I concur. ?The upper lake area is very tiring with massive blocks. ?Having said that we had to assist a father and son who foulishly went onto the ice field on the Eastside of Lamarck col. ?In early season conditions the snow/ice will be quite steep and dangerous w/o skills and equipment on this pass and probably most other passes.
In summer conditions, I would highly reccomend the N-S lakes Lamarck col route. ?The Darwin bench and lakes above are fantastic
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On Apr 21, 2023, at 4:08 PM, John Ladd <johnladd@...> wrote:
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Elizabeth Wenk's comment on my quotation of "her" report on Lamarck Col talus:
"Hm... I read this just now John Ladd and those didn't feel like my words - that is one of the hikes Mike White wrote for the current edition of Sierra South. I actually disagree about that - there are long sections of trail (even build trail) on the?descent and otherwise you're mostly on sand between boulders, outcrops. Where I think Lamarck Col will be dangerous this year is getting around the uppermost lakes, where you really are working your way through some mid-large talus blocks right at the water's edge. But mainly it is a long way down to the North Lake Trailhead, only to immediately reverse again.
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