colin 2

we glissaded much of the cascadian - no need for crampons there, at least late in the day. However, I would not want to cross the Stuart glacier or climb the gully without them. We also used them hiking in Friday night to Ingalls, Saturday morning over goat pass and Sunday night over longs pass.

Trip: mt stuart - north ridge Date: 7/9/2011 Trip Report: I've been reading cc for years, but this is my first post. I climbed the north ridge of mt stuart this weekend with a party of four (two rope teams of two). As I was hoping to find a conditions report last week, I will provide one now. We met after work in Cle Elum on friday night and hiked in. We camped near Ingalls lake. Local climbers: The entrance gully is still full of snow. The stuart glacier is also steep with a run-out into open crevasses. The route is mostly snow free We bivied below the great gendarme. The usual sites are covered with snow, so we chopped out a ledge. Sunset: Gendarme fun: The fixed #4 is still there and looking good. There is more snow towards the top of the climb We descended the cascadian couloir, which was still full of snow With all the snow, finding the trail to longs pass took some work. Overall it was a fun trip with great partners and amazing views. The rock climbing is in, but be prepared for some glacier travel and steep snow climbing. Thanks for reading -colin Gear Notes: Standard rack. No snow pro - could have used some on the stuart glacier and gully. Approach Notes: Ingalls / Goat pass. Lots of snow.