MountainGoat

Did the Ruth-Icy traverse from Hannegan Pass 7/10. Route in very good shape. Descent gully to Ruth-Icy ridge mostly melted out with a few cairns to point the way. Then gentle snow to saddle. Icy glacier smooth and easy travel, only a few crevasses beginning to open up. Gully to NW peak of Icy clear. Then traversed to notch between Icy's two summits and climbed the SE peak. Easy scramble to ridge, then 50 feet of exposed loose rock to summit. Very nice trip with impressive views of Shuksan's East Nooksack Glacier, which rumbled with falling ice all day.

BobbyPeru - Didn't check out Cloudcap specifically on trip but looking at my photos, from what I can see, here's what I can tell you. Ridge from Icy to Cloudcap first notch looks good. Most of ridge to second notch appears corniced and small glacier to left forming breaks about halfway and near top. Ridge above second notch snowfree but gully to left snowfilled and snow just below summit. Most of the rockcrest of Jagged Ridge looks free of snow. But conditions are probably changing rapidly. On my trip the weather was so warm that despite an early start the snow was so soft I never needed crampons. Good luck on your traverse.

Climbing the Mole, S face, (Enchantments) on 6/14 I protected my second on the awkward downclimb behind the detached flake with a quickdraw on a sling over the flake itself, not realizing that we would not return that way. If anyone runs across this quick draw I would greatly apreciate its return (sentimental value to me). I will replace with equal or greater value.