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This is a route report describing one possible route to use when traversing the Cheam Range.

The Cheam Range has been traversed in both directions, in both summer and winter. The following description is based on my own research, but not on an actual trip. I have been on portions of the route described here, and received details about other portions from other climbers.<p>There are two logistical difficulties to the Cheam Range traverse: deciding which way to go (from east or west end), and how to deal with the Still-Welch gap, which offers the most formidable technical barrier.<p>The following description assumes a mid-summer ascent (late July or early August) and a correspondingly...

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