I'm planning a hack up to Bighorn/Table later this week, and I've been closely studying Pusch Ridge on topo maps and the Table Mtn. description on this site. I've found what appears to be a doable route up to the top of Pusch Ridge (see the end of this post for an image), but I can't find any references to it here or anywhere else. Have any of you Pusch Ridge mountain goats been up this drainage? If so, how was it? How does it compare to the official route on the Table Mtn. page?
I'm definitely fine with a serious challenge (extended class 3/4 stuff, unstable footing, unfriendly vegetation, etc.), but I don't want to blindly shoot up there and encounter an impassable obstacle.
Here's the potential route:
