whodgman Posted July 23, 2002 Posted July 23, 2002 Anyone climb the North Ridge of Mt Stuart this year? Looking for any beta on the condition of the route and the approach from Ingalls Lake - snow on route, what's the gulley to gain the ridge like, the Stuart glacier, upper route, the descent down the Cascadia Couloir??? Any fresh beta is appriciated. I'm scheduled to lead the route the 1st weekend in August. Quote
Noway Posted July 23, 2002 Posted July 23, 2002 Hurry up Whogman, maybe you'll be the first. Conditions change constantly in the mountains, so any previous beta wouldn't help you "lead" the north ridge. Quote
adr_901 Posted July 24, 2002 Posted July 24, 2002 Was on the West ridge this weekend. The approach to ingalls pas is snow free. crossing over to the lake was no problem. There are still snow fields around the lake, and early in the morning actually made for some pleasant walking over the normal scree. The path toward the west ridge was snow free. The area aroung goat pass appeared reasonable. Stuart itself is virtually free of snow except down in the gulleys. It got a bit warm as the sun came out, just be sure to bring plenty of water on the route. Have fun. Allen Quote
Lambone Posted July 24, 2002 Posted July 24, 2002 Plan on steep snow at the top of the cascadian. and be sure to veer right at the shoulder as indicated in the becky photograph. Have fun! Quote
vegetablebelay Posted July 24, 2002 Posted July 24, 2002 Plan on sun for the first week of August, but bring a jacket and a hat Quote
mwills Posted July 24, 2002 Posted July 24, 2002 climbed it a couple weeks ago. 4th class gully stilled filled with snow to gain the ridge. as usual, carry water on the ridge as there is little snow melt to be had. the ridge is straight forward. as for the descent, aim for an obvious notch below the false summit - then up and over onto the cascadian. as lambone said, there will be steep snow at the top of the cascadian which could be icy. take the longs pass trail to shorten the walk back to the car - the trail will dissipate into a creek bed. have a good time. cheers. Quote
TimL Posted July 25, 2002 Posted July 25, 2002 Anybody been up there since mwills? Â [ 07-25-2002, 02:07 PM: Message edited by: TimL ] Quote
Skisports Posted July 26, 2002 Posted July 26, 2002 did it last week... everything good if you rap off expect wet snow in the gully. I wouldn't recomend going that way. up and over is the best. Quote
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