Ascents in Crystal Crag

Clouds were looking dark so we hiked up without any gear thinking we'd just check the approach out... but the weather was holding so we scrambled the descent route anyway. Great exposure up the top!!

8 of us headed up to Crystal peak with the ICM group -- the initial thought was that a few would be doing some cragging near the base, and only a couple teams go up the peak. As it turns out, we ran 4 teams of 2 up to the top, and I was leading for the 4th pair.

The climbing was generally easy, the gear generally good, and the rock alpine... meaning some loose, and be careful what you're doing.

The descent was very... alpine. The approach was long for the altitude, but on good trails.