AJ Posted August 27, 2001 Share Posted August 27, 2001 Tried to do a traverse from Guye Peak via Cave Ridge to Snoqualmie this past weekend. We climbed south gully of Guye then went over Cave Ridge to the east end of the Snoqualmie massif (what Beckey describes as the Snowdome). From there we headed due west and stayed on the ridge crest until it got high and narrow. We ended up turning around because time was getting short and we didn't now what the ridge looked like after the high point. My partner and I were both wondering what this ridge is like for the full length. Has anyone personally done it? It wasn't described by Beckey and his guidance suggested dropping below that ridge to the south to do the traverse - sort of a "low" high route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Martin Posted August 27, 2001 Share Posted August 27, 2001 AJ, I've done the route a couple of times. However, I've always done it as a spring conditioning route while there is a lot of snow on it. Each time, I've stayed up high on the ridge crest. It is rather straight forward and is often skiied. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted August 27, 2001 Author Share Posted August 27, 2001 Jason, thanks for the info. Hard to believe there is that much snow that you could ski the ridge. Must have been a 200' vertical wall to the south and 100' to the north. It was also very narrow. Must go back to look at it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpine_Tom Posted August 28, 2001 Share Posted August 28, 2001 In the winter it's not tough at all -- once you get up to Cave Ridge, which can be pretty grueling. There's an awesome cornice that hangs off it on the e/s side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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