Topo map for our one night backpack to Paddy-Go-Easy Pass... red lines show off-trail side trips to Paddy-Go-North (6573') and The Cradle (7467')... total trip was 19 miles, gaining 7500 feet of elevation.
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A closeup of Cathedral Rock in front of Mt. Daniel... taken from the trail to Paddy-Go-Easy Pass.
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Goats at Paddy-Go-Easy Pass.
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A panorama shot of The Cradle from our camp site at Paddy-Go-Easy Pass.
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Our first side trip was to a bump at 6320'... just north of Paddy-Go-North (Point 6573)... left to right... Mt. Stuart, Tucquala Peak (Point 6821), two unnamed bumps, Paddy-Go-South (Point 6566), Hawkins Mtn on the horizon, and the unnamed bump just south of Paddy-Go-Easy Pass.
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A closeup of Mt. Daniel from the 6320' bump just north of Paddy-Go-North.
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A panorama shot of The Cradle, Stuart Range, Harding Mtn, Tucquala Peak, Paddy-Go-South, and Hawkins Mtn... taken from a 6320' bump just north of Paddy-Go-North.
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Charlie peaks over the cliff as larman scrambles up Paddy-Go-North (Point 6573).
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Charlie encourages larman from Paddy-Go-North (Point 6573).
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The Citadel, Cathedral Rock, and Mt. Daniel from Paddy-Go-North.
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Glacier Peak from Paddy-Go-North.
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Leaving Paddy-Go-North, we get a look down on Tucquala Lake.
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Class 3 scrambling leaving Paddy-Go-North.
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Almost back to camp at Paddy-Go-Easy Pass... Tucquala Peak is on the left... Paddy-Go-South is in the right center.
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Our second side trip took us over to Sprite Lake south of Paddy-Go-Easy Pass... goats are coming up from the lake to greet us.
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Alpenglow on Tucquala Peak (Point 6821)... with Mt. Stuart in the distance.
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Paddy-Go-North (Point 6573) and the 6320' bump to the right.
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The goats have come over from Sprite Lake to make sure we are doing alright.
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On the second day we left camp at 5:30 a.m. to give back 1200 feet of elevation down to French Creek and try to beat the sun up to the 6600' south ridge of The Cradle.
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We found the meadow that will give us the easiest access to the 6600' south ridge of The Cradle.
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We've reached the 6600' south ridge of The Cradle... a closeup of Harding Mtn in front of Mt. Stuart... Ingalls Peak and Fortune Peak are on the right.
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A look at the higher part of the south ridge leading to The Cradle.
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We will give back a couple hundred feet of elevation and head for the highest piece of snow on The Cradle's east ridge.
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Charlie and larman are heading for the east ridge of The Cradle.
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larman has almost reached The Cradle's east ridge.
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A panorama of The Cradle's south and north summits... taken from the east ridge.
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The north summit of The Cradle from the east ridge.
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Glacier Peak from The Cradle's east ridge.
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Charlie and larman are on the snow and heading for the south summit block of The Cradle (7467').
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Charlie and larman are on doing some Class 3 scrambling on the south summit block of The Cradle.
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A panorama shot of the Stuart Range taken from the south summit of The Cradle.
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The Cradle's north summit (7467', the same elevation as the south summit)... taken from the south summit... Glacier Peak is in the distance.
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Looking across Paddy-Go-South to Mt. Rainier... taken from the south summit of The Cradle.
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Nursery Peak (Point 6962), Harding Mtn (7173') and Mt. Stuart are in perfect alignment.
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Mt. Daniel from the south summit of The Cradle.
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Charlie and larman are leaving the south summit of The Cradle.
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larman underneath a cornice near the south summit of The Cradle.
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Charlie and larman are almost off of The Cradle's south summit.
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Looking back on the upper portion of our route to the south summit of The Cradle.
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Charlie and larman are crossing back to The Cradle's south ridge.
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