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Humpback Mountain via NW ridge

I'm not sure what happened here, did Brett make a terrible pun?
Image of I'm not sure what happened here, did Brett make a terrible pun?
Into the woods and up Humpback's NW ridge. We started on Hansen Creek Road a few hundred feet north of the old railroad grade bridge where the road crosses the nose of the NW ridge.
Image of Into the woods and up Humpback's NW ridge. We started on Hansen Creek Road a few hundred feet north of the old railroad grade bridge where the road crosses the nose of the NW ridge.
Date: 2012/01/15
Trip type: scramble
Elevation gain: approx. 3,174 feet
USGS quad: Lost Lake
In area: South Fork Snoqualmie Drainage
Car-to-car time: 6 hours 34 minutes
After bashing through young forest, we got into this nice older forest.
Image of After bashing through young forest, we got into this nice older forest.
What kind of expression does she have?
Image of What kind of expression does she have?
What Lindsay looks like when looking at rime-plastered trees.
Image of What Lindsay looks like when looking at rime-plastered trees.
Michael driving his axe into the ice (steeper than it looks). We were climbing on a very, very solid layer of ice.
Image of Michael driving his axe into the ice (steeper than it looks). We were climbing on a very, very solid layer of ice.
This is either the summit of Humpback Mountain or the false summit, it was hard to tell.
Image of This is either the summit of Humpback Mountain or the false summit, it was hard to tell.
Me and Lindsay on the summit.
Image of Me and Lindsay on the summit.
Heading back down.
Image of Heading back down.
Plunge step!
Image of Plunge step!
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Navigating a boulder field covered in a foot of powder. Treacherous!
Image of Navigating a boulder field covered in a foot of powder. Treacherous!
An old utility pole in the middle of the woods.
Image of An old utility pole in the middle of the woods.
A party of skiers on the old railroad trestle over Hansen Creek.
Image of A party of skiers on the old railroad trestle over Hansen Creek.
While we were on the trestle we watched some folks below us sledding and playing on Hansen Creek Road.
Image of While we were on the trestle we watched some folks below us sledding and playing on Hansen Creek Road.
Trekking pole salute to the end of a successful trip.
Image of Trekking pole salute to the end of a successful trip.
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