Snofzig - Aug 16, 2019 8:32 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2019
signed from the summit
My buddy’s phone has service, so i figured i should sign both climbers logs at the same time. we got a little off trail, but if you stick to the trail it should be mostly class 2. great views!
cascadescrambler - Aug 9, 2019 9:56 am Date Climbed: Jun 26, 1982
Fun but not easy
Climbing all those rocks on fresh snow requires a different kind of careful
kronshage3 - Jun 27, 2019 8:39 pm Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2019
7FJ and Maude
Both peaks are pretty nice. Outside of the regular trail down below, pretty much had the entire area to ourselves. The trail is in very good shape overall with some minor blowdowns. Plenty of camping spots with easy access to water. We even got a fire going to stay warm in the cool evening. Did 7FJ on Saturday and Maude on Sunday. 7FJ has a few snow crossings so an ice axe is very useful but no spikes needed. Rock is a bit tedious near summit for sure. You can invent some scramble routes if you want to make things more interesting. Views were very nice of all the surrounding peaks. Took the gully down. Watch your step because I slipped and fell and crashed into the side of the gully. Maude was less exciting. The gully route is just a lot of choss and talus. The ridge is an easy walkup to summit. It was snowing up here so no views. Tried to get clever and took some random gully down to camp. It ended up being crazy dangerous and we nearly kicked some big boulders down on our own group. Might as well have just taken the trail all the way down. These peaks are the ones that seem like they should be fast but end up taking a lot longer than you think.
taniagrotter - Jul 6, 2015 1:42 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2015
SW slope
The scree is pretty frustrating but a fun puzzle to solve!
I planned an overnight trip to summit both Seven Fingered Jack and Maude. I took an overnight pack up to the upper Leroy Basin at 6800 and set up camp before summiting Seven Fingered Jack. I took a scramble route to the left of the snow couloir (which had no snow when I was there) outlined here. It was sketchy getting across the couloir but fun class 3 scrambling from there up to the summit. I took standard trail down to the 7FJ Maude saddle where I traversed half way across to Maude before deciding I wanted to head home and spend Sunday with my family. This made for a looooong day for me 11 1/2 hours car to car half of it carrying a full overnight pack plus 4 1/2 hours driving each way. Beautiful area! I will be back for Maude!
Matt Lemke - Jul 23, 2013 3:56 am Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2013
From Leroy Basin
Went up the standard scramble route then traversed to Maude the same day
ClimberCrabs - Aug 6, 2012 6:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
Scree filled paradise
Did this one as a day trip, 12 hours roundtrip including a few stops for lunch and enjoying the view. Routefinding is pretty straightforward but the scree hopping does get old after a while. I stayed pretty close up under the spires and that was a pleasant route. I saw some people taking a gully/ridge up on the left above some cliffs, looked like a bad option as a fall would be nasty I'd stick under the face.
fjes6 - Aug 3, 2012 1:06 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2012
A 4 day trip with Heather right after she returned from her speed record hike of the Appalachian Trail. We hiked up Seven Fingered Jack the first day, just before dusk. Check out the trip report for more details.
1st attempt, September 6, 2008:
I spent the previous night a few miles down the trail to allow an early start the next day. Moving fast in the predawn darkness, I overshot the Leroy Creek turnoff and was halfway to Spider Gap before I realized my mistake. I came back and followed what I thought was Leroy creek up a couple thousand feet. Studying the map, I realized that it was the wrong creek. Rather than spend a second night and trying again the next day, I decided to come back another time.
project360 - Oct 15, 2009 12:06 am Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
Continuing the Washington 100
Can anyone say scree...
basagix - May 13, 2009 7:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
rubble, rubble
great views, pretty summit.
seano - Sep 5, 2008 2:47 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2006
Southwest Slope
Hoping to do the Fernow/Jack/Maude triple, but had to settle for just one.
Andy Dewey - Jul 10, 2008 7:42 am Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2008
Route Climbed: SW Slope
Started in Leroy Basin; climbed Maude a few hours later.
Pantilat - Sep 5, 2007 6:46 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
Maude-Fernow-7FJ Speed Climb
Fernow-Maude-7FJ Speed Climb record of 11:13.
http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/712827/page/1#Post712827
YEM - Aug 21, 2007 2:17 am Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2007
Snow Coulior to the SW Slope
Snow in the eastern range? Enough to put on crampons? I couldn't believe it. After a Maude morning though, I started to get sick of the talus on the second half of the climb. The views were amazing.
littlefrantz - Jan 5, 2007 1:14 am Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2006
SW Route
'Sup there, Supermarmot. Had to look at your fat backside the whole way.
supermarmot - Aug 29, 2006 6:02 am Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2006
scree slog...great views
sw route (ish) not enough snow in the couloir so we went the long way...lots of loose rock. we could see the tinpan fire from the top.
