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[TR] Mt. Shuksan ski descent - Sulphide Glacier 7/1/2006


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Trip: Mt. Shuksan ski descent - Sulphide Glacier

 

Date: 7/1/2006

 

Trip Report:

Climbed Shuksan Saturday, July 1, 2006 with Scott, Aaron, Dave and Mia. Scott and I packed in our skis for the descent; Aaron brought his board. The rest would just have to hoof it. ;)

 

Left Everett w/ Scott and Mia a little after 1 am; started off from the trailhead at 3 am. Witnessed a beautiful sunrise on the way:

 

Mt. Baker

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Skier in profile

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Weather was gorgeous. We slogged the Sulphide, soaking in the scenery.

 

Slogging pics:

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Summit pyramid

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Arrived at the base of the summit pyramid at 11:15 am. Mia, Dan and I continued to the summit via the 4th-class gully, topping out at noon. Forgot how sketchy the rock was on Shuksan. There was still a lot of rotten, melting snow in the gully - made things interesting, especially in plastic ski boots. On the descent, Mia & Dave rappelled while I chose to down climb, trusting my footwork more than the rap anchors.

 

Below the pyramid

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Mia scrambling to the summit

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Baker from the summit

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Dan on the East Ridge

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Summit shot

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Scott & I began our ski descent @ 12:30 pm. Aaron had tweeked his bum knee on the way up and was unable to board, so he gimped his way down with Mia and Dan. The skiing was ok - soft "mashed potatoes" - nothing to write home about, but better than slogging on foot. Still, we had to stop and wait for the others several times so we didn't really save any time. :(

 

A few ski pics, courtesy of Scott:

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We were all pretty beat when we arrived at the car at 5:30 pm, It was a blazing hot day and we'd spent over 12 hours in the sun. Stopped in Burlington at Tacos Guaymas for dinner - Mmm good! :) I hit my bed hard at 9pm and slept for 12 hours. Good times.

 

Links:

Mount Shuksan - July 1, 2006 Flickr photo set

Scott's TR at ClimbWashington.com

 

 

Gear Notes:

30m rope, pickets, skis, sunscreen

 

Approach Notes:

Trail

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