Started at the PCT trailhead at 4am to catch a sunrise that I did not see. The Commonwealth basin trailhead is just hidden enough that I walked past it twice. Inside the basin, there is a snow -- a lot of snow -- but if you follow it to the end, it's not difficult to find the trail up to the Red Mountain/Lundin Ridge.
I went partially up to Lundin Peak, but turned around short of the summit because it looked like I'd need a rappel to come down. Then I dropped back into the snow and traveled over to the east peak of Snoqualmie Mountain. From here, I dropped back down into the snow and hit the true summit of Snoqualmie before descending on the standard trail. Be advised, there is a lot of exposure on the ridge near Lundin.
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Uli on Lundin Peak, Snoqualmie Mountain, Red Mountain (Commonwealth Basin)
Nice. I have been looking into doing this loop, but I was thinking of traversing towards Snoqualmie Mtn from the elevation of Red Pond, not going up Lundin. Then ascending the talus slope west of Lundin.
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- Uli on Jul 03, 2017 09:54 PM
Dan_E on Lundin Peak, Snoqualmie Mountain, Red Mountain (Commonwealth Basin)
A good way to do it if you are comfortable on easy 5th class alpine rock is to go up Snoqualmie Mountain to Lundin Peak and return via Red Mountain trail/Commonwealth Basin trail. Descending the east side of Lundin requires care, but it's not too bad.
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essenrun on Jul 06, 2017 10:43 AM
Uli on Lundin Peak, Snoqualmie Mountain, Red Mountain (Commonwealth Basin)
Thank you for the suggestion. I'm not very familiar with the classes of rock. I generally compare things to Mt Si Haystack (have come down it without using my hands), Kaleetan (seems similar to Haystack), I've done Mt Thompson, but we used a rope on one short section on the way down. I have climbed some 5-7 and 5-8 on a top rope belay....
How does Lundin from Snoqualmie Mtn compare?
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- Uli on Jul 06, 2017 04:10 PM