bobbyperu Posted July 14, 2002 Posted July 14, 2002 yo goat, cool trip report, and very informative. sounds like you had a sweet trip, in a powerfuly scenic area, with favorable conditions. right on! well i have a question for you; did you take a gander at cloudcap peak while you were in the area, the east, n.e. aspect specifically, much snow on the rock? how about jagged ridge, much snow, and cornices? we will be heading that direction soon to try for a traverse from ruth to shuksan via, icy peak, cloudcap, jagged ridge, and on to shuksan. just psyched to hear your report on what you found, and stoked to get out there for some of that nooksack ambience... thanx in advance for any feedback and info. bp Quote
dR Posted July 15, 2002 Posted July 15, 2002 Hey Mountaingoat...I did the Ruth-Icy traverse last year, very memorable trip...good to hear others enjoy it too... Hey BobbyPeru...I was in the area you are asking about maybe 2 weeks ago...thinking back (and looking at a few slides) there was some snow lingering on the ridge, but not a lot...probably much less with the weather in the last week or so...nooksack tower still has some snow on it, perhaps that would be an indication of what's on cloudcap?...good luck and I look forward to your TR... Quote
dR Posted July 15, 2002 Posted July 15, 2002 Hey Mountaingoat...I did the Ruth-Icy traverse last year, very memorable trip...good to hear others enjoy it too... Hey BobbyPeru...I was in the area you are asking about maybe 2 weeks ago...thinking back (and looking at a few slides) there was some snow lingering on the ridge, but not a lot...probably much less with the weather in the last week or so...nooksack tower still has some snow on it, perhaps that would be an indication of what's on cloudcap?...good luck and I look forward to your TR... Quote
MountainGoat Posted July 15, 2002 Author Posted July 15, 2002 BobbyPeru - Didn't check out Cloudcap specifically on trip but looking at my photos, from what I can see, here's what I can tell you. Ridge from Icy to Cloudcap first notch looks good. Most of ridge to second notch appears corniced and small glacier to left forming breaks about halfway and near top. Ridge above second notch snowfree but gully to left snowfilled and snow just below summit. Most of the rockcrest of Jagged Ridge looks free of snow. But conditions are probably changing rapidly. On my trip the weather was so warm that despite an early start the snow was so soft I never needed crampons. Good luck on your traverse. Quote
MountainGoat Posted July 15, 2002 Author Posted July 15, 2002 Did the Ruth-Icy traverse from Hannegan Pass 7/10. Route in very good shape. Descent gully to Ruth-Icy ridge mostly melted out with a few cairns to point the way. Then gentle snow to saddle. Icy glacier smooth and easy travel, only a few crevasses beginning to open up. Gully to NW peak of Icy clear. Then traversed to notch between Icy's two summits and climbed the SE peak. Easy scramble to ridge, then 50 feet of exposed loose rock to summit. Very nice trip with impressive views of Shuksan's East Nooksack Glacier, which rumbled with falling ice all day. Quote
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