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NW face of Kangaroo Temple

Image of East side of Cooper point 7840
East side of Cooper point 7840

Image of Climbers on the the last pitch (starting bottom left) of the N face route on Kangaroo temple
Climbers on the the last pitch (starting bottom left) of the N face route on Kangaroo temple

Image of Silver Star Mountain from Kangaroo Temple
Silver Star Mountain from Kangaroo Temple

Image of Snoozing on summit of Kangaroo Temple
Snoozing on summit of Kangaroo Temple

Image of NW face of Kangaroo Temple
NW face of Kangaroo Temple

Image of Little Finger
Little Finger

Image of NW face of Kangaroo Temple
NW face of Kangaroo Temple

Image of NW side of Kangaroo Temple
NW side of Kangaroo Temple

Image of The Fin
The Fin

Image of N end of Kangaroo Ridge in evening
N end of Kangaroo Ridge in evening

Image of East side of Liberty Bell group in morning
East side of Liberty Bell group in morning

Image of South Early Winters Spire and North Early Winters Spire in morning
South Early Winters Spire and North Early Winters Spire in morning

Date: 2006/09/23
Trip type: intermediate rock climb
Elevation gain: approx. 2,425 feet (approx 739 meters)
Car-to-car time: 11 hours 38 minutes
USGS Quads: Silver Star Mountain, Washington Pass
In Area: North Cascades

Travel Times

Car-to-car time: 11 hours 38 minutes
Ascending time: 6 hours 53 minutes
Descending time: 3 hours 26 minutes
  • 3 hours 18 minutes driving there from Lower Queen Anne to Highway 20 hairpin turn (just east of Washington Pass)
  • 2 hours 12 minutes ascending from Highway 20 hairpin turn (5,160') to base of NW face climb (gearing up) (7,125')
  • 34 minutes ascending from base of NW face climb (gearing up) (7,125') to base of NW face climb (starting to climb) (7,105')
  • 4 hours 7 minutes ascending from base of NW face climb (starting to climb) (7,105') to summit of Kangaroo Temple
  • 1 hour 25 minutes descending from summit of Kangaroo Temple (7,465') to notch between Little Finger and Kangaroo Temple (7,170')
  • 2 hours 1 minute descending from notch between Little Finger and Kangaroo Temple (7,170') to Highway 20 hairpin turn

References


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