Colin Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Trip: Mt. Stuart - Ice Cliff Glacier Date: 1/28/2007 Trip Report: My brother, Booth, and I climbed the Ice Cliff Glacier today after skiing in to the base of Stuart on Saturday. There was a tiny bit of ice climbing necessary over the ice cliff, but it was otherwise just step kicking and the cornice was non-existent. Conditions for travel are generally excellent, with a fairly consolidated snowpack (the crust supports footsteps in some places). The trail up to the Colchuck Lake junction is beaten in to the point that skis or snowshoes are not necessary, but they were nice beyond there. The NE Face did not look to be in condition, but the conditions for doing winter rock climbs, like the N Ridge or Girth Pillar are about as good as they ever get. The temperatures varied widely throughout the trip. The water bottles that we left in the car (in Icicle Canyon) were frozen solid, the valley bottoms in the shade were covered in hoar-frost, but we climbed the summit ridge shirtless in the sunny, balmy, weather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suckbm Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 do you have a picture that shows the NE face by anychance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Killer dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Yeah, let's see some photo's. Sounds like the snow is shaping up pretty well. :tup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skykilo Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 This is interesting. I think that Pineapple Express made the Ice Cliff Glacier a wholly different gig. It took a BIG dump and looks to have plenty of blue glacier ice exposed even on the easy ramps on climber's left. Maybe that's changing with more spring snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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