Torment-Forbidden Traverse

Other routes I've climbed on Forbidden Peak:
West Ridge (5.6/7)    •    Torment-Forbidden Traverse (~1 mile, ~5.6/7)
Category: Washington (HWY 20) Summit Elev: 8,120 ft (Torment); 8,815 ft (Forbidden)Rock Type: Gneiss & Granite
Date: August 18&19, 2009 (Tue&Wed)Trip Report #: 71Partner: Jason Schilling

Torment-Forbidden Traverse:

This is a wonderful mile-long traverse on the ridge between two classic summits, with spectacular views of the North Cascades every second along the way. It had been a warm summer, so bergschrunds and moats and ice were a problem on the first half mile of the traverse. 

Late-summer conditions + a spectacular ridge bivy on the Torment-Forbidden Traverse = some spicy climbing and great photos!

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