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Thatchtop is a fairly large mountain with
a conical top. Although not
one of the higher peaks, it affords great views of the peaks around
Glacier Gorge. Much of Thatchtop is ringed with cliffs. I leave
Glacier Gorge junction at 11:43. Climbing Thatchtop requires leaving
the trail and finding an S-shaped gully that cuts up through the cliff
band. I find the gully, but I also find that it contains a mound of
snow about 15 feet high, blocking the gully except for a gap of about
one foot at the sides. I manage to squeeze my way up in the gap,
hoping the snow doesn't decide to collapse on me. I get to the top of
the cliffs at 15:35, followed by a trudge up tundra to the summit.
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