[TR] North Cascades - Mt Ruth Standard route 9/6/2014

[Seraphim]

Trip: North Cascades - Mt Ruth Standard route

 

Date: 9/6/2014

 

Trip Report:

Mt. Ruth 7115 feet

12 miles round trip

Standard Glacier Gear

 

With summer coming to a close, me and a good friend wanted to get out and do something relatively easy with a great reward for our eyes. Mt. Ruth fit the bill!

 

 

Left Seattle area around 12:40am and made it to the Hannegan Pass trailhead around 3:45am. My buddy was feeling quite tired, and somewhat ill so he decided that he wanted to take a nap in the back of the truck. After 20 minutes of resting he decided to let me go ahead solo on the climb without him.

 

I ditched the climbing rope, and brought minimal gear so that I could move as fast as possible. Left the car around 4:10am, and hit Hannegan Pass 2 hours later. After Hannegan Pass their a brief but brutal climbers trail that must be followed.

 

 

I was by myself and negotiated a few easy creavasses on the glacier. Hit the summit around 8:50am. Only one other party (of two people) were at the top.

 

 

Nooksack Cirque

 

 

Traverse towards Icy Peak. Would love to try this someday.

 

 

Pickett Range in the distance.

 

 

Relaxing my legs.

 

 

 

 

Gear Notes:

Ice Axe, Helmet, and Ice Axe. Ditched the 8mm 30 meter rope and standard glacier gear since I went solo.

 

Approach Notes:

First four miles is easy. Briefly gets steep after Hannegan Pass.

Edited September 8, 2014 by Seraphim