Rod_Xuereb Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Has anybody been there lately? Is this too early? Camp at the pass or the lake? Any usefull info/ photos appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 It was a fairly low snow year in the area, but I don't know the current conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 snow level starts at about 5500 foot in the area when I was up there 2 days ago. That's in the open. There is still scattered annoying snow in the forest down to 4k or below on the phelps creek approach, but I am not sure about rainbow creek. I ran into some people who had come up that way and they said it's pretty much bare. I would guess the climb would be fine. I dont think there is anything on it that more snow would make particuarly difficult, and, if anything, the glacier will be less broken. Let me know if you need a partner for Bonanza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 snow level starts at about 5500 foot in the area when I was up there 2 days ago. That's in the open. There is still scattered annoying snow in the forest down to 4k or below on the phelps creek approach, but I am not sure about rainbow creek. I ran into some people who had come up that way and they said it's pretty much bare. I would guess the climb would be fine. I dont think there is anything on it that more snow would make particuarly difficult, and, if anything, the glacier will be less broken. Let me know if you need a partner for Bonanza. Josh, what'd you do up there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Went up the Phelps creek trail and up to a col between red mountain and the peaklet west of spider gap. From there I skied over to the southeast ridge of Chiwawa. I was hoping to climb it from that (vs. going around and up the Lyman Glacier). This plan failed when I reached a super exposed friction traverse 400vf beneath the summit. I dont think I would have thought much of if I had rock shoes or even reasonably sticky climbing boots, but I wasn't about to try it in skiboots. Defeated and tired I decided to just ski home rather than go around the other way The skiing down from the col and down spider glacier was actually pretty fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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