Crypt Lake is an amazing hike but on the difficult end of dayhikes. Make sure you have done something in the same ball park before attempting it. One of the issues is you are hiking on the clock as you need to be done in time to make it on the boat out. I found i had plenty of time but some people turned back early or just got to the end and had to hurry back.
Instead of doing Larch Valley and fighting the crowds at Moraine lake you can do the Sunshine Meadows to Healy Pass loop. Larches are just as spectacular with none of the crowds and best of all you can take a bus upto sunshine meadows to knock off 600 or meters of elevation.
Enjoy getting out there.
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