Route:  Lundin Pk/W Ridge
Climbed:  Sept 27, 1993


Party: Eric and Tom.

Snow Free Route: Start on PCT at Snoqualimie pass.  Half hour or so
in take the commonweath basin trail (left tail of fork).  Follow this
trail as it starts to climb toward the Lundin - Red Mtn saddle.  At
about 4200 to 4300 ft turn left into brush and traverse through brush
till you come to a stream bed.  From some time in July on this should
be dry.  Follow it up stream till you come to two waterfalls.  Climb
either (I took the left) and follow the watercourse further up to a
flat meadow with may large rocks in it.  Climb the broad ramp and
tallus fields to the west ridge.  First pitch ascends ridge crest.
After 70 ft, look for a dirt trail to the left.  (If you stay on the
ridge crest you'll climb a slab and be faced with a 6 ft drop.)
Follow trail across north face to short steep rock face.  Climb that
and cross to south side.  Follow easy ledges to base of summit and
scramble to top.  Descend 100 ft down east ridge.  Rappel (single
rope) down steep step.  Continue down ridge to small saddle.  You
could descend from here directly to the rocky meadow, but a better
route follows the ridge crest.  From the saddle climb east up trail.
Follow this along, first traversing on the left side of ridge then
back to notch.  From notch traverse on right side a short ways then
climb back to ridge.  Here there is a better trail which you can
follow to Lundin-Red saddle then back to trail head.  Just before you
come to the PCT there is a junction.  The fork to the right is marked
as "Abandoned".  It's brushy, but easy to follow and a more direct
route back to the trailhead.

Snow Route: When snow covers the ground the route is different.  Stay
closer to the creek, eventually crossing to the left side of the
basin.  There will often be tracks from other people.  You'll ascend
to the rocky meadow on the left side of the basin.  Many avalanches
come into this basin, so be watchful.  Ascend the avalanche degree on
the right.  If you look straight up you'll see a notch in the ridge
which you'll come to on the descent.  Traverse to west ridge.  First
pitch will be on ridge crest for about 80 ft.  From there step on to
steep, snow covered north face.  Traverse 50 ft or so, then climb back
to ridge crest.  Climb along ridge crest.  As you are climbing the
block look for an old but solid piton.  Follow ledges on south side to
summit.  Descend east ridge to notch, then go down gully to meadow.



[Route description written by Tom Unger]