This route comes with a longer approach so I did it as a casual 3 day trip. Great campsites above Hungry Packer and at Topsy Turvy on the way out. Thought I was doing the NW RIdge, and though I am still not totally convinced of what is what, I fell like the route I did was the North Ridge. One of the best routes I've ever done. Little bit of everything on a classic peak. Only wish it was longer. Time of year is important here. The alpine flavor means this is definitely a spring time route.
CAMPSITE AT EAST FORK CG
DAWN START ON THE WAY TO MT HAECKEL
ALMOST THERE - LAST SECTION OF THE TRAIL TO HUNGRY PACKER LAKE
LATE AFTERNOON VIEW OF HUNGRY PACKER LAKE
ICE OUT AT HUNGRY PACKER LAKE
LATE AFTERNOON VIEW OF THE NORTH FACE OF POWELL
LATE AFTERNOON LIGHT
LATE DAY COLOR ON THOMPSON RIDGE
SUNRISE AT THE
SUNRISE REFLECTION OF A SMALL TARN
EARLY MORNING, MT HAECKEL
EAST FACE OF DARWIN FROM THE LONG EASY RIDGE ON THE APPROACH TO HAECKEL
HAECKEL FROM THE LONG MELLOW RIDGE ON THE APPROACH
PICTURE PEAK AND HAECKEL FROM THE
POWELL AND PICTURE PEAK FROM THE ROUNDED RIDGE APPROACH TO HAECKEL
OFF THE RIDGE THE TERRAIN REMAINS MELLOW ALL THE WAY TO THE PEAK
THE NORTH SIDE OF MT HAECKEL
THE NORTHEAST FACE OF MT HAECKEL
THE NORTH FACE OF MT HAECKEL
ENTERING THE GULLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HAECKEL
LOW DOWN IN THE APPROACH GULLY
THE APPROACH TO HAECKEL'S NW RIDGE
THE APPROACH TO HAECKEL'S NW RIDGE
THE LAST BIT TO THE COL
LOOKING DOWN FROM THE COL
LOOKING UP THE NW RIDGE FROM THE COL
DARWIN FROM THE BASE OF THE NW RIDGE OF HAECKEL
LOOKING UP THE NW RIDGE FROM THE COL
LOOKING DOWN TO THE COL
EASY 3RD CLASS ABOVE THE FIRST STEEP SECTION
LOOKING UP AT THE CRUX
LOOKING DOWN THE CHOUINARD ROUTE
LOOKING FOR A WAY TO GO ON THE FINAL HEADWALL
LOOKING DOWN THE LAST STEEP HEADWALL
CONTEMPLATING THE DESCENT
SHORT STEEP SNOWFIELD AT THE TOP OF THE DESCENT
HALFWAY DOWN THE DESCENT
ALMOST HOME
CAMPSITE VIEW
SAILOR LAKE TO THOMPSON RIDGE
THE NORTH SIDE OF MT POWELL
THE SUBLIME AND CHAOS OF SCREE
CAMPSITE AT TOPSY TURVY LAKE
TOPSY TURVY LAKE
MT HAECKEL ON THE WALK OUT
TRAINSITION TIME
LOOKING OUT AT DINGLEBERRY LAKE