"7/20/2024: Set off from the small parking area near the Francie’s Cabin gate on Crystal Lake Rd with a new potential scrambling crew (Kevin, Calvin, Rebecca) just before 7am as there was ominous (but improving) weather outlook for the morning and day. A beautiful morning accompanied our approach up to the ridge where I offered some basic tips and instruction on the art and science of scrambling. It was pretty slow going and there was definitely some nerves exposed amongst some members of the party, but the mountain gods shone their favorability on us and the weather cooperated in a way that is all too rare. We made the summit by noon, and after a well deserved lunch we headed down to the Crystal saddle where it was agreed that it would be best if Rebecca and Calvin head down to Upper Crystal Lake and then rejoin Kev and myself on the established trail after we summited Crystal. Unfortunately, Rebecca rolled her ankle on the scree on the way down so we decided to push on ahead and drive the Taco back up to the Lower Lake to save her the extra mile and change. As Kev and I neared the Lower Lake we found a short but gratuitous glissade op for GlissadeNaish which had a bit too fast and..." — LoneWolf • Jul 20, 2024

"Climbed east ridge of father dyer, and traversed to crystal and peak 10 and descended east ridge of peak 10 to wheeler trail and back to Spruce Creek trail. Some short fun scrambling sections on the father dyer east ridge!" — tylerburg • Aug 27, 2016