mrefranklin Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 Greetings everyone! Just wanted to put in the word that we went out and climbed Mt. Daniel last weekend via the Hyas -> Daniel Glacier and it was in great shape. The climb itself is very easy and non-committing coming out of Peggy's Pond, which is much less buggy than it was even several weeks ago. Heading into the Hyas Basin, just follow the little climbers' trails and cairns on up to the upper basin. We climbed directly up a snow finger on the right-hand (west) side of the valley that placed us directly beneath the spire below East Peak. Traversed below that spire onto the Daniel Glacier which is getting fairly crevassed. We had to cross a couple very solid snowbridges and step over a couple of crevasses but it was early morning and they were in great shape. You want to access the summit crest as far east at the top of the Daniel Glacier as you can get. There is actually a pretty decent trail on that side of the scree slope that willl allow you to climb the loose garbage without kicking stuff down onto the glacier. On the way out, you may want to just follow the scramblers trail out the backside of the east peak. The trail is in good shape and you won't have to use the glacier again to get out. Following the scrambler's trail will pop you out above the Hyas Basin, just to the east of the east peak. You can then follow the boot tracks down the East side of the valley and out. The snow is in great semi-firm shape if you get there early morn and Peggy's Pond is great swimming when it's hot outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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