Beautiful loop all around. Pretty buggy but as to be expected. Views were incredible on our 3rd day and very glad to have done rainbow pass at sunrise! Gaia shows the campsites a bit off from where they actually are so don’t be worried if you pass them on the map, they’re about a half mile off.
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Beautiful hike
Gorgeous day beautiful hike up to base camp overnight storm moved in we had next to zero visibility on summit day tried anyway but even after daylight and using our phones for GPS it was very difficult to find our way to stay on track and we had to turn around at about 7800 feet are due to poor visibility and the fact that we knew we couldn’t summit
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Boston Basin is incredibly beautiful.
The exposure climbing up the West Ridge is scary in a good way, although the repelling back down can be a bit frustrating. More down climbing that actual rappelling. We were there at the end of May. Really appreciated Gaia GPS helping to get us back to camp in the dark!
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This is one of the best hikes around. You can stop at Cascade Pass but you are missing the best part of the entire hike. The higher you go the better the views get. There is a trail all the way to Sahale Glacier Camp. RT here is about 12 miles. For those with some mountaineering skills you can summit Sahale Peak. You should have and know how to use crampons and an ice axe to get to the base of the rock. It is class 3-5 depending on the route up you choose.
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