Mountaineering · YDS Class 3

South Slope

High Point
8,596 ft
Permit Required

A self-issue Pasayten Wilderness permit and a Trail Park Pass or Northwest Forest Pass for trailhead parking are the applicable requirements; no quota or reservation system applies.

Route Description

A scree-slope walk-up on the mountain's south side, usually climbed together with neighboring Mount Lago from a shared high camp deep in the central Pasayten.

Approach

Drive Hart's Pass Road past Hart's Pass to the Slate Pass Trailhead (about 6,900 feet). Follow the Robinson Creek/Middle Fork Pasayten trail network to a high camp in the Lago-Carru area — options include Fred's Lake, Lake Doris, or a bench near Shellrock Pass around 7,500 feet. From camp, cross the basin toward Carru's south side; the slope here is covered in loose scree but is non-technical, in contrast to the mountain's steep north face.

Descent

Descend the south slope scree back to camp; the same terrain that eases the ascent makes for fast, if dusty, glissading-style descent.

Weather Forecast
5-Day Air Quality Forecast
Today
68
Moderate
Tomorrow
40
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Sun, Sep 27
56
Moderate
Mon, Sep 28
74
Moderate
Tue, Sep 29
69
Moderate
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32° / 16°
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