scot'teryx Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Saw you guys coming off of Buckner at Sahale Glacier Camp on Saturday night. You said you had crossed over from Boston Basin to Buckner then back over. How was that trip? Buckner looked sweet this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Could it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible_ted Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 (edited) I was leading a group of 4 with the Mountaineers. I'll post a TR over there at some point. I'll warn you that the travel times were unnaturally slow... Buckner is in perfect shape and makes for an easy snow climb right now. Except for a short (20M) very soft section near the top, where I engineered a stupid route choice, the snow was perfect for step-kicking. Vertically placed pickets felt very secure, and we used running belays throughout. The Boston Glacier is readily traversed close to the ridge, so you can avoid giving up a lot of elevation getting to the base of the climb. We saw a massive avalanche release just to the west of the climbing route around 5:45am. Not much to do but look at it, gulp, and say "glad we weren't there, then." -t Edited June 28, 2004 by terrible_ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scot'teryx Posted June 28, 2004 Author Share Posted June 28, 2004 Did you talk to me at Sahale Camp asking where the Sahale Arm trail was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible_ted Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Did you talk to me at Sahale Camp asking where the Sahale Arm trail was? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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