
Starting along the Booth Lake Trail.




Higher up along the Booth Lake Trail.

Booth Falls.

Top of Booth Falls, looking back.



Emerging above tree line. I left the Booth Lake Trail shortly after this.

Heading up the gully to gain the south ridge of West Partner Peak.

Looking back the way I came, starting up the gully.

Nearing the south ridge.

Looking back down the gully I came up. The valley seen center is where the Booth Lake Trail came from.

Looking north along the ridge to West Partner Peak.

Looking back along the ridge. Pitkin Lake on the left, Booth Lake on the right.

Continuing up the south ridge.

Avoidable knife edge along the south ridge.

Looking back along the south ridge.

Looking back, Pitkin Lake blocked by the big rock formation in the middle. East Partner Peak on the left, West Partner Peak south ridge on the right.

Summit view on West Partner Peak looking toward Booth Lake (right).

I headed back down a bit from the West Partner Peak summit to find a way to gain the ridge to East Partner Peak.

Along the traverse. Seen ahead are some Class 5 slabs I turned around at to leave the ridge momentarily.

Just to the right of the ridge looking for a way up.

A dirty gully leads back to the ridge and lots of Class 4.

Getting back on the ridge was fun. Solid rock.

Along the ridge traverse.

A particularly treacherous section. I went through a cracked rock and stemmed up to get to this spot, but surely there are other ways.

Looking back, you can see my cracked rock (reddish) on the right that helped me continue along the ridge. The spot directly below me was definitely some dangerous scrambling, but fun.

More fun scrambling.

Looking back toward West Partner Peak.

The scrambling eases up as you get to the saddle, where a grassy field gives you a nice rest, and a bail out point if you're over it.

Some route-finding on Class 3/4 stuff to continue along the ridge, while heading up to East Partner. I have no idea what my route was, making it seem like there are many ways to get there.

Some gully, Pitkin Lake in the background.

Ascending to East Partner Peak.

East Partner Peak summit. Pitkin Lake on the left, West Partner Peak on the right.

Looking along the south ridge of East Partner Peak, Pitkin Lake on the right. That's where I am headed.

Fun Class 3 section along the slab in front of me.


Looking back up the Class 3 scramble to East Partner Peak.

My valley (Pitkin Lake Trail) to get complete the loop behind this cool rock formation.

Looking back toward East Partner Peak.

Descending toward Pitkin Lake.


Looking back toward the East Partner Peak south ridge. I came down the grassy slope on the right.

Almost at Pitkin Lake.


West Partner Peak on the left, East Partner Peak on the right, Pitkin Lake in front of me.

Heading down the Pitkin Lake Trail.

Looking back the way I came, West Partner in the distance.



Looking back, the south slope of East Partner visible.




The trail ends at a frontage road. Follow it for a mile back to the Booth Lake Trailhead.
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