chrisr

I've always considered Hyalite as "local" since our resources for ice climbing in Washington are so limited. I think this is the best place to post ANY ice climbing TR.

great TR and pics, thanks!

awesome, thanks

Is is open to the parking lot yet? Somehow I doubt it Thanks

Any word???

beautiful!!!

There are overnight parking spots that I've used, and seen many other people use before just off of the Paradise parking lot. With the recent construction I wonder if they're no longer there??

Great pictures. Love all the yellow... Boots, rope, helmet How do you like those Sportivas?

I'd be willing to bet that it's still in great shape. It was kind of a lean year for it but there'd still be plenty to climb. Check out Copper too!

That is much fatter than I thought it would be, nice job.

what grade would you give summer falls Paul? BTW...Ouray was awesome!

Went with Paul and climbed part of a large flow just north of Salt and Pepper. Paul can probably identify the actual climb but it was good ice for the most part. Not too much to climb right now. Lower Trotskys was rotten with exposed rock at the top. Devils and upper trotskys looked great but had HUGE death hazard above. Salt and Pepper had less ice on it than I've seen in the last 5 years. The bottom half of The Cable is just blobs of ice that aren't connected. On a positive note, we were able to make several laps on some good ice that made the trip worthwhile. Children of the Sun was bare at the top. Clockwork Orange had a really thin first pitch but a fat top pitch. Champagne could probably be done if you can climb WI5+/6. Guinness looked pretty good from the road. The other beer climbs were really thin with lots of rock showing. Hope this helps. Paul should be able to give more specifics about the route we were on.

we ran all but aasgard of course and some of the descent where it's too steep. Otherwise we took a short 15 min break at the top of the pass, a few photos along the way and then a 5 min break down at snow lakes. I think by the end of the summer I could do it in about 5.5 hours. Something to shoot for anyway.

when I looked at the glacier last weekend I thought that I would definitely want crampons. Steep blue ice through the middle.

we did this in a day a couple years ago. It was a looong day though. If I remember right, it took about 12 hours. You definitely want an ice axe if there's still snow because the boulders to the left of the snow field look like they'd be quicker but they're loose and scary. Stick to the snow. If you just want a grueling day of great cardio, this is it.

I would check the Mt Rainier climbing blog which can be found here: http://mountrainierclimbing.blogspot.com/ I've done it in both and I prefer leathers.

I was amazed that I didn't get any blisters from this endeavor. A pair of Asics running shoes with Super Feet insoles worked great.

6 hours and 8 minutes It was a great day up there!

Yeah, I was wondering if it would be better to go up Aasgard or down it. Thanks for all the info.

very nice of you to offer, thank you. I've got the car situation handled but if it falls through I'll take you up on it. Thanks for the info too. Did you run it or hike fast?

Anyone done this as a trail run from parking lot to parking lot? If so, how long did it take? Planning to do it this weekend but was curious about how much time to budget for the actual run. Thanks

thanks, that was more info than I thought I'd get. I've done plenty in Leavenworth and off of Washington Pass but I was just hoping for a quick one day trip somewhere close. I want to take a friend out that hasn't done much. I'll take a look at rock peak. Thanks again.

anyone know of any good scrambles or low 5th class ridge climbs within 50 miles or so of spokane?

sorry, but no.

went to banks today and it's pretty much the same report as what paul said. Punchbowl was in great but the deathsickles were raining down. Trotskys revenge is still in but it was pouring water. The cable has a decent amount of ice, zenith and salt & pepper look thin but climbable. there's tons of ice all the way up but most have deteriorated at the top outs.