new info on kautz?

[chrisr]

headed up friday, anyone been up there lately?

[spikehay]

No, but please, please post a TR when you get back.

[whidbey]

me also.. last time up my parnter got sick... I wouldn't tnink it's still in though.

[chrisr]

didn't do it, we woke up to about 100 foot visibility at paradise and a trip report from 2 days earlier (logged with the NPS) said both the fan and glacier approach were impassible.

[Arc]

They are not impassable................................................................. this is mountaineering dude!

[coug4]

Don’t discount the Van Trump Park approach; certainly the more scenic route.

[chrisr]

I would agree with you Arc, we thought that was weird to write on a trip report, but that's what it said. For us it was more of the fact that there was no visibility and we didn't want to go up the fan not being able to see rockfall. We're not as hardcore as some I admit.

[Arc]

lol.........no worries, I tend to be hardcore, but none admit it for me......lol

[Arc]

I plan to hit that route this early winter if any planned parties wanna take on a side/ solo climber.....hint

[l0930]

Kautz was warm and misserable this weekend. A couple inches of frozen with knee deep powder below, a real pain in the ass combined with all the crevass navigation. Route was fine up to above the ice falls and if it was colder and firm would have been fine up high too. I'd be up to go again Arc, PM