Snofzig - Aug 16, 2019 8:32 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2019
signed from the summitMy buddy’s phone has service, so i figured i should sign both climbers logs at the same time. we got a little off trail, but if you stick to the trail it should be mostly class 2. great views!
cascadescrambler - Aug 9, 2019 9:56 am Date Climbed: Jun 26, 1982
Fun but not easyClimbing all those rocks on fresh snow requires a different kind of careful
kronshage3 - Jun 27, 2019 8:39 pm Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2019
7FJ and MaudeBoth peaks are pretty nice. Outside of the regular trail down below, pretty much had the entire area to ourselves. The trail is in very good shape overall with some minor blowdowns. Plenty of camping spots with easy access to water. We even got a fire going to stay warm in the cool evening. Did 7FJ on Saturday and Maude on Sunday. 7FJ has a few snow crossings so an ice axe is very useful but no spikes needed. Rock is a bit tedious near summit for sure. You can invent some scramble routes if you want to make things more interesting. Views were very nice of all the surrounding peaks. Took the gully down. Watch your step because I slipped and fell and crashed into the side of the gully. Maude was less exciting. The gully route is just a lot of choss and talus. The ridge is an easy walkup to summit. It was snowing up here so no views. Tried to get clever and took some random gully down to camp. It ended up being crazy dangerous and we nearly kicked some big boulders down on our own group. Might as well have just taken the trail all the way down. These peaks are the ones that seem like they should be fast but end up taking a lot longer than you think.
taniagrotter - Jul 6, 2015 1:42 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2015
SW slopeThe scree is pretty frustrating but a fun puzzle to solve!
awilsondc - Sep 14, 2014 8:36 pm Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2014
ScrambleI planned an overnight trip to summit both Seven Fingered Jack and Maude. I took an overnight pack up to the upper Leroy Basin at 6800 and set up camp before summiting Seven Fingered Jack. I took a scramble route to the left of the snow couloir (which had no snow when I was there) outlined here. It was sketchy getting across the couloir but fun class 3 scrambling from there up to the summit. I took standard trail down to the 7FJ Maude saddle where I traversed half way across to Maude before deciding I wanted to head home and spend Sunday with my family. This made for a looooong day for me 11 1/2 hours car to car half of it carrying a full overnight pack plus 4 1/2 hours driving each way. Beautiful area! I will be back for Maude!
Matt Lemke - Jul 23, 2013 3:56 am Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2013
From Leroy BasinWent up the standard scramble route then traversed to Maude the same day
ClimberCrabs - Aug 6, 2012 6:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
Scree filled paradiseDid this one as a day trip, 12 hours roundtrip including a few stops for lunch and enjoying the view. Routefinding is pretty straightforward but the scree hopping does get old after a while. I stayed pretty close up under the spires and that was a pleasant route. I saw some people taking a gully/ridge up on the left above some cliffs, looked like a bad option as a fall would be nasty I'd stick under the face.
fjes6 - Aug 3, 2012 1:06 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2012
Nice climbGood trip up the Leroy Creek. Nice climb!
relic - Sep 18, 2011 11:19 am
From Leroy BasinRelatively easy buy very fun climb in a spectacular area. Final summit scramble very enjoyable.
Dan Winter - Aug 22, 2011 9:44 am Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2011
NBLA fun scramble in a beautiful area. Climbed it with my with K-Unit and MVP.
setrent - Sep 28, 2010 9:26 pm Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2010
Leroy CreekA straight-forward scramble. 1 1/2 hours up from camp.
gimpilator - Nov 22, 2009 10:16 am Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2015
Seven Fingered Jack, Fernow, Maude, North Spectacle Butte, Freezer, Ice Box, CarneA 4 day trip with Heather right after she returned from her speed record hike of the Appalachian Trail. We hiked up Seven Fingered Jack the first day, just before dusk. Check out the trip report for more details.
1st attempt, September 6, 2008:
I spent the previous night a few miles down the trail to allow an early start the next day. Moving fast in the predawn darkness, I overshot the Leroy Creek turnoff and was halfway to Spider Gap before I realized my mistake. I came back and followed what I thought was Leroy creek up a couple thousand feet. Studying the map, I realized that it was the wrong creek. Rather than spend a second night and trying again the next day, I decided to come back another time.
project360 - Oct 15, 2009 12:06 am Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
Continuing the Washington 100Can anyone say scree...
basagix - May 13, 2009 7:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
rubble, rubblegreat views, pretty summit.
seano - Sep 5, 2008 2:47 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2006
Southwest SlopeHoping to do the Fernow/Jack/Maude triple, but had to settle for just one.
Andy Dewey - Jul 10, 2008 7:42 am Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2008
Route Climbed: SW SlopeStarted in Leroy Basin; climbed Maude a few hours later.
Pantilat - Sep 5, 2007 6:46 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
Maude-Fernow-7FJ Speed ClimbFernow-Maude-7FJ Speed Climb record of 11:13.
http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/712827/page/1#Post712827
YEM - Aug 21, 2007 2:17 am Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2007
Snow Coulior to the SW SlopeSnow in the eastern range? Enough to put on crampons? I couldn't believe it. After a Maude morning though, I started to get sick of the talus on the second half of the climb. The views were amazing.
littlefrantz - Jan 5, 2007 1:14 am Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2006
SW Route'Sup there, Supermarmot. Had to look at your fat backside the whole way.
supermarmot - Aug 29, 2006 6:02 am Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2006
scree slog...great viewssw route (ish) not enough snow in the couloir so we went the long way...lots of loose rock. we could see the tinpan fire from the top.