Clunker

Trip: Ruth Mountain - Date: 6/29/2013 Trip Report: We intended to summit Icy on day 1, however, we ended up leaving camp a bit later than we would have liked to at 1:30pm. It was extremely hot on the snow and we weren't moving nearly as fast as we would have liked. Ultimately, we decided to scrap Icy, hung out in the sweltering heat and summited Ruth at 7pm on day 1. On day two, we summited Ruth again in the morning on our way out. Here are our times: Saturday: Left TH - 6:04am Hannegan Pass: 9:30am Camp: 11:45am Death Gully: 2pm Ruth Summit: 7pm Sunday: Leave Camp: 7:30am Ruth Summit: 7:45am Hannegan Pass: Didn't look, but I suspect ~ 9:30am Cars: 11:30am [img:center]http://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showfull.php?photo=87520[/img] [img:center]http://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showfull.php?photo=87519[/img] [img:center]http://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showfull.php?photo=87518[/img] Approach Notes: Trail was snow free until the split off (left turn) for Hannegan Peak Trail. There was one snow bridge left over the many creeks that pass through Hannegan Pass Trail, but it won't be there for long. Was probably only 1.5 feet thick on our way out. The trail is in very good condition compared to my last time there in 2009. The heavy brush seems to be clear cut on the sides of the trail, and there is no avalanche debris.

I agree that there are probably several pieces that will work in that crack. #4 is not essential, but easy to just throw in there.

Trip: Ingalls - East Ridge Date: 7/7/2012 Trip Report: The weatherman predicted a hot one and none of us wanted to be hiking out in the dark so we started early at met at the P&R at I-405 Exit 22 at 4am. We arrived at the TH in 2.5 hours and were on the trail by 6:45am. At 0.4 miles down the trail where trail 1390 splits from trail1394 there was snow over the trail and we spent about 10 minutes exploring an avalanche chute. The sign says turn right for 1390 but the trail must shoot left just after that because we found the trail to the left after our exploration of the avalanche chute. The rest of the hike in was straight forward and there are several boot back lines in the snow to the top of the ridge. We saw quite a few adult and baby goats along the way that were just minding their own business. After filtering some water and getting a bite to eat we started climbing at about 11:15am. There are several spots with find running water as you get closer to the base of the climb after the ridge. The lake was still mostly frozen over but there were some melted spots to get water there too. The climb was very straight forward and I found the route description on SummitPost.org very helpful: http://www.summitpost.org/east-ridge/165772 Pitch 3-5 ended up as pitch 3-6 for us. At the end of pitch 4 (ended due to rope drag and rope length) we were about 100 feet from the bottom of the crux section. We chose to pitch out the 100 foot section to just below the crux to avoid rope drag during the crux. We arrived on the summit at about 4pm, enjoyed the scenery for about 15 minutes and were off rappel at about 5:30pm after 2 double rope rappels. There was still snow over the first pitch of the south ridge route. We arrived back at the trailhead at about 7:30pm, had dinner in Cle Elum and ended up back at the P&R around 10:45pm. Timeline: 4 am - P&R at I-405 Exit 22 6:30am - Arrive at trailhead 6:45am - On the trail 11:15 am - Started Climbing 1st Pitch 4 pm - Summit 5:30 pm - Off Rappel 7:30 pm - Back at trailhead Photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/114679850268298816212/IngallsERidge# Gear Notes: I agree with everyone else’s comments on a small rack up to 2 inches and a #4 for the crux

Yo Gaucho, long time no talk. The climbing wasn't hard, just awkward made worse by the fact that you were smearing on moss/weeds and there was nowhere to set gear. Maybe if I am bored later this summer I'll bring my gardening tools and head up again. I bet there is a nice crack under all that dirt.