Route:  Enchantments via Snow Lake
Climbed:  Oct 31, 1993


Party: Eric and Tom.

Day1: Start hiking at 12:30 from the snow lake parking lot.  Half way
up to snow lake I notice that the N side of Little Annapurna is a
walk up, and we could climb it if we make it to the Enchantment lakes
by night.  Arrive at Snow lake about 4:30.  Start climb to Lake Vivian
at 5:30, but done arrive until 7, perhaps an hour after dark.  Camp on
E shore of L Vivian.

Day2: Light dusting of snow over night but clearing in morning.
Start from L Vivian at 9.  Good progress.  Pass some good camp sites
above L perfection, near. Prussik pass.  Blowing snow as we climb
L. Annapurna.  Very windy on summit.  We descend the E.  ridge and rock
slab to upper most basin and visit Aasguard pass.  Very windy there
too.  Then back through lakes to our camp.  Pack and descend to Snow
lake to reduce descent on last day and favor Eric's knee.  Night temp
in upper 20's.

Day3: Start hiking out at 10am, reach car about 1pm.






[Route description written by Tom Unger]