Eagles Nest

South Ridge - Class 3

Date: 7/30/2020
Partner: Solo
Trailhead: Piney Lake
Distance: 15m
Elevation Gain: 5220ft
Duration: 8hrs 25min
Difficulty: Class 3
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This hike starts with a few mellow miles on a gentle trail before steeply ascending to a gorgeous meadow at the base of Game Pass. From the meadow climb north to Game Pass and descend on the north side... traversing close to the ridge as to not give up more vertical than necessary. The strategy now is to locate the ascent gully to Eagle's Nest's south ridge. Don't ascend too soon! I ascended a gully a little after the low point in the Eagle's Nest - Mt. Powell Saddle. Given the saddle can't be identified from below consider setting a waypoint in your mapping software. Once I identified the ascent gully the general strategy was to climb up and left with the path of least resistance unitl gaining the ridge. From there the route is straight forward.

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