Trip Date: August 5-6, 1994
Mt. Shuksan Climbing Trip
Lake Ann
Fisher Chimneys
Curtis Glacier
Hell’s Gate
Mount Shuksan (9131/9125 ft)
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Trip Report Summary
Region: Northwestern Washington Cascades
Area: North Cascades National Park
Starting & Ending Point: Lake Ann Trailhead on Artist Point Road (Elev. 4800 feet)
Way Points: Swift Creek & Lake Ann (trail hike)
Campsite: Lake Ann (Elev. 4700 feet)
Summit: Mt. Shuksan (rock scramble & snow climb via Fisher Chimneys—Upper Curtis Glacier—Hell’s Highway—Southwest Gully)
Approximate Stats: 14 miles traveled; 6000 feet gained & lost.
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Photo Gallery
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Mt Shuksan viewed from Artist Point
Traversing Above Lake Ann
Mt Shuksan From Traverse Route
Rob and Craig Scrambling Up Fisher Chimneys
Scrambling Across Shuksan Arm
Scrambling Up Fisher Chimneys
Craig At Top Of Fisher Chimneys
Winnie’s Slide From Shuksan Arm
Cramponing Up Winnie’s Slide
Climbing Upper Curtis Glacier
Climbing Upper Curtis Glacier
Craig On Upper Curtis Glacier
Climbing Up Hell’s Highway
Climbing Up Hell’s Highway
Summit Pyramid From Sulphide Glacier
Looking Up Southwest Face Of Summit Pyramid
Upper Sulphide Glacier From Summit Pyramid
Scrambling Up Summit Pyramid
Rob, Monte, and Craig On Mt Shuksan Summit
Jim On Mt Shuksan Summit
Mt Shuksan From Lake Ann (watercolor by Barbara Eller)