PVD Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Can anyone tell me how crevassed the route is right now? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 not very Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegV Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/480689/an/0/page/1#480689 Sahale Glacier is just a snow field, and if you stay to the right of it, you'll avoid crevasses: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markharf Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Sahale Glacier is an actual glacier, and it has crevasses. They are few, obvious and easily avoided. In particular, stay to climber's left to when crossing the flat section at the top; I've a friend who somehow succeeded in falling in one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 I think they're easily avoided, but certainly considerable! SEE large images HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recycled Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I crossed the glacier (unroped) last week. The crevasses are starting to open up. There is one obvious and one less so - you need to keep your eyes open to follow the fracture line. There's a fairly clear path across the glacier, though I thought it wise to hang a bit further left at the first crevasse than the path indicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncascademtns Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Stay to the right and you can avoid most of the glacier by climbing on the rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Scott Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Any thoughts on what this route will be like now: lots of miserable loose rock, or will it stll be a nice climb this late in the season, with such a low snow pack? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 It's a beautiful September route with some of the best views in the Cascades. There's only a little talus below the summit pyramid and that's not bad at all. Go get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armin Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 We climbed Sahale yesterday and crossed the glacier unroped. It's still easy to skirt around the crevasses, although they are starting to open up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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