GraH Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Thinking of heading to the Stuart-enchantments in mid-march. Thinking of Gerber-sink, Triple couloirs, or Stuart glacier. Do these routes normally get done in March or is it a total snow slog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Usually it takes some melt/freeze to get ice on these routes, often not coming into good shape until later in April. Given the March we are having I would expect powder, spindrift and rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraH Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 Bummer. Any recommendations for routes or areas of similar quality/style that might be in better condition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/1/2023 at 4:00 PM, GraH said: Bummer. Any recommendations for routes or areas of similar quality/style that might be in better condition? Chair Peak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montypiton Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) Gerber/Sink may be OK - more mixed than Triple Couloir, and doesn't hold near as much snow. NE couloir on Colchuck, but you'd likely have to tunnel through a cornice at top. On Stuart there are three "seasonal" couloirs between Stuart Glacier Couloir and the old NW Buttress route that disappear by June. Bill Dobbins and I climbed one of them about ten years ago and took the liberty of naming the trio the Mixed Blessings (easy mixed M-fun). They should be in reasonable shape, and if not, I've climbed the old NW Buttress route in mixed conditions -- it goes fourth class in dry summer conditions. Popular couloir routes like Triple couloir or Stuart Glacier couloir typically come in a month or so later; probably a wallow this early. -Haireball sorry about the BOLD -- don't know what turned it on, and I was unable to eliminate it. digitally illiterate... Edited March 29, 2023 by montypiton self explanatory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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