Starting at the Park Butte Trailhead make your make your way up the Scott Paul trail. Once nearing alpine at an open view point make your way up the lookers right trail known as the Squak Glacier Route. Hike the ridge trail up and once reaching the Squak Glacier Camp it is time to get onto the Glacier. Heading up is straightforward making your way north towards the Western most rock outcropping of the Sherman Crater. From here on this route is the same as the Easton.

Wrapping around the Sherman Crater rim you will soon be at the base of the Roman Headwall where you should switch from skinning to cramponing for the final thousand feet. Making your way up is pretty easy but carefully make your way around the shrund before heading directly to the top flats. Once there you might as well head over to the true summit to take in one of the best views within the North Cascades.

Heading back down basically retrace your steps where you can make some nice fall line turns down the Roman Headwall before making a hard traverse skiers left towards the Sherman Crater rim. Once just south of the Sherman crater enjoy a nice and easy low angle run back down the Squak Glacier being cautious to reconnect with the Scott Paul trail. It is important to stay on the skiers right of the glacier and not descend directly into the basin below. If snow allows you can ride fall line but must start a hard traverse skiers right no lower than 5,800 feet. If all goes smooth then you will find yourself back on the trail and follow it back down to the Park Butte trailhead.

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