Climb to the summit of the remote Mount Triumph via the aesthetic Northeast Ridge. Mount Triumph is a prominent triangular peak in a remote area of the North Cascades National Park. With a full day approach to a pristine bivy spot at Thornton Col, overlooking the immensely rugged Pickets Range to one side and looking down at the deep blue snow-fed Thornton Lakes on the other. There is a small pocket glacier at the base of the mountain, though by mid to late summer it is often easy to bypass this rapidly receding glacier, making for a distinct visualization of the effects of climate change. There are several routes to the summit of Mount Triumph, though the steep and loose East Face is very aesthetic and imposing it has seen very few ascents. The standard route to the summit of Mt. Triumph and our recommended ascent route is the Northeast Ridge, one of the longer sustained alpine rock climbing ridges in the North Cascades.