Lectures Beyond Mountains
Nature of Hike Needle Peak is in fact a very short hike and straight climb right off the bat. The vehicles are parked at a pull over zone near new construction. There seemed to be wasp nests in the beginning which I survived. The views open up after 1km of hike and beautiful North Cascades … Read more
Please note when navigating, route finding and standing to look for the trail the aggregate time to go to the summit and come back down is approximately 5 hours at a very easy pace. Total Moving time is just 3 hours over the rocks. GPX File is actual route with all the “mistakes” during route … Read more
Mount McFarlane Summit is a Grade 3 Climb with rest of the mountain a hard hike. The combination of towering peaks 360 degrees across the Summit, lush valleys, and at least grade 3 Climb make reaching the summit of Mount McFarlane a rewarding experience for any climber. I had attempted Mount MacFarlane a few years ago but turned around from upper pierce lake because of the shortage of time. Even if I did 300 feet per hour vertical climb at that time, I won’t be able to make it down to the forest in day light and I did not want to descend in dark merely because the forest can be slippery depending on the weather. So, this time I was determined to make it to the summit through the forest, a lot of forest.