Sample itinerary 8:30 AM – Trailhead 8:45 AM – Skinning up (5.4 miles, 2,400 ft gain, ~3 hours) 11:45 AM – Summit 12:15 PM – Ski down (2 miles, 2,400 ft descent, ~1 hour) 1:30 PM – Back at car

Safest way to the true summit of Silver Peak, although it’s a loooong way, and might need to put skins back on at the end on the road. Example itinerary 8:30 AM – Trailhead 8:45 AM – Skinning up (7 miles, 3,600 ft gain, ~4 hours) 1:00 PM – Summit 1:30 PM – Ski back…

Note that this trip requires snow at low levels since it starts at 2,000 feet The final top ridge looks way too steep and dangerous especially in higher avy conditions, so skipping the very top Example itinerary 8:30 AM – Trailhead 8:45 AM – Skinning up (3.7 miles, 3,400 ft gain, ~4 hours) 12:45 PM…

Starting elevation is 2,126. Resources https://www.medicalmooselabs.com/rubymountain http://thepeakoftheweek.com/2016/03/ruby-mountain-north-cascades/ Ruby Mountain | Steven’s Peak-bagging Journey (stevensong.com) Ruby Tuesday – PNW Trip Report – The Backcountry Ski Touring Blog (wildsnow.com) March 24, 2012, Ruby Mtn, North Side via Happy Crk (turns-all-year.com) Ascent On Mar 24, 2012 they were actually able to skin the whole thing Less than 20…

With the possible exception of “The back road”, this is the easiest route to the top of the Upper Town Wall. Gear 70m rope + 20-30′ of additional pull cord Nuts and cams to wide-fist size. For the second pitch, it may help to have doubles in the hand size, or at least doubles of…

Credit to Mountain Project! Gear 60m rope (or 70m if need to bail route) 17 quickdraws, including 3-6 alpine Radios: Probably not needed? Beyond Redlining runs straight up the West Face of the Vega North Tower on excellent rock for 11 pitches (8 of them are 5.10). It finishes on the same summit as Mile…