1 shows the route from the east. Leave your vehicle and hike up the road. Above 11,200', the road has a couple of large switchbacks as it ascends the east side of "Tigger Peak" (Unnamed 13,300'). Near 11,700', the road swings around the ridge and continues across the south side of Tigger. Near 11,800', locate the Princeton trail
on the right, before the road curves left -
2. Leave the road and start up the trail -
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Continue up to 11,900' on the ridge (
4) where the trail crosses to the north side of "Tigger Peak" and you can see the Princeton summit -
5. Traverse through rocks and across 4 or 5 gullies which may contain snow (spring and early summer) -
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7. Continue west along the trail and over mostly stable rock. Occasionally, the trail may disappear due to recent rock movement but it's fairly easy to follow. After crossing the gullies, turn left to reach easier terrain on Princeton's east slopes -
8. Near 12,800', reach a small rock wall
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9. Turn left and ascend (
10) south to reach the Tigger-Princeton connecting ridge
, near 13,100'.
On the ridge crest, turn right and follow it northwest toward the summit -
11. Near 13,300', reach a small flat area before continuing up the southeast ridge -
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13 and
14. Between 13,600' and 14,000', the route is a bit steep but does not exceed a difficulty of Class 2. Near 14,000', the final pitch appears -
15. Stay near the ridge crest and continue to the summit
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East Slopes
