As stated by Outside Magazine, "The Country’s Most Beautiful Mountaineering Route. The Ptarmigan Traverse in Washington State’s North Cascades has had the word “classic” pinned to it nearly from the time it was pioneered in 1938. You don’t get much more high-n-wild in the Lower 48 than on this 35-mile-plus mountaineering trip, which starts in North Cascades National Park and immediately dives south into the Glacier Peak Wilderness. Along the way the route crosses a half-dozen or more glaciers and permanent snowfields. “Loveliness is paid for partly in the currency of suffering,” legendary Northwest climber Fred Beckey wrote in Challenge of the North Cascades. In other words, to be high, you first gotta get high.""
~ Christopher Solomon
We took a week to cover the entire traverse and tagged multiple peaks along the way. Enjoy the journey!