armin Posted September 27, 2005 Posted September 27, 2005 Has anybody been up Sloan Peak lately? Is it still possible to cross the glacier without to much trouble? Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted September 27, 2005 Posted September 27, 2005 some buddies of mine were up there a week and a half ago. it's hard ice, but not too circuitous up high. Quote
klenke Posted September 27, 2005 Posted September 27, 2005 I got some good photos of the Sloan Glacier last weekend (yesterday, actually). I'll post a photo later this week. Passing by the trailhead (Cougar Creek) on Saturday morning there were three cars there. On Monday night one car there. So somebody's doing something up there. Bedal Peak is also up thattaway. The glacier itself is highly receded compared to my memory of it back in 1995 (wow, 10 years ago! time flies). Hell, it even looks like you could traverse slabs underneath it to get to the other side. I don't know about seracs calving, though. Quote
gslater Posted October 1, 2005 Posted October 1, 2005 With the glacier as broken up as it is, there's definitely a risk of something coming down on you if you tried to traverse underneath. Those slabs under the glacier also looked pretty dirty and not much fun. Or maybe that's someone's idea of fun... Quote
klenke Posted October 5, 2005 Posted October 5, 2005 As promised, Sloan Peak and the Sloan Glacier from the east (from "Baekos Peak") on Sept. 26, 2005: The normal route comes up to the glacier from the right. And now that I look at the picture, traversing underneath the glacier wouldn't do you any good because it would miss the Corkscrew ledge all together. Quote
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