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CookieKeeperN2 t1_iryrev6 wrote

Reply to comment by Austinjamesjackson in When autumn meets winter on a backpacking trip in Washington's Enchantments. [1334x2000][OC] by Austinjamesjackson

Someone died on Colchuck pass a few years ago. In June or something like that, when there was still snow on route.

I'm glad you guys made it out alright.

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Missanonna t1_irznza2 wrote

Usually when people die on Aasgard Pass it's from falling rocks. Think 4' diameter granite bolder coming down a very steep mountain.

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CookieKeeperN2 t1_is0tusn wrote

Well I'm glad I did it already. It was a fun hike up and I was in no danger but I'm glad I didn't have to worry about rocks falling on me and potentially killing me.

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Missanonna t1_is1asm6 wrote

I haven't done it since I was a teenager. Glad I did it too. But a couple years ago we went to horseshoe lake and camped out with the mountain goats. From there you can sit on a ledge and look out over Colchuck lake and also get a good view of Aasgard. From time to time we would see or hear rocks coming down. I was surprised. This happened 3 or 4 times in the 2 days we were there.

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