rodman's GPS route for Hibox Mtn
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The first good view of Hibox Mtn comes after 2 miles on the Rachel Lake trail.
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At 4400 feet, after a half mile of steep terrain in the woods, we can see Hibox.
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We still have 1500 feet of elevation to reach the summit and clouds appear to be forming on Hibox.
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Cairns help show the way as Box Canyon is quickly filling up with clouds.
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We reach the summit block, but we didn't beat the clouds.
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Reaching the southeast ridge of Hibox we are rewarded with views to the north... Chikamin, Four Brothers, Lemah, Chimney Rock, Glacier, Summit Chief, and Bears Breast blocking most of Hinman.
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A panorama from the southeast ridge... Mt. Daniel is on the far right.
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A close up look at Mt. Stuart to the east.
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Reaching the Hibox summit and a look at Mt. Thompson and Huckleberry Mtn
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A close up look at Bears Breast, Hinman, and Daniel.
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Park Lakes
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Kachess Lake from Hibox Mtn
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Three Queens Mtn
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A close up look at Daniel with The Citadel on the far right.
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While on the Hibox summit we never got a full view of Rainier.
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Kendall Peak on the left and Alta Mtn on the right.
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A close up of Huckleberry Mtn
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Park Lakes in front of Chikamin on the left to Daniel on the right.
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A close up of Mt. Thompson
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A close up of Glacier Peak between Chimney Rock and Summit Chief Mtn
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A close up of Chikamin and the Four Brothers... with part of Lemah on the right.
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A closeup of Lemah, Chimney Rock and part of Summit Chief.
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The Red Mtn summit appears to the left of Alta Mtn
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rodman starts down from the Hibox summit... Mt. Stuart in the distance.
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rodman continues down, working thru some of the Class 3 stuff...
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rodman is still descending...
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rodman isn't afraid to hug a rock...
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rodman gets around one big rock and heads for another.
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rodman gets close to the chute... the toughest part of the descent.
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Looking back at the summit from the bottom of the chute.
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rodman starts down from the top of the chute.
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The chute is a tight fit in some places.
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One of JimK's infamous gullies.
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Naturally the summit block is out of the clouds as we are leaving.
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Looking back on Hibox as we descend.
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There are lots of cliffy areas between the woods and the summit block... but good boot path winds through them.
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Another look back at Hibox.
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One more look back as we continue to descend.
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Back on the Rachel Lake trail, we take one last look at Hibox.
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