22 miles of hiking • 6250' elevation gain •
The last and longest of the Eagle Creek to Tanner Butte 'schwack ridges. Up Eagle Creek to just past 4.5 Mile Bridge, forded the creek, the steeply up the ridge east of Opal Creek to gain the long ridge that terminates near Tanner Springs. Not as technical as 4.5 Mile Bridge Ridge from last year - mostly rhodies alternating with open ridge walking. Since I was just here a little over a week ago, we crossed the steep and loose talus under the east face of Tanner to climb a semi-solid rocky buttress up to the summit. As with last year, Guy brought chilled sparkling white wine. Then down the Tanner trail for around 13 hrs round trip, including nearly an hour hanging out on the summit.
