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SUMMARY:Pasayten Wilderness Mega Traverse Expedition
LOCATION:Green Lake Park-and-Ride
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 32% · why: good we
 ather for it · lots of people going\n\n🏔️ Pasayten Wilderness Mega Travers
 e Expedition\n\nMount Rolo → Osceola → Carru → Lago → Dot → Ptarmigan → Bl
 ackcap → Pass Butte → Lost → Johnny → Many Trails\n\nDuration: 4 Days / 3 
 Nights\nSeason: Early June 2026 (Very Low Snow Year)\nStyle: Backpacking +
  Peakbagging Traverse\nDifficulty: Advanced Wilderness Mountaineering\nTec
 hnical Difficulty: Mostly Class 2\, occasional Class 3 route finding\nTota
 l Distance: ~50–60 miles\nTotal Elevation Gain: ~18\,000–22\,000 ft\nBulge
 rs: 6/100\n\n⸻\n\n🎯 Expedition Objective\n\nComplete one of the premier pe
 akbagging traverses in the Pasayten Wilderness\, linking:\n\n1. Mount Rolo
  🌟\n1. Osceola Peak ⭐\n1. Mount Carru ⭐\n1. Mount Lago ⭐\n1. Dot Mountain 
 🌟\n1. Ptarmigan Peak ⭐\n1. Blackcap Mountain ⭐\n1. Pass Butte 🌟\n1. Lost P
 eak ⭐\n1. Johnny Peak 🌟\n1. Many Trails Peak 🌟\n\n⭐ = Bulger Peak\n🌟 = Top
  200\n\n⸻\n\n🚗 Travel Logistics\n\nThursday Evening\n\nDrive from Seattle 
 to the Pasayten.\n\nApproximate drive:\n\nSeattle → Winthrop → Loomis → Sl
 ate Peak Road\n\nDistance:\n~280 miles\n\nTime:\n~6.5 hours\n\nRecommended
 :\n\n✅ Sleep at trailhead\n\nor\n\n✅ Car camp near Iron Gate\n\nEarly star
 t is critical.\n\n⸻\n\n🗺️ Route Overview\n\nThe traverse naturally breaks 
 into:\n\nPhase 1\n\nNorthern Okanogan Range\n\nRolo\nOsceola\nCarru\n\nPha
 se 2\n\nLago Basin\n\nLago\nDot\n\nPhase 3\n\nCentral Crest\n\nPtarmigan\n
 Blackcap\nPass Butte\n\nPhase 4\n\nSouthern Peaks\n\nLost\nJohnny\nMany Tr
 ails\n\n⸻\n\nDAY 1\n\nIron Gate → Rolo → Osceola → Carru\n\nCamp: Carru Ba
 sin\n\n🥾 Distance:\n~13 miles\n\n⬆️ Gain:\n~5\,500 ft\n\n⸻\n\nStart\n\nLea
 ve trailhead:\n\n5:00 AM\n\nFollow the Boundary Trail south.\n\n⸻\n\n🏔️ Mo
 unt Rolo\n\nClass 2\n\nEasy tundra slopes.\n\nRoundtrip off-route:\n~1 mil
 e\n\n⸻\n\n🏔️ Osceola Peak ⭐\n\nClass 2\n\nOne of the finest summits in the
  Okanogan Range.\n\nOutstanding views toward:\n\nLago\nCarru\nCathedral Gr
 oup\n\nAllow:\n1.5 hours\n\n⸻\n\n🏔️ Mount Carru ⭐\n\nClass 2\n\nContinue s
 outh via broad ridge.\n\nThis is straightforward in low-snow conditions.\n
 \n⸻\n\n🏕️ Camp 1\n\nCarru Basin\n\nWhy camp here:\n\n✅ Reliable water\n\n✅
  Beautiful scenery\n\n✅ Excellent positioning for Lago\n\n✅ Protected from
  wind\n\nElevation:\n~7\,000 ft\n\nExpected arrival:\n5–7 PM\n\n⸻\n\nDAY 2
 \n\nCarru Basin → Lago → Dot → Ptarmigan\n\nCamp: Ptarmigan Basin\n\n🥾 Dis
 tance:\n~11 miles\n\n⬆️ Gain:\n~4\,000 ft\n\n⸻\n\n🏔️ Mount Lago ⭐\n\nClass
  2\n\nHighest summit of the trip.\n\nOne of Washington’s great Bulgers.\n\
 nAllow:\n\n2–3 hours from camp.\n\n⸻\n\n🏔️ Dot Mountain\n\nClass 2\n\nQuic
 k bonus summit.\n\nMinimal extra effort.\n\n⸻\n\n🏔️ Ptarmigan Peak ⭐\n\nCl
 ass 2\n\nLong scenic ridge travel.\n\nSome talus.\n\nNo major difficulties
  expected in a low snow year.\n\n⸻\n\n🏕️ Camp 2\n\nPtarmigan Basin\n\nExce
 llent water.\n\nExcellent sunset.\n\nIdeal launch point for Blackcap.\n\nE
