* If anyone finds a pair of Julbo Glacier Glasses on the upper section of Sperry Peak, could you please contact me at 425-426-7530? Thanks!
I did Vesper Peak, Wolf Peak, and Sperry Peak in a day. The road to Sunrise Mine Trailhead is in good condition. The trail up to Lake Elan is decently steep near the top, it's definitely a good workout to get up there.
I first did Vesper Peak, which was an easy class 2 scramble, and although there is a boot path to the top, you can pretty much just take any way up you want. Coming down from Vesper I angled over toward Wolf Peak until I reached the saddle between the two peaks. Then I scrambled up to near the top (easy class 2). In order to summit Wolf Peak, the last very short section is extremely exposed. Probably a 500-1000+ foot drop on either side of the short, narrow ledge to the summit. Navigating across the ledge is easy, but a fall is certainly fatal. I took off my pack and put my helmet on (not that it would do any good if I fell) and quickly summited without taking any time to look at the view. You can always just skip summiting Wolf Peak and go directly to Sperry Peak instead.
After Wolf Peak, head toward the saddle between Wolf and Sperry, and a boot path will take you up to a large rock field around 300 feet under the summit. When you are standing at the rock field, look for a smooth, angled rock ramp off to climbers left. Go to the base of the ramp, and turn right, then you will see a faint path leading up through the trees with cairns leading the way. There are a lot of small paths through the trees, so just find one that works best for you. I had to do one short, very steep class 3 section, so if you ever end up somewhere harder than that, turn around and find another way. After I summitted, I came back down and on the saddle between Wolf and Sperry there is an easy way down to Lake Elan.
Total mileage was around 9-10 miles and around 5500 feet gain.
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