Colchuck Lake and Aasgard Pass

Date: 2005/05/22
Trip type: scramble
Special gear: ice axe, helmet
Elevation gain: approx. 4,415 feet (approx 1,345 meters)
Round-trip distance: approx. 12 miles
Car-to-car time: 11 hours 22 minutes
Aesthetic rating: 5/5

Trip Report

A Hollywood day. The pictures can describe this day much better than I could ever hope to.

References

Maps

Greentrails map: The Enchantments (209S)

Travel Times

Car-to-car time: 11 hours 22 minutes
Ascending time: 5 hours 28 minutes
Descending time: 4 hours 26 minutes

2 hours 6 minutes ascending from Lake Stuart trailhead (3,410') to N side of Colchuck Lake
3 hours 22 minutes ascending from N side of Colchuck Lake (5,590') to Aasgard Pass
1 hour 59 minutes descending from Aasgard Pass (7,820') to S side of Colchuck Lake (5,515')
2 hours 27 minutes descending from S side of Colchuck Lake (5,515') to Lake Stuart trailhead
3 hours 2 minutes driving back from Lake Stuart trailhead to Lower Queen Anne