TeleRoss Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Climb: Dragontail-Serpentine Arete Date of Climb: 6/19/2006 Trip Report: Went up to Dragontail Peak (again) and climbed Serpentine Arete yesterday. Left Stuart Lake TH a bit after 7am and had a leisurely hike up to Colchuck Lake. It was nice to hike the trail without snow on it this time. Not much snow left around the lake. And the slope up to the moraine is nearly melted out also. Crossed a bit of snow to get onto the route but no problem even in just tennies. Rambled up the route, most of which is merely scrambling. The cracks near the pillar were a lot of fun. Made the summit at 11:30 and lounged around in the sun. Low clouds over on the west side, with Rainier up above was pretty spectacular. No clouds on the east side of the crest. Took a nap and ate potato chips for a while before heading down. Coming down Aasgard was a mix of snow and scrambling over boulders/dirt/wet moss/trees and shrubs. The snow was still just hard enough that in tennies it was kind of interesting but no major mishaps. A good trip, fun route and nobody around...although I did see two people heading up to Colchuck Col. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 these kind of trips are the one's i must lie to my wife about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainmatt Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Nice job, sounds like a nice day out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_warfield Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 these kind of trips are the one's i must lie to my wife about These are the kind of trips most people lie about because they can't do them! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skykilo Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 That's a fun route. How many times do you plan to hike to Colchuck Lake this year, Ross? Not that I'm one to question anybody's obsessive behavior! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt45 Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Awesome! So how much snow was up there? Any photos of Stuart...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Super-Schweet I'll have to buy you a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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colt45 Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russinvancouver Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 How long did it take to climb Aasgard and what time of day did it thaw to where you didn't need crampons? How warm was your day? We are a group of 7 planning to cross on a backpack trip next weekend. NO peaks, just Aasgard. thanks Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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