Three friends and I got the opportunity to backpack through the Enchantments over the 4th of July holiday. On our first day, we started at the Stewart Lake trailhead and camped at the South end of Colchuck Lake near Aasgard Pass. We had a chill evening and one of my friends was able to successfully catch three fish. All were released back into the lake.
The following morning we woke up early and went up Aasgard Pass. We started early to travel in shadow before the sun hit the rock which was super helpful. I did a solo ascent of Dragontail peak while my three friends searched for a good campsite in the upper Core zone. The boot pack was solid and the snow was in good condition so I had no trouble going up. I successfully summited Dragontail and reunited with my friends for an evening in the Core.
On the third day, I led everyone up to the summit of Little Annapurna and taught the group proper snow travel techniques. We then went back to our campsite, packed up, and went down to Upper Snow Lake for our final evening. We woke up the next day and finished at the Snow Lakes trailhead after 1PM. Overall this was an amazing trip!!
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