mgetlin Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) Trip: Snoqualmie Mountain - New York GullyTrip Date: 03/16/2018Trip Report: Jacob and I scratched our way up New York Gully yesterday. With visions of grandeur, i carried a full aid rack and bivy gear up there to try the upper head wall. With no prior knowledge of the rock type, this seemed totally reasonable. In reality, it was not! No wonder there's a beautiful unclimbed wall less than two miles from a 12 month parking lot. Anyway, the route is one of my favorites I've done in the range. We even placed an ice screw! Gear Notes: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much. A run of cams, a few pins and a screw would have been plenty.Approach Notes: Armpit deep Edited March 17, 2018 by mgetlin 1 2 2 Quote
JasonG Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 Character building with all that weight, I'm sure. Looks like a great adventure nonetheless! Quote
mgetlin Posted March 18, 2018 Author Posted March 18, 2018 14 hours ago, JasonG said: Character building with all that weight, I'm sure. Looks like a great adventure nonetheless! Well luckily we left the snowshoes in the car, so we didn't have to carry the extra weight while we wallowed, chest-deep, for hours on end. Quote
jsims6752 Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 We went up there yesterday (3/18). A few inches of snow had fallen the night before, leaving us with some powder plastered onto everything. There was lots of scratching around to find it, but the ice is still there, albeit a little on the thin side. I would strongly recommend either skis or snowshoes. But the approach and descent were a huuuuuuuuuuuuuge pain without any floatation. 1 1 Quote
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