Scarface
Mt. Stuart in the distance Every year my goals and aspirations for alpine grandeur grow exponentially. Right or wrong, and without regard to previous successes or failures, I make more plans that are increasingly complex. My time is always tight due to the various obligations I have accrued, and the plan for this day was not outside of my distorted “normalcy”. I had to drop my kids off at the airport with their mom in the morning, and then pick up my partner and head to Leavenworth to climb Scarface (III 5.10+) in the Enchantments. I was not certain that we would even attempt the climb, as the weather forecast was looking rough. The Spring had been warm and sunny, so I expected the hike and approach to be mostly snow free. We leisurely made our way east, arriving at the Stuart Lake trailhead around 11 am. We grabbed our gear intending to hike up to the lake, but not intending to climb. Turns out that carrying a pack of climbing gear to the base of a climb makes it difficult to wa...