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 Peak:  Hagues Peak
 Route:  Hagues via the saddle
 Range:  Front
 Posted By:  mas0156
 Date of Info:  8/10/2019
 Date Posted:  8/12/2019
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Mtn is great summer shape. We ascended via The Saddle and up the SW ridge. There are a few snowfields up top but our natural route didn't touch them. Easy route finding was required just below the summit. The weakness we chose only required a few easy class 3 moves. I believe the class 4 classification on this site is incorrect. Descended the south slopes between Hagues and Mummy which is simply class 2 tundra. Additionally the route measured on caltopo has gross gain at around 5,300 (nowhere close to the 7k the route description shows). Fun and pleasant climb.


Comments or Questions
randalmartin
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100% on your Statement
8/12/2019 5:06pm
We climbed on Saturday afternoon/evening the 10th as well and 100% agree that the route description on this site is messed up. No way that's a class 4 route. Class 3 perhaps and barely that. Maybe 2+. Agree that you have to find the right weakness to gain the summit at that class. You could easily make it Class 4 if you wanted. Also agree that the elevation gain is way overstated even if you include Rowe.


CaptainSuburbia
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Class 4
8/13/2019 5:19pm
There is a class 4 option if you look for it. I did it a few weeks ago.



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