From the Mowich Lake Campground, headed north on the east shore past the patrol cabin. Then followed a boot path up in the direction of Knapsack Pass. At about 5400 feet elevation, turned south to follow the Fay Peak trail. Finding this turn-off was a bit tricky. The map seemed to indicate I should climb up a small waterfall, but upon reversing my track, I found a short westward section that crossed a small stream then immediately turned south.

Followed the boot path to the Fay ridge. Thought about climbing the rocks at the west end of the ridge, where the boot path arrives, but it was too slippery. In general, I was soaked already from squeezing past trees, and I put my rain pants and rain jacket on. This way, at least I was wet and warm instead of wet and cold.

Followed the boot path towards Fay Peak. Attempted to scramble it from the west side, but with the slippery rocks, that wasn't all that easy. I made it on the northwestern flank, but then discovered that it would have been a walk-up from the east (not too surprising, looking at the map).

Further followed a boot path along the ridge past the middle rocks, which I climbed, to East Fay Peak. It looks like it would be easier to climb from the south, and you get almost to the top, but again, the last few feet were very slippery. Again, it was a walk-up from the east, which I followed after circling around East Fay on the north side.

Then sloped north and down to the path up to Knapsack Pass, to which I connected just below the pass. First Mother Mountain had looked amazing the entire trip, but it also looked pretty scary. I decided to take a look and only scramble it if it's also a walk-up, which it was.

The trail goes up to the westernmost little peak of the Mother Mountain ridge, then behind the 2nd little peak on the north side. First Mother Mountain can easily be scrambled from the northwest side.

After that, I went back down to Knapsack Pass and down the main trail to the lake and the campground.

It was a wet suffer fest -- almost every step, I could wring out my gloves -- but so much fun. The whole day there were only goats and I.