Lower Boy Scout Lake (Climb) - 04.02.2024
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Put in a snowshoe track up the Old Trail...
There were plenty of tracks heading beyond the JM Wilderness sign...
I crossed the NF and headed up the MR...
Essentially the same track used for the past couple of months...
Same crossing of the stream at the place I played Tarzan...
(At least 2 Guided Groups have crossed here, so what's my problem?)
Still not trusting things, I stood there for probably 15 whacking away at the remaining snow...
Ah, there's a big Willow Branch keeping people from falling in...
A climber surprised me as I was getting ready to cross...
He made The Notch and said the snow up there is VERY DEEP...
(The track above "smelled" like a KW Work of Art.)
As I wished, it contoured up into the Forest on the South side of the Canyon...
There are some pretty steep sections, so below freezing temps, with crampons would be preferable to snowshoes in the afternoon...
Oh, and the climber reported that there is a bear up at LBSL...
Here are some photos:
Old Trail Terran.
North Fork Crossing.
Terrain above the stream crossing.
E-Ledges.
Whitney finally snows up...
Heading down.
Main Trail on the way down...lots of dirt showing...