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07-20-2011, 08:27 PM #21
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07-20-2011 08:27 PM # ADS
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07-21-2011, 12:42 PM #22
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07-21-2011, 04:23 PM #23
2 more questions: my ole book says the better camping area are near the two unnamed lakes near Ryders lake? do you guys agree? and if I wanted to bag a peak (or just get up high for awesome views) - what one/route should I look at doing? looks like hayden pea and mount agassiz are the nearest peaks.
"an eye for an eye will make the whole world blind" - Gandhi
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07-21-2011, 04:31 PM #24
mcpheters has less wooded area around it, so ryder is typically preferred if you want some shelter.
hayden is a tougher climb than agassiz, but i haven't done either so i'm just sharing second-hand info. spread-eagle is pretty easy as well. i might try and sneak out into that area this weekend though, perhaps i'll cross your path.
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07-21-2011, 05:17 PM #25
Yep, the sheltered spots are pretty much all to the east and some to the south of Ryder. When we did it we found a sweet spot right on the SE corner of the unnamed lake directly south of Ryder. I highly recommend that spot if its available. Great views of Hayden over the lake and Ryder is just a few hundred feet away. I wouldn't normally try to camp at McPheters although I did see a few sights up that way when I day hiked it. The weather pattern is supposed to get really dry starting today so if there was ever a good time to camp up there, this weekend would be it. Not saying you won't get stormed on, just saying the chances are lower. Personally, I would probably camp at McPheters this weekend if I were heading that way. It's a very cool lake that I would have liked to spend more time at.
The peak info is all readily available on Summitpost. If you just want a really easy way to get up onto the ridge for some good photos, hike to the very top of the basin and you'll get to a low saddle that you can hike right up into. Some people use it to get into the basin from the Highline trail but from what I hear it's not recommended with big packs.
This is the saddle as seen from the top of the basin:
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