Sloan Peak/corkscrew

[IMAM]

Any one been up the corkscrew route recently? How is the glacier? Thanks in advance.

[IMAM]

Just bringing this to the top. Conditions...anyone??

[Jim]

Up there a few weeks ago glacier is fine but there's this horrible avalanche debris on the trail. Like stumbling through a dang clearcut. Made me wonder why not just go Bedal Creek trail.

[mneagle]

I was denied on a solo attempt up the Corkscrew route in late season a few years ago by the moat at the top of the glacier, just before getting onto the upper ledge system. I went back a few weeks later and took the Bedal Creek approach and was successful. It's a much more straight forward approach and avoids the danger of the nasty glacier. Some of the climbing to get up to the upper ledge is airy class 4 though.