Hello,
I'm new to the list and will be hiking to the Cathedral lakes area this coming Wednesday. I'm a photographer and will be carrying a tripod and about 10lbs of gear. I read on another forum that there is a climbers trail at the bottom of Medlicott dome that the NFS also uses that goes up the dome and is an easy and shorter approach (1.2miles 1200ft elevation gain) to lower Cathedral lakes. Do you experts think the trail is doable with my gear and if so could you describe where the trail originates at the bottom of Medlicott. I don't believe the trail is marked on any topo maps. Perhaps marking the trail on a topo if not too much trouble.
Thanks