Possible? Nine Lakes > Lion Lake > Tamarack Lake?

[JosiahSpurr]

I hiked solo from Wolverton > Bearpaw > Tamarack Lk > Lion Lk > Nine Lake Basin > Kaweah Gap > Precipice Lk > Hamilton Lk > Bearpaw > Wolverton Labor Day weekend a few years ago in 3 1/2 days (could have used more time or food or less gear, exhausted back at Bearpaw). Route-finding was easy going clockwise (never tried it counter-clockwise). Didn't have any problems ascending from Tamarack to Lion Lk with light going around boulders and scrambling up a few. Had a problem going from Lion Lake up to Lion Rock Pass to get to Nine Lake Basin. Started up the right side of a long snow/ice shute without equipment. I dead-ended at the top of a "V" with wall of snow on left and steep rocks on right, and crossed the snow/ice by kicking some footsteps. Probably 50 feet of dangerous crossing if balance was lost and fell back down to Lion Lk. Should have walked counter-clockwise along the edge of Lion Lake and gone up the LEFT side of the ice shute. Up to the pass was easy, not sure if it was Pass #1 or #2. The descent down to Nine Lake Basin was easy. ***