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GPS track Ruth Mountain
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GPS track around Pt 5930
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Ruth Mountain view from the Hannegan Pass trail. The goal for today was to summit this.
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Hannegan Camp
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First view of Shuksan while wandering around the Hannegan Pass area
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Shuksan becoming more visible during the climb to Pt 5930
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First view of Mt. Baker behind Shuksan
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From the Hannegan Pass it is a fairly steep climb to Pt 5930. I took this photo when I was almost there.
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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.
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View back into the valley of the Hannegan trail and Ruth Creek
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Hannegan Peak
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Cornice on the east arm of Pt 5930
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Panorama of the Nooksack Ridge
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View of Ruth while traversing Pt 5930
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View of Ruth and Pt 6166 while traversing Pt 5930. This cirque is the beginning of the Chilliwack River
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Ruth, Shuksan, Baker and Pt 6596
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Mt. Ruth
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Trail to the huge rock on Ruth
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Trail to the huge rock on Ruth
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The Ruth rock
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Steps on the final climb to the Ruth Mountain summit. It was a bit tricky to get over the cornice!
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Martin and Shuksan
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Liesl and the Nooksack Cirque
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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)
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The Nooksack Cirque from Ruth Mountain, with Seahpo on the left, and Shuksan on the right
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The Nooksack Cirque from Ruth Mountain, with Seahpo on the left, and Shuksan on the right
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The Nooksack Cirque from Ruth Mountain, with Seahpo on the left, and Shuksan on the right
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Detail of the Nooksack Cirque where the glacier moves over the cliffs
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Seapho
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Shuksan