N Pickets/Fury NE Face

[Juan]

Goatboy:

 

You're right that there is no easy route up much of anything in the Pickets, but compared to what you climbed, and the N. Butt route as flashed by David Parker and Colin Haley and their respective partners, the S.E. Glacier route is a no brainer. But as my very seasoned partner said while we were drinking whiskey at the Luna/Fury col one evening, he was not going to feel safe until we hit the trail on the way out. That's part of the charm of the Pickets. You are out there, and even easy terrain must be respected.

 

By the way, we found Nelson's route description to be spot on for the S.E. Glacier route. However, we called him at his shop from the summit to inquire as to why his name was not in the register, nor was the name of any of his partners. We are still riding him about this!

Oh well.

 

Cheers,

 

John Sharp