Rachel Lake, Rampart Ridge - Rampart Lakes — Friday, Jun. 16, 2006

Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass

Well there are two other reports for this route listed but only address the trail up to Rachel Lake. We continued above the lake on Saturday with Rampart Ridge as a goal. We advise the route above the lake be attenpted with an ice axe as a slip or fall could be dangerous due to the approach on step terrain and ""rough run-out"". Use caution in the snow fields since the obvious route is through snow patches and to gain access to the exposed rocks above. The snow around the rocks is soft and ""post holing"" is common. Once on the rocks the route is fine. Even some of the ""bootpath"" for this upper route is beginning to be exposed. Great views and the weather cooperated all day - no precip! Round trip seven hours hiking time. It was 46 deg. F at the lake. A steady wind made the air feel cool.