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5/20/09

Mt Scott is the highest Peak in Crater Lake National Park standing at 8850 feet and a separate Volcano from the former Mount Mazama .After sleeping in the Diamond lake parking lot we were able to drive the Car within 3 and a half miles of Mt Scott and had continuous snow from the car. Are plan was to skin up a mellow ridge on the East side all the way to the summit. Drop into the SE bowl that we had seen while driving to Yamsey then skin back up to the ridge and drop into the Northwest bowl. We would take a break there then skin back up to the summit and drop the Eastern face back to the car.


Image taken with the Sunnto X10

The sunrise alpenglow over Mt Bailey from Diamond Lake

The view of the SE and NE faces of Mt Scott from Klamath Marsh

Looks like the NE side is a no go

Photo by Amar Andalkar
So insted we drove another forest road to the Eastern side
The first 2000 vert was mellow flats

Our ascent route up the mellow ridge on the left

Photo by Amar Andalkar

Looking North towards Theilsen and some random fire

Photo by Amar Andalkar

The lookout tower at the summit of Mt Scott

Photo by Amar Andalkar

Amar summiting with McLoughlin in the background

Some Views from the Summit
Looking North at Mt Theilsen

Photo by Amar Andalkar
The three sisters, broken top and Mt Bachelor

Photo by Amar Andalkar
Looking West into Crater Lake

Photo by Amar Andalkar
Wizard Island with Watchmen behind it and Hillman to the right

Photo by Amar Andalkar
Skinning across the ridge to access the SE bowl with McLoughlin in the background

Photo by Amar Andalkar
Amar goes in first

Then I drop in

Photo by Amar Andalkar
Then we skinned back up our tracks

Photo by Amar Andalkar


Photo by Amar Andalkar
Looking at The NW bowl from Hillman with our lines right down the middle

Photo by Amar Andalkar
Amar dropping into the NW bowl

Then myself



Photos by Amar Andalkar


The NW face was still semi frozen so we switched to crampons and ascended or tracks back to the look out tower.



Photos by Amar Andalkar
After summiting one last time we rode the NE side down over 4000 vertical feet back to the car.



The bottom 2000 vert was flat but we Amar but it was continuous skiing
Attempting to ski on a splitboard


Photos by Amar Andalkar
Happy to be ath the car after another long day

Photo by Amar Andalkar

Our totals for the day
Ascent 6000 ft
Decent 6000 ft
Total distance over 9 miles