<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bravenboer/54248782934/in/album-72177720323000793/" title="Chikamin Area"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54248782934_ecf3179249_b.jpg" alt="Chikamin Area"/></a> # Stats - 33 miles - 10,000ft elevation gain - Elapsed time: 7am - 9pm - Gear: [[Hoka Speedgoat]] - [Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/bravenboer/albums/72177720323000793) # Report I had a cool plan for Sunday to go to Big Snow from Snoqualmie Pass via Red Pass. I thought that would be more fun than slogging up the MFK. However, at the end of the Commonwealth Basin I was already soaked from all the wet bushes. I was getting a bit too cold and decided it would be better to stay on a good trail. I took the right turn up the PCT and headed towards Chikamin. I was in dense fog for the first 4 hours, but then the clouds finally broke open and I got some beautiful views. I tried to get to Chikamin itself, but right when I got to the 3rd class move below the summit it start raining fairly hard and I wasn't confident this was all a great idea. I turned back there and just enjoyed the views. I'll need to go back another day for the true summit of Chikamin. I only took an iPhone with me today, so photo quality is accordingly. I did a similar route at [[2023-07-23 - PCT to Chikamin Area]] with better weather and photos, but got a bit less far there. # Route <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bravenboer/54255107451/in/dateposted/" title="PCT to Chikamin"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54255107451_1f678e5718_b.jpg" alt="PCT to Chikamin"/></a> # Highlights <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bravenboer/54248770918/in/album-72177720323000793" title="Alta Mountain from the PCT Traverse"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54248770918_4802407714_b.jpg" alt="Alta Mountain from the PCT Traverse"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bravenboer/54248770913/in/album-72177720323000793/" title="South ridge of Chikamin"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54248770913_32457c3eb4_b.jpg" alt="South ridge of Chikamin"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bravenboer/54247633307/in/album-72177720323000793/" title="The Monolith at Glacier Lake"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54247633307_54ae559f4c_b.jpg" alt="The Monolith at Glacier Lake"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bravenboer/54248959245/in/album-72177720323000793/" title="Lemah"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54248959245_df6c85687e_b.jpg" alt="Lemah"/></a>