Need help selecting backcountry camp site for Longs Attempt!

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ltlFish99
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Re: Need help selecting backcountry camp site for Longs Attempt!

Post by ltlFish99 »

I have slept under a rock by chasm lake. It was a little small for me and a friend.

It was also very beautiful. The camel gully provides access to the boulder field from chasm lake.
I spent 2 nights in goblin forest with 3 brothers from new Jersey. They loved it. Much better than sleeping in the Car at the trailhead. The lower campgrounds were full, so we we to goblin.

I spent the night in the boulder field in March, we had at least a foot of snow that night, woke up to 70 mph winds with snow which put an end to our planned cables route adventure. In summer this is a crowded place.
My favorite place to camp before a longs hike was black lake. It was in February and was wonderful.
You cannot camp there in the summer as far as I know.
The only time I have spent the night in glacier gorge in the summer we bivied on a large rock below spearhead.
On the winter trip from black lake, we took the trough route on great snow and had a good time. Nobody at all other than us on the summit.
As previously stated, the nice things about goblin are privacy as it is off the trail, and a water source.
Enjoy your adventure on my favorite 14er.
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