| Peak: | Mt. Princeton |
| Route: | Tigger E ridge |
| Range: | Sawatch |
| Posted By: | the_hare |
| Date of Info: | 3/6/2024 |
| Date Posted: | 3/7/2024 |
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Decent bootpack trench already in up until switchback near Tigger gully at 10,580ft. Didnt look like anyone had been up higher than that since the last snow. Trenched from there up Tiggers forested lower East ridge from the towers bypassing the upper 4WD road switchbacks. Large snow drifts on ridge proper, ended up skirting to the south side of the ridge to find supportive and stable sun-affected snow. Had to weave a bit thru the trees to link up patches of sun-exposed snowfields. I wish I started a bit earlier, the spring-like snow kept bunching up under my snowshoes every few steps :/ Tigger E ridge above treeline has some snowfields I had to wade through in between rockhopping. Not sure what the best path up the ridge is. Id suggest staying ridge proper from Tigger summit to Princeton especially at the horn/cliff features towards Princeton at 13,200, north side of ridge has some surprise snowfields that can get deep. Re-ascending Tigger didnt feel like a big deal. Descending the rocky east ridge and snowfields was tedious but offered some fun class 2+/3 moves. This was a 14er in two ways, 14 hr day from car to car x.x             
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