Lake Fork Primitive Route

Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

This route is almost entirely in avalanche and rockfall terrain; it should only be used when avalanche danger is low.

From the saddle just north of Williams Lake, head southwest through the forest across a gently rising slope. When you reach a rollover into a gully, head south and cross over onto a large, open glacial moraine with various terrain features and ledges. Find your way onto a bench beneath a short, wide and steep pitch. Traverse south until you see the route gradually mellow out, switchback to the right and climb to a higher bench, trend towards the southwest then westwards, following the snow between dispersed rock islands. As you approach the steeper and higher terrain, the route climbs northwest up a short gully, then wraps around and climbs a gradual slope into the basin beneath the north-facing terrain on Lake Fork's east ridge. Contour below several chutes to the bottom of Lake Fork's broad northeast face. Switchback up this face as high as you can, then bootpack to the summit.