An interesting route where you can dial up as much excitement as you like while climbing the various 'Chessmen' along the traverse. Without a rope, it's still fifth class bypassing the rap off the King before starting up the final section of the North Ridge of Apache.
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CAL TOPO MAP - CRATER LAKE, PAWNEE PASS REGION
SUNRISE ON THE HIKE TO PAWNEE PASS
LOOKING DOWN TO ISABELLE LAKE FROM THE PAWNEE PASS TRAIL
MORE SUNRISE SHOTS ON THE WAY TO PAWNEE PASS, INDIAN PEAKS WILDERNESS
MORE SUNRISE SHOTS ON THE WAY TO PAWNEE PASS, INDIAN PEAKS WILDERNESS
SUNRISE VIEW OF NAVAJO AND SHOSHONI FROM PAWNEE PASS TRAIL
FULL VIEW OF THE DESCENT OFF OF APACHE
A PARTIAL VIEW OF THE DESCENT OFF OF APACHE
SHOSHONI AND THE UPPER SECTION OF THE TRAIL TO PAWNEE PASS
LOOKING OVER AT SHOSHONI FROM THE UPPER SECTION OF THE PAWNEE PASS TRAIL
VIEW NORTH FROM PAWNEE PASS
INTERESTING VIEW FROM THE TOP OF A SMALL RISE ABOVE PAWNEE PASS
MORE VIEWS OF THE COMPLEX TERRAIN ON THE WEST SIDE OF PAWNEE PASS
COMPLEX TERRAIN ON THE WEST SIDE OF PAWNEE PASS
ONE OF THE FEW BOULDERING HOPPING SECTIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TRAVERSE
LOOKING OVER AT IROQUOIS AND HOPI FROM SHOSHONI
BIGGER VIEW WEST FROM THE MEADOWS ON THE SUMMIT RIDGE OF SHOSHONI
APPROX ROUTE I TOOK ON THE TRAVERSE FROM SHOSHONI TO APACHE
A MORE DETAILED VIEW OF THE TRAVERSE FROM SHOSHONI TO APACHE
THE FIRST LITTLE FALSE SUMMIT THAT MARKS THE END OF THE EASY TERRAIN AND THE BEGINNING OF THE TRAVERSE
LOOKING OVER AT THE MOHLING TRAVERSE AND CRATER LAKE
LOOKING NORTH TO RMNP
A BETTER VIEW OF THE TRAVERSE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE DOWNCLIMB
THE 'WHITE KNIGHT' FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE DOWNCLIMB
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE 'WHITE KNIGHT' FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE DOWNCLIMB
LOOKING BACK AT THE LONG DOWN CLIMB THE MARKS THE START OF THE TRAVERSE
SUMMIT VIEW FROM THE 'WHITE KNIGHT'
LOOKING BACK AT THE START OF THE TRAVERSE FROM THE 'WHITE KNIGHT'
LONG'S PEAK FROM THE 'WHITE KNIGHT'
LOOKING UP AT THE ROUTE TAKEN TO GET UP THE 'WHITE KNIGHT'
THE ROOK
THE BISHOP'S SCEPTER AND THE BLACK KNIGHT
ANOTHER VIEW OFTHE BISHOP'S SCEPTER AND THE BLACK KNIGHT
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE ROOK
THE KING AND THE KING'S PAWN
THE QUEEN
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE QUEEN
LOOKING BACK PAST THE QUEEN TO THE START OF THE TRAVERSE
AFTER THE WORKAROUND TO BYPASS THE RAP SOME MORE TERRAIN GETS YOU TO THE LAST NOTCH ON THE ROUTE.
LOOKING BACK AT THE KING FROM THE FINAL NORTH RIDGE OF APACHE
THE LAST BIT OF REAL CLIMBING ON THE NORTH RIDGE OF APACHE
THE KING FROM THE LAST BIT OF REAL CLIMBING ON THE NORTH RIDGE OF APACHE
ANOTHER VIEW OFTHE KING FROM THE LAST BIT OF REAL CLIMBING ON THE NORTH RIDGE OF APACHE
GAME, SET, MATCH: THE TOP OF APACHE
THE PLEASANT AND NARROW SUMMIT RIDGE OF APACHE
LOOKING DOWN INTO THE LONE EAGLE PEAK AREA FROM THE SUMMIT OF APACHE
NOW FOR THE FUN PART. THE EAST FACE DESCENT OF APACHE
GREEN AT LAST