Before starting out, you'll want to have a good knowledge of
rappelling and a decent understanding of how to prusik--just in
case. Two ropes of 150' will suffice. If you plan to stay overnight
(recommended), go as light as possible. E.g., space blankets work
well in lieu of tarps; MREs work well for hot meals without a stove
or fuel; fir tree limbs work well as a mattress. Be sure to bring
enough water: 3 liters per person is about right. We used 150' of
webbing and 10 locking carabiners: of course, we didn't take the
easiest path!
The easiest way to get to this is to first get atop the ridge
above it. Start at the Napeequa Crossing trail, an easy 3.4 mile
hike, to twin lakes. Upon reaching the lower lake, immediately
begin off trail and locate the nearest creek. Drink what you can
and refill your containers along the creek. Follow the creek
directly uphill (~ 70% slope) until you reach the summit. The
descent off the ridge to the south will take approximately 8 hours,
so we recommended that you spend the night on the ridge; The
rigetop has spectacular views! We camped at an elevation of 5121'
at N 47 degrees 54.865 minutes, W 120 degrees 52.388 minutes.
Begin descending from the coordinates above. The first few
hundred feet don't require any rappels. If you see webbing at any
point, you're on the right track, but you could easily take a
different path down. The geobug is at 4010' in a tall, orange
medicine bottle. The bottle is attached to the bole of a tree about
25' tall.