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1 summit • 5.9 mi • 2,568 ft gain • 7 hr 16 min
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"Went out to scramble Denman Peak, Lane Peak and Wapaneyo, but had to turn around because of the weather worsening before reaching Wapaneyo. Car-to-car 7 hours.
Denman Peak was easy, although I made it harder than I had to. Coming from the Plumber side, I started scrambling up on the east side of the ridge, but on the way down I discovered that the west side had an easy walk-up trail.
After Denman, I continued to Lane Peak. The trail was still good and easy to find, albeit quite slippery with mud (there were a few muddy, slippery places before Denman already). I made my way to the plateau immediately below the summit, and then followed one of the chutes up (the part of the track more to the east). The rock was good, but a few times, I had to make a pretty big step, or pull myself up without great footholds. I think had I been shorter (I'm 6' 2"), I would have been worried about not being able to downclimb this (so be tall or be a better climber than I am).
There is a pretty good tree almost at the top of that chute. After that tree, you're pretty much on the top and just have to climb over a few rock flakes to the left (west) to the summit. I think if I were to climb this again, ..." — mathiasricken • Sep 15, 2018