HappyCamper Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Climb: Sloan-Corkscrew Date of Climb: 7/24/2006 Trip Report: A couple of us decided to extend the weekend and go up Sloan via the corkscrew on a Monday. The temps were in the 90's in Seattle, so we figured it might be a sizzler. Actually, it stayed pleasant and there was a bunch of runoff on the glacier that we guzzled frequently and thus were able to keep our packs pretty light. The glacier is still pretty filled in. The ledges are free of snow. We made it in a little under 12 hours car to car. We had a pretty decent pace up (maybe .5 - .6 on the SkyKilo/TeleRoss scale) but took lots of breaks to drink water and take in the scenery. Here is the view leaving the trees: Heading up the glacier Looking back on the ledge - nice wide path, not so nice slip consequences. Summit Glacier Peak Gear Notes: Light boots, usual glacier gear (pretty solid bridges right now though), aluminum crampons Approach Notes: sandals for crossing the Sauk are good. The trail is a bit overgrown, but there is tape marking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Advisable for solo right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCamper Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 Yes - pretty filled in on the glacier right now. Would be a nice solo trip IMO. Side note: The sign in box mentioned a real big drop off in goats and asked climbers to report any - we didn't see a single one up there. Hadn't heard of this before - wonder what is up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powdrx Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Good pics "Camper" That was a good day at "work"!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarch Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 How deep/swift is the sauk ford? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCamper Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 It wasn't too bad - maybe 2-3 feet at its deepest - a little pushy. There are some other crossing potentials upstream to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluka Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 (edited) Update on Sloan Corkscrew Conditions from 8/6 Sauk river crossing remains no problem. Just below knee deep -- and not moving very fast -- in the spot we crossed but you could wander upstream a bit and find a lower crossing. The water level did not change at between when we crossed it on the way up and hit it again on the way out. Glacier is still in good shape. The bridges are still in in the route that goes up the glacier via the diagonal route. Good firm steps but the width of the bridges is shrinking. The route up the glacier on the climbers right is largely without any crevasse issues until you are traversing across the top of the glacier and get close to the exit point Edited August 7, 2006 by iluka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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