Fletcher Mountain

From Blue Lakes the round trip to Fletcher and Drift was 6.1 miles and 2700 vertical. Not including summit time the trip was roughly 4.5 hours

A view of Wheeler from Blue Lakes

Snow alley in the upper basin of west Quandary

Kristi on the west side of Quandary

Fletcher Mountain in view

Fletcher and Drift

Drift

Kristi approaching Fletcher Mountain

A view north to Pacific's east ridge (easy class 3)

Kristi on Fletcher with a view of the traverse to Altlantic

Kristi on Fletcher's south ridge with Quandary's west ridge in view

Drift Peak from the summit of Fletcher

Mayflower Gulch with the back side of Copper in the distance. (from Fletcher's summit)

Atlantic's west ridge from Fletcher

Across the traverse to Atlantic from Fletcher.... Pacific and behind Atlantic

Kristi looking south from Fletcher's summit

Summit shot... Alex and Kristi

Alex on Fletcher's summit. Wheeler and Democrat in the distance. The looks of Wheeler's North Ridge to Drift are appealing.

Kristi descending from Fletcher... Quandary's west ridge in view. No Drift for Kristi.

Drift from Fletcher

Checking out the ridge from Wheeler to Drift

Looking back to Fletcher from the saddle with Drift

A view of Drift. The class 3 section is the steep white/light rock just right of center

A closer view of Drift. The class 3 section is the steep white/light rock on the right

Looking down o Mayflower Gulch

A view of the class 3 section. Read and run on the white rock back to the ridge after crossing a gully

Looking up the class 3. It is steeper than it looks. Climbing wasn't bad.

Looking to Drift's summit after gaining back the ridge

Looking back to Fletcher

Can't get enough of the ridge between Drift and Wheeler

Missed the Long Ranger by just a couple of weeks.

Ok... the Wheeler - Drift ridge is officially on the list

Clinton Gulch Dam Reservoir and Robinson Tailing Ponds from Drift

oh dat ridge

Wheeler with Democrat in the distance

Quandary

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