cascadesfreak Posted July 3, 2001 Share Posted July 3, 2001 Main route (Inspiration Glacier via Eldorado Creek)is in good condition as of July 1st...snowline is at approximately 5,000', a few cracks are beginning to develop on the route around the Eldorad-Inspiration glacier saddle, but the route currently has no open crevasses... Weather was quite fascinating on this trip...started out sunny and clear on Saturday, by late evening a thunder storm struck dumping hail with many lightening flashes over our exposed camp at ~7,600-ft for ~ 20 minutes; mostly cloudy overnight, then awoke to find our camp delightfully above the cloud layer! No bergshrund difficulties were encountered at the top of the Inspiration Glacier...most parties, including mine, stopped at the snow summit due to a large over-hanging cornice on the snow arete separating the snow-summit from the rock summit (snow summit appears roughly 40-ft higher than the rock summit). Spectacular views all around, only the peaks above ~7,000-ft protruded up through the cloud layer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climbingjosh Posted July 13, 2001 Share Posted July 13, 2001 As of July 10th, the route is still in great condtion. The cornice is no longer a problem, however the slots are starting to open up, only a few inches. Our party was able to escape the weather that got Boston basin and much of the surrounding areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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