marek Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 OFF THE HOOK and myself did Logan on sat-sun. Started at 10am and hiked all 18 miles to the pass/base camp. The trail is in a very good condition up until the last few miles, loot,s of brush there. We kind of suffered on the hike inn because of intense heat.Used Nelson,s directory ( the new one ). The high alpine traverse is basicly a trail for the 1 st mile and then easy alpine slopes up to the 7,660 spire. When you get to go up to the glacier do not bother with checking any of the colls on your left.Just aim up to the ridge line ( freemont glacier ). Glacier is in a good condition with few hooles mid point. Route finding is very obvious. In all class 3 with two sections of short class 4. On the summit day we got up at 5 am and got going at 6 am, got back at 2 pm. On the way up thunder storms we rambling to the west of us and only one cloud with hail/rain hit us for about 10 min on the glacier. Othervise sunny on the summit and to the east, cloudy and bad to the west.We did get few sprinkels on the hike out, but it was to late, we already tagged the summit. On the whole trip, we encountered NO ONE. Where are the climbers ?. Got back to the carrrr Leor at 9:40 pm, me at 11:15, just totaly tired !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 I noticed from the summit register ,that the peak doesnt get done that often . Long trail on the way out ! Sounds like you guys only camped one night? Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_holman Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 One night is impressive, but why rush out of such a beautiful spot. Next time stick around and try the 80 d. little lakes just S/W of the pass. We also wondered why so few people are getting up Logan?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marek Posted August 12, 2003 Author Share Posted August 12, 2003 All i had was 2 days, otherwise 3 days would be more enjoyable. What impressed me a lot in that area was the rocky faces off mt. Buckner ( at the end of thunder valey) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
off_the_hook Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 Once you leave Thunder Basin, I see no reason not to rush! The view from Logan is one of the best I have seen. While we saw all the peaks, I would like to be there during a cloudless sunrise. Next year I will access Logan from Lake Chelan making it a three day trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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