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AliveAndThenSome OP t1_irl54z7 wrote

We camped two nights, Oct 4-5, 2022; hiked down the Tungsten Creek valley. Didn't see anyone for 3 days.

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MulletasticOne t1_irled6h wrote

Man, that looks remote on the map. Where do you start the hike from?

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skinem1 t1_irlkp29 wrote

I haven’t been there since the mid 70s. It’s as beautiful as I remember. Thanks for posting that.

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the-gribble-report t1_irlpbx4 wrote

Replying to AliveAndThenSome (#62,008)

I accidentally hiked back on the Chewuch side after summiting Remmel mountain. Hoo boy it was not even slightly a trail most of the way. Near the end, before having to cross the river, I found the most beautiful campsite that was unburnt. Right in the middle of it a group had made several piles of human shit and put little stick flags of toilet paper on them... Made me hate a certain type of person even more.

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GraniteMtn t1_irph9bb wrote

Stayed there a couple of nights 15 years ago (time flies). We took a rest day and day-hiked for one day beyond the lake - maybe the mountain in the background, I don't recall now.

One event I do recall is having to get across a large crack in the mountain near the top, it must have been 150 feet deep, with width at the top being about 4 feet; the other side was about 3 feet higher. Too awkward to jump, also too far to reach the other side's handholds without leaning out to the point of moving your center of gravity over the crack. After watching 4 of the other people in the group YOLO, I asked to be rudimentarily roped in (under armpits, no harness). There was no way I was going to move my center of gravity over that crack under faith that I'd get a handhold on the other side, or my feet wouldn't slip out from under me. I did it with a rope, but it remains one of those re-occurring PTSD life moments for me.

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