This is a snowshoe trip. 3 of us followed (more or less) Commonwealth trail, up to the junction with PCT. Then we cut to right, scrambled up the steep hills. All in snowshoes. (On the way back, I took off my snowshoes, was postholing quite a bit).
Once above tree line, we changed to crampons and ice-axes. The snow is solid and not icy.
View is stupendous.
Here're the two panorama photos (cut off by the formatting of this website):
View to the north,
View to the south + east
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Putrid Pete Peak
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Jan 9, 2021
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Griffith Peak
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Jan 3, 2021
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December 2020
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Gin Peak
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Dec 28, 2020
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Snoqualmie Mountain
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Dec 27, 2020
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Hall Creek - Change Creek Loop
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Dec 24, 2020
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Pratt Mountain From Talapus Lake
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Dec 12, 2020
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Alder Flats Via East Canyon Trail
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Dec 12, 2020
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Amabilis Mountain Loop
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Dec 5, 2020
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Alpen Mountain
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Dec 5, 2020
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November 2020
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Mount Townsend (from Little Quilcene)
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Nov 29, 2020
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Mount Angeles (from Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center Via Sunrise Ridge)