Black Peak - East Scramble

After a last-minute, night-before stoke rally to get out and conquer something outdoors, a one-day, scrambly mission to summit Black Peak formed. Conditions turned out to be flawless for the rowdy North Cascades peak, and the mission? Accomplished.

The sun rose and the inversion dropped right as we arrived near Wing Lake, making for unbelievable morning conditions. I couldn’t stop smiling. Billy’s emotions got the best of him.

Photo Credit: Kaelan Lee

Black Peak as seen from Wing Lake.

Kaelan and I at the top of scree ridge, before starting actual peak scramble.

Photo credit: Billy Kirscher

A visual description of the word: “scrambly”.

Billy, with quintessential North Cascades backdrop.

Photo credit: Kaelan Lee

Thought I would dress for the occasion. Standing in front of the last section, summit is directly above me.

Photo credit: Billy Kirscher

Billy and Kaelan, Black Peak summit.