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April 16, 2001

That being said, I'll keep this description short. We got a late start - 9 a.m., but we had no idea the going would be so tough. We ascended the slope directly, moving northwest from the Twin Bridges parking lot (6100 feet). As best as I can tell, the slope gains 1000 feet in 0.3 miles before abating at 7200 feet, for an average slope of 32 degrees.

After 90 minutes of really intense bushwacking, we had climbed a mere 600 feet of slope. Screw that! Next time we will

• Try this route when snow covers the brush.
• Try the route up Rocky Creek, which is said (not by our guidebook) to contain an unmarked trail.
• Try the northern approach, starting perhaps at Fallen Leaf Lake.

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