dkemp Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 Well, almost... We got to about 9,900 and were stopped by the bergschrund - sugar snow over multiple, intersecting blue gapers. Fred says to go before August and we knew that but we tried it anyway. And we had a good ol' time trying. Friday we entered via Artist Point/Ptarmigan Ridge. We did not traverse Rainbow Gl per Becky and N/P, though. Looking at the map we decided to go north of the Portals on Sholes Gl to 'Glacier Saddle' at 6500' - this route goes readily. Camp at Glacier Saddle, or actually the rock ledge above, is mighty fine - even a little creek so we didnt have to melt snow for water. Wowsa - big views of the Park. The Park goes straight up, then around to the left, then right on up to the 'schrund. A bunch of crevasses - lots of end-runs and step-overs, but it goes fine. We poked at the 'schrund, tried this way and that, shook our fist at it, then turned around. We had performed a car-shuttle so we could cover more ground. Sunday we hiked across Mazama Glacier and up to Hadley Peak, then scrambled Chowder Ridge and hiked out Skyline Divide Trail to cars. Great group, nice route - good times! -Dox Quote
Dru Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 um.... title says Baker but all the glaciers you reference are on Rainier????? Quote
mattp Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 Sorry, Dru. There is a Ptarmigan Ridge on Rainier, but also on Baker. As far as I know, there is no Park Glacier on Mt. Rainier. The Park Glacier headwall, complete with schrund, can offer an actual ice climb in September/October and it is kind of cool because it tops out right on the summit or very shortly below the summit on the Cockscomb Ridge. Quote
dkemp Posted August 12, 2002 Author Posted August 12, 2002 naw, you must be smokin'. Wake & Bake, baby, nuthin' wrong with that. Quote
Dru Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 yeah i dont know that american side o baker that good... just cole/dem to cockscomb... so all this rainbow glacier and artist point and sholes and ptarmigan i'm thinking to myself, "where the hell?" of course, dru being wrong is nothing new... [ 08-12-2002, 11:33 AM: Message edited by: Dru ] Quote
Greg_W Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 quote: Originally posted by dkemp: Here is a great photo of our climb! Isn't that Mt. Rainier, Dru????? Quote
Dru Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Greg W: quote:Originally posted by dkemp: Here is a great photo of our climb! Isn't that Mt. Rainier, Dru????? Looks like da TOOF to me Quote
mvs Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 Nice work, Dox! Too bad about the bergschrund. The route looks inviting from Artist's Point. Quote
tobytortorelli Posted August 13, 2002 Posted August 13, 2002 dkemp, we could see your climbing "track" from table mtn. on sunday. Was wondering how or if you were able to cross the cracks.....interesting return..... Quote
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