 levation:\n~6\,800–7\,000 ft\n\nArrival:\n4–6 PM\n\n⸻\n\nDAY 3\n\nPtarmiga
 n → Blackcap → Pass Butte → Lost\n\nCamp: Lost Creek Basin\n\n🥾 Distance:\
 n~12–14 miles\n\n⬆️ Gain:\n~5\,000 ft\n\n⸻\n\n🏔️ Blackcap Mountain ⭐\n\nCl
 ass 2–3\n\nOne of the best viewpoints in the Pasayten.\n\nShort scrambling
  near summit.\n\n⸻\n\n🏔️ Pass Butte\n\nClass 2\n\nEasy summit.\n\nFast asc
 ent.\n\n⸻\n\n🏔️ Lost Peak ⭐\n\nClass 2–3\n\nPerhaps the most rugged mounta
 in on the route.\n\nExcellent views.\n\nSome loose terrain.\n\nTake your t
 ime.\n\n⸻\n\n🏕️ Camp 3\n\nLost Creek Basin\n\nReliable water.\n\nProtected
  campsites.\n\nExcellent positioning for final day.\n\nArrival:\n5–7 PM\n\
 n⸻\n\nDAY 4\n\nJohnny → Many Trails → Exit\n\n🥾 Distance:\n~15–18 miles\n\
 n⬆️ Gain:\n~3\,000 ft\n\n⬇️ Loss:\n~6\,000+ ft\n\n⸻\n\n🏔️ Johnny Peak\n\nC
 lass 2\n\nQuick summit.\n\nMostly tundra.\n\n⸻\n\n🏔️ Many Trails Peak\n\nC
 lass 2\n\nFinal summit.\n\nExcellent finale to the traverse.\n\n⸻\n\nExit\
 n\nFollow trail system northward back toward Iron Gate.\n\nExpected trailh
 ead arrival:\n\n4–8 PM\n\ndepending on pace.\n\n⸻\n\n💧 Water Strategy\n\nL
 ow snow year means many seasonal streams may already be drying.\n\nReliabl
 e sources:\n\n✅ Carru Basin\n\n✅ Lago Basin\n\n✅ Ptarmigan Basin\n\n✅ Lost
  Creek Basin\n\nAlways leave camp with:\n\n2–3 liters\n\nDo not assume rid
 ge water.\n\n⸻\n\n⚠️ Major Hazards\n\nHeat\n\nLikely your biggest challeng
 e.\n\nExpect:\n\n70–85°F afternoons\n\nLittle shade.\n\n⸻\n\nNavigation\n\
 nMuch of the traverse is off-trail.\n\nBring:\n\nGaia GPS\nCalTopo Offline
  Maps\nPaper map backup\n\n⸻\n\nLoose Talus\n\nMost common around:\n\nLost
 \nBlackcap\nLago\n\nHelmets recommended.\n\n⸻\n\nWildlife\n\nExpect:\n\n🫎 
 Moose\n\n🦌 Deer\n\n🐐 Mountain goats\n\n🐻 Black bears\n\n🐿️ Marmots\n\nStor
 e food carefully.\n\n⸻\n\n📋 Recommended Gear\n\nShelter\n\n✅ Lightweight 3
 -season tent\n\nSleep\n\n✅ 20–30°F bag\n\nNavigation\n\n✅ Gaia GPS\n\n✅ Ca
 lTopo\n\n✅ Compass\n\nFootwear\n\n✅ Trail runners or light mountaineering 
 boots\n\nSnow travel equipment likely unnecessary if the low-snow trend co
 ntinues\, but monitor conditions closely before departure.\n\nEmergency\n\
 n✅ Satellite communicator (Garmin InReach)\n\nStrongly recommended due to 
 the remoteness.\n\n⸻\n\n🏆 Mountaineering Significance\n\nCompletion of thi
 s traverse would earn:\n\n✅ 6 Bulgers\n\n✅ Most major summits surrounding 
 Lago Basin\n\n✅ One of the largest Okanogan Range traverses commonly under
 taken\n\n✅ Roughly 6% of the entire Bulger List\n\n✅ A highly respected wi
 lderness peakbagging accomplishment among Washington climbers\n\nFor a Was
 hington mountaineer\, this is the kind of trip that stands out because of 
 its combination of remoteness\, efficiency\, endurance\, and route-finding
 \, rather than technical climbing difficulty. Completing all 11 peaks in a
  continuous 4-day push would be a serious Pasayten achievement. 🏔️🔥\n\nIMP
 ORTANT- This is NOT a guided trip\, you are responsible for yourself when 
 you sign up.
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