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Northwest Ridge

Name: Northwest Ridge
Rating: 2.0

3rd YDS 1- French 1 Ewbanks I UIAA 1 ZA M 1a British

Routes in Sawtooth Peak

Northwest Ridge T 3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a

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Type:	Trad, Alpine
FA:	unknown
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Shared By:	Eric Chow on Jun 12, 2017 · Updates
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Description

An easy 5 mile hike to monarch lakes brings you to the bottom of Sawtooth Pass. The scramble up to the Pass takes about an hour on steep scree (or snow early season). Then traverse along the ridge to the summit on 3rd class.