Wellman Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Curious if anyone had been up recently and can speak to the need to bring ice axe and/or crampons for the south approach/descent. Would love to shave a little weight on our trip next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucK Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I did the West Ridge (descended CC) and was able to almost completely avoid snow. You should be good for the descent. Can't speak to the North Ridge approach though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good2Go Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Upper N Ridge w/ glacier approach = need both. Direct/Complete N Ridge = don't need either. You can get water at the base of the N ridge and there was water running off the snow patch just below the summit on Sat afternoon too. Have fun up there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellman Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Awesome, thanks folks! Looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 We climbed the N ridge then did one or two raps on the west ridge. From there we scrambled down the remaining portion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
num1mc Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 7 hours ago, AlpineK said: We climbed the N ridge then did one or two raps on the west ridge. From there we scrambled down the remaining portion. And one of you was wearing rock shoes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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