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From the vicinity of Alpine Lake, find a path that leads east along the north edge of the meadow just below the lake. At the east end and slightly above the meadow in a clearing is a dead snag, from which a variety of faint paths lead up into the thick brush on the hillside above. The goal is to try to locate the least offensive route through this tangle of brush to the pleasantly open slopes above. Many paths come and go all along this slope, but if you

head for a spot just above or slightly below the lower set of rounded dark granitic cliffs, you should come out somewhat unscathed.

Above this demonic patch of brush, the way does indeed open up, and the climbing is much more pleasant as you ascend north through a gully over mildly sloping granite slabs interspersed with low shrubs and dotted with hemlocks and pines. While climbing to the left (west) of a small stream that drains into Alpine Lake’s outlet, head for a distinctive notch at the low point in the ridge above, as increasingly spectacular scenery unfolds with each new step.