Mt Whitehorse

Washington State

Trail Head

This is base camp for the
1998 Whitehorse climb.
Unload the quad, set up
the cot and your home.

Expedition Members

Randy - Chris - Mark

Trail Update July 1999
By contributing Dingo
editor  Rob.

Switch Backs

Chris and Randy on the
switch backs at 3:00am.
We went ultralight this
year...... no headlamps!

Location

Mt.Whitehorse is located
3 miles southwest of
Darrington, Washington
and rises over 6000 vertical
feet in that distance.

Lone Tree Traverse

Above the switchbacks the
trail turns into snow.Chris
in this picture heads towards
Lone Tree Pass.

Route

Northwest Shoulder:
Turn south off hwy 530
at the Whitehorse store,
on to 387 Ave NE. The
road turns into Whitehorse
trail # 653.

Lone Tree Pass

This is the view looking back
from Lone Tree Pass towards
the Darrington valley.

Woods Traverse

Randy going through the steep
wooded section just after
Lone Tree Pass.

Links

NORTHWEST WEATHER
AND AVALANCHE CENTER

Big Traverse

With Lone Tree Pass in the
Distance we start the big
traverse to High Pass.

Reference Books

Cascade Alpine Guide
Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass

By Fred Beckey

The Pinnacle

This pinnacle marks the left
turn to the north, up to High
Pass.

Permits

No permit is required for
trips to Mt Whitehorse.

Summit Rocks

From High Pass the rocks of
the summit and the rest of our
route can be seen.

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to enlarge it.

Randy on the move above
High Pass.

A shot looking down on the
last pitch.

Randy making the last moves
to the summit.

Randy didn't know that he
would be rock climbing
today.

Chris, Mark and Randy on the
Summit of Mt Whitehorse.
Mt Three Fingers is in the
background.

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to enlarge it.