Martin Bravenboer: GPS track Ruth Mountain
Martin Bravenboer: GPS track around Pt 5930
Martin Bravenboer: Ruth Mountain view from the Hannegan Pass trail. The goal for today was to summit this.
Martin Bravenboer: Hannegan Camp
Martin Bravenboer: First view of Shuksan while wandering around the Hannegan Pass area
Martin Bravenboer: Shuksan becoming more visible during the climb to Pt 5930
Martin Bravenboer: First view of Mt. Baker behind Shuksan
Martin Bravenboer: From the Hannegan Pass it is a fairly steep climb to Pt 5930. I took this photo when I was almost there.
Martin Bravenboer: This is the traverse of Pt 5930 on the north side. It's not very clearly visible, but it gets nasty above those trees. It's pretty exposed and steep.
Martin Bravenboer: View back into the valley of the Hannegan trail and Ruth Creek
Martin Bravenboer: Hannegan Peak
Martin Bravenboer: Cornice on the east arm of Pt 5930
Martin Bravenboer: Panorama of the Nooksack Ridge
Martin Bravenboer: View of Ruth while traversing Pt 5930
Martin Bravenboer: View of Ruth and Pt 6166 while traversing Pt 5930. This cirque is the beginning of the Chilliwack River
Martin Bravenboer: Ruth, Shuksan, Baker and Pt 6596
Martin Bravenboer: Mt. Ruth
Martin Bravenboer: Trail to the huge rock on Ruth
Martin Bravenboer: Trail to the huge rock on Ruth
Martin Bravenboer: The Ruth rock
Martin Bravenboer: Steps on the final climb to the Ruth Mountain summit. It was a bit tricky to get over the cornice!
Martin Bravenboer: Martin and Shuksan
Martin Bravenboer: Liesl and the Nooksack Cirque
Martin Bravenboer: View of the Hannegan trail valley, with the Nooksack ridge left, Tomyhoi in the distance. Many beautiful Baker area destinations are visible (such as Yellow Aster Butte and Goat Mountain)
Martin Bravenboer: The Nooksack Cirque from Ruth Mountain, with Seahpo on the left, and Shuksan on the right
Martin Bravenboer: The Nooksack Cirque from Ruth Mountain, with Seahpo on the left, and Shuksan on the right
Martin Bravenboer: The Nooksack Cirque from Ruth Mountain, with Seahpo on the left, and Shuksan on the right
Martin Bravenboer: Detail of the Nooksack Cirque where the glacier moves over the cliffs