Trip Report: Queen’s Way / Apache Peak ~ 9.17.14 (Dryland)
Another dryland survey to check out Apache Peak and some of the lines in and around Queen’s Way, the extension of Isabelle Glacier. In particular the ascent route of Apache Coulior. Again, more of a photo record of the dryland terrain around the area. The Navajo Glacier snowfield still had a decent undertone of summer snow remaining. Also traversed around to the Crater Lake (Lone Eagle) cirque to see what was left of Fair Glacier and the route into Triangle Lake. Photo references below.
A view from Lake Isabelle
Approach from unnamed lake
Above the Isabelle Glacier Falls
Below the tarn
A look across to Navajo snowfield
Navajo Peak from the saddle
A view down the Queen’s Way from the saddle
Up the boulderfield
Across to Shoshoni
Into the Lone Eagle / Crater Lake cirque
TriangLe Lake
Lone Eagle
Lone Eagle beyond to Fair Glacier
A portion of Queen’s Way
Navajo Snowfield – another view
Navajo
Queen’s Way
Shoshoni
The end of Queen’s Way snowfield on the lower tarn
The end of Queen’s Way snowfield on the lower tarn
Scramble up prior to East Ledges route
Overview Apache Peak
Slope angle of Apache Peak, Queen’s Way in red, Apache Couloir in blue.