1 shows the route from the east. Leave your vehicle and hike up the road. Above 11,200', the road has a couple of large switchbacks as it ascends the east side of unranked, 13,300-foot "Tigger Peak". Near 11,700', the road swings to the left side of the ridge where you can see the upper portions of Tigger. Near 11,800', locate the Princeton trail
on the right, before the road curves left -
2. Leave the road and start up the trail -
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Hike up to 11,900' on the ridge (
4) where the trail crosses to the north side of Tigger and you can see the Princeton summit -
5. Following the trail west, traverse onto rocky terrain and across several gullies which may contain snow in spring or early summer -
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7. Continue west on mostly stable rock. Occasionally, the trail may disappear due to recent rock movement but it's fairly easy to follow. After crossing a couple of final gullies, turn left to reach easier terrain on Princeton's east slopes -
8. Near 12,800', reach a small rock wall
that was built to block an old mining trail that drew hikers to unfavorable terrain -
9. Turn hard left and ascend (
10) to the Tigger-Princeton connecting ridge
, near 13,100'.
On the ridge, turn right and follow it northwest toward the summit -
11. Near 13,300', reach a small flat area before continuing up the southeast ridge -
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14. Between 13,600' and 14,000', the route is a bit steep but does not exceed a difficulty of Class 2. Near 14,000', the final pitch appears -
15. Stay near the ridge crest and continue to the summit
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