Trip Date: September 1976
Mt. Stuart Climbing Trip
Mountaineer Creek Valley
Mountaineer Creek Basin
Mount Stuart (9415/9414 ft) attempt
Trip Report Summary
Region: Central Washington Cascades
Sub-Region: Icicle Mountains
Area: Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Starting & Ending Point: Lake Stuart / Colchuck Lake Trailhead on Eightmile Creek Road (Elev. 3400 feet)
Way Points: Mountaineer Creek & Mountaineer Creek Flats & Mountaineer Creek Basin (trail hike & off-trail hike & bushwhack)
Campsite: Mountaineer Creek Flats (Elev. 4700 feet)
Summit Attempt: Mt. Stuart (rock scramble & snow climb to bergschrund via Sherpa Glacier)
Approximate Stats: 13 miles traveled; 5000 feet gained & lost.
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