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"Spent the weekend at Williamson Lake. Attempted Foley the day before but it was all cloud so we didn’t bother. Cleared up in the evening. Spectacular stars again. Went to bed at midnight after watching three hikers coming down Welch in the dark. Woke up at 4:30 am to clear skies and started hiking at 4:45. Amazing sunrise and views all round. Summited at 7:15am. Incredible visibility. Headed back down fairly soon in order to make it on time for a 4:30pm arrangement. Reached the lake around 10:20am. Went for a quick dip in the lake before packing up and heading home. " — PabloBruneau • Aug 23, 2020
"Drove out to Foley lake and parked the car there. Couldn’t make it further due to washouts and lack of 4x4. It took us an hour to hike the road up to the trailhead where there were others trucks parked. From there it was 1.5 hours to Williamson Lake. After a short break we continued up the south ridge to the peak, which we reached 2.5 hours later. Great views on the way up, but completely socked in at the top. The wildflowers made up for the lack of views on the way down. " — PabloBruneau • Aug 2, 2020
"Blake and I wanted to bag Welch Peak the highest peak in the Cheam Range at 7976 ft. We took the logging roads on the south side to about the 2200 ft mark. The trail head is easily found and climbs steadily to the bowl at Williamson lake. This is a beautiful spot,. It would be a great camp. The work starts here as you switch back up out of the bowl onto the south ridge . The last few hundred feet are a Class three scramble. The view of Slesse and Baker were tremendous. We summited at 430. We were back down at the lake at dusk. A long tough day. Well worth a great climb real solitude. " — andrewbrintnell1 • Sep 12, 1988