |
