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SUMMARY:🏔️ The Border Highland Traverse (ABP\, Larrabee\, Winchester)
LOCATION:6601 8th Ave NE
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 20% · why: lots of
  people going\n\nAmerican Border Peak • Mount Larrabee • Winchester Mounta
 in\n\nWeekend Totals\n\n🥾 15–17 Miles\n\n⬆️ ~5\,000–5\,500 ft Gain\n\n⛺ 1 
 Night at High Pass\n\n🏔️ 3 Summits\n\n🧗 Technical Alpine Climbing\n\n⸻\n\n
 🎯 Expedition Objectives\n\nPrimary Objective\n\n🏔️ American Border Peak\n\
 nSecondary Objective\n\n⛰️ Mount Larrabee\n\nScenic Objective\n\n🏡 Winches
 ter Mountain\n\n⸻\n\n🗓️ DAY 1 — Saturday\, July 25\n\nSeattle → Winchester
  Mountain → High Pass Camp\n\n⸻\n\n☕ 9:00 AM — Meet at Green Lake Park & R
 ide\n\nFinal:\n\nGear check 🎒\nVehicle consolidation 🚙\n\nDepart Seattle\n
 \n🕤 9:30 AM\n\n⸻\n\n🚗 Drive to Twin Lakes Trailhead\n\nRoute:\n\nSeattle\n
 ➡️ Everett\n➡️ Burlington\n➡️ Bellingham\n➡️ Glacier\n➡️ Twin Lakes Road\n
 \nDrive Stats\n\n🚙 ~140 miles\n\n🕒 4–4.5 hours including gas & coffee brea
 ks\n\n⸻\n\n🥪 1:30 PM — Arrive Trailhead\n\nFinal preparation:\n\n✔️ Fill w
 ater\n\n✔️ Helmets packed\n\n✔️ Climbing gear secured\n\n✔️ GPS loaded\n\n
 ⸻\n\n🥾 2:00 PM — Begin Approach\n\nTrailhead\n➡️ Winchester Junction\n\nWe
 ll-maintained trail through old-growth forest and alpine meadows.\n\n⸻\n\n
 🏡 Winchester Mountain\n\nWinchester Mountain\n\nStatistics\n\n📏 3.4 miles 
 round trip\n\n⬆️ 1\,300 ft gain\n\n🥾 Class 1\n\nDescription\n\nOne of Wash
 ington’s finest lookout summits.\n\nHighlights:\n\n📸 Fire lookout\n\n🏔️ Mo
 unt Baker dominating the skyline\n\n🌄 Twin Lakes basin\n\n🇨🇦 Views deep in
 to British Columbia\n\nTime Required\n\n🕒 1.5–2 hours\n\n⸻\n\nContinue to 
 High Pass\n\nRoute:\n\nWinchester Junction\n➡️ Twin Lakes\n➡️ Low Pass\n➡️
  High Pass\n\n⸻\n\n⛺ High Pass Camp\n\nCamp Elevation\n\n🏔️ ~6\,200 ft\n\n
 Arrival Target\n\n🕔 6:00–6:30 PM\n\n⸻\n\nEvening Agenda\n\n📸 Photography\n
 \n🍜 Dinner\n\n🗺️ Route review\n\n🧗 Discuss rope strategy\n\n🌅 Sunset over 
 Mount Baker\n\n💤 Early sleep\n\n⸻\n\n🗓️ DAY 2 — Sunday\, July 26\n\nMount 
 Larrabee & American Border Peak\n\n⸻\n\n☀️ 5:00 AM\n\nWake\n\nBreakfast\n\
 nPrepare summit packs\n\nLeave camp standing\n\n⸻\n\n⛰️ Summit 1 — Mount L
 arrabee\n\nMount Larrabee\n\nStatistics\n\n⬆️ ~1\,700 ft gain\n\n🕒 3–4 hou
 rs round trip\n\n🧗 Class 3\n\nTerrain\n\n🪨 Talus\n\n🪨 Scree\n\n🪨 Moderate 
 exposure\n\n🪨 Fun scrambling\n\nSummit Time\n\n🕗 Approximately 8:00 AM\n\n
 Views\n\n🏔️ Mount Baker\n\n🏔️ Mount Shuksan\n\n🏔️ American Border Peak\n\n
 🏔️ Canadian Border Peak\n\n⸻\n\nReturn to High Pass\n\nHydrate\n\nRefuel\n
 \nEvaluate conditions\n\nPrepare technical gear\n\n⸻\n\n🏔️ Summit 2 — Amer
 ican Border Peak\n\nAmerican Border Peak\n\nStatistics\n\n⬆️ ~1\,800 ft ga
 in\n\n🕒 4–6 hours round trip\n\n🧗 Class 4–Low 5th Class\n\nObjective Hazar
 ds\n\n⚠️ Loose rock\n\n⚠️ Route finding\n\n⚠️ Exposure\n\n⚠️ Technical cli
 mbing\n\n⚠️ Difficult retreat terrain\n\n⸻\n\nRecommended Climbing Strateg
 y\n\nMany competent parties climb portions unroped in dry conditions\, but
  for this itinerary plan conservatively.\n\nTechnical Equipment\n\n🪖 Helme
 t (mandatory)\n\n🧗 Harness\n\n🧵 60m alpine rope\n\n🔒 Belay device\n\n🪢 Pru
 siks/autoblock\n\n🧤 Belay gloves\n\n🔁 Repel Device\n\n⸻\n\nLight Alpine Ra
 ck\n\nRecommended: (If you have gear please specify what you have)\n\n🔹 4–
 6 alpine draws\n\n🔹 4–6 shoulder slings\n\n🔹 Set of nuts\n\n🔹 Small cam se
 lection (0.3–2 range)\n\n🔹 Cordalette\n\nThis provides enough protection f
 or:\n\n✅ Short pitches\n\n✅ Exposed traverses\n\n✅ Summit crux protection\
 n\n✅ Emergency retreat\n\n⸻\n\nSummit Goal\n\n🕛 11:00 AM–12:00 PM\n\nSummi
 t Views\n\n🇺🇸 United States\n\n🇨🇦 British Columbia\n\n🏔️ Picket Range\n\n🏔
 ️ Mount Baker\n\n🏔️ North Cascades\n\n⸻\n\nReturn to Camp\n\nRetrieve gear
 \n\nPack camp\n\nLunch break\n\n⸻\n\nDescent\n\nHigh Pass\n➡️ Low Pass\n➡️
  Twin Lakes\n➡️ Trailhead\n\nTrailhead Arrival\n\n🕓 4:00–5:00 PM\n\n⸻\n\n🚙
  Return to Seattle\n\nDepart Trailhead\n\n🕔 Around 5:00 PM\n\nArrive Green
  Lake P&R\n\n🕘 Around 9:00 PM\n\n⸻\n\n🎒 Complete Gear List\n\nClimbing Equ
 ipment\n\n🪖 Helmet\n\n🧗 Harness\n\n🧵 60m rope\n\n🔒 Belay device\n\n🪢 Prusi
 ks\n\n🔁 Repel Device\n\n🔹 Alpine draws\n\n🔹 Slings\n\n🔹 Nuts\n\n🔹 Small ca
 ms\n\n🧤 Belay gloves\n\n⸻\n\nNavigation\n\n🗺️ Gaia GPS / CalTopo\n\n🧭 Comp
 ass\n\n🔋 Battery bank\n\n📱 Offline maps\n\n⸻\n\nCamping\n\n⛺ Lightweight t
 ent\n\n🛏️ 20–30°F sleeping bag\n\n🛌 Sleeping pad\n\n🍳 Stove\n\n🔥 Fuel\n\n🥣
  Two days food\n\n💧 Water filter\n\n⸻\n\nClothing\n\n👕 Sun hoodie\n\n🧥 Puf
 fy\n\n🌧️ Rain shell\n\n🧢 Sun hat\n\n🧤 Light gloves\n\n🥾 Approach shoes or 
 mountain boots\n\n🏆 Mountaineering Significance\n\nCompleting the Border H
 ighlands Traverse demonstrates proficiency in:\n\n✅ Backpacking to an alpi
 ne high camp\n\n✅ North Cascades route finding\n\n✅ Technical alpine rock 
 movement\n\n✅ Exposure management\n\n✅ Multi-summit expedition logistics\n
 \n✅ Mixed scrambling and roped climbing\n\nThe standout accomplishment is 
 American Border Peak\, which is regarded by many Washington climbers as on
 e of the more serious non-glaciated alpine objectives in the Mount Baker W
 ilderness. Combined with Larrabee and Winchester\, this creates a well-rou
 nded North Cascades weekend that blends scenic hiking\, classic scrambling
 \, and technical alpine climbing from one of the finest camps in the state
 : High Pass. 🏔️🇺🇸🇨🇦
URL:https://www.meetup.com/seattleoutdooradventurers/events/315112588/
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