green giant buttress, dreamer

[harringtonandy]

hey climbers,

 

i am planning on doing dreamer in a couple of weeks and am wondering if anyone knows current road and trail conditions.

or in other words , am i going to have any trouble getting there?

Edited May 30, 2007 by harringtonandy

[Off_White]

TR for Safe Sex (adjacent route) from almost a month ago: http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/679950/page/2#Post679950

[tanstaafl]

I was up there on Friday and got my 2wd Tercel a decent distance past the pullout for Three O'Clock Rock. If you had a 4wd with a short wheel base you could go further but the road was an easy walk.

 

There's a tiny bit of bushwhacking after you cross the stream (good log just a bit upstream of where the trail comes out) but it's negligible by Cascades standards.

 

Have fun.

 

[catbirdseat]

When the road gets really bad it gets bad fast. Don't push it because you'll just risk your car for minimal distance. Just park and walk.

[mattp]

How is the turn around and parking option where it gets "really bad?" Would some brushing there improve the situation?

[tanstaafl]

I didn't have any trouble turning around. There was space for me to pull off and park though not much for anyone else at that *exact* spot, but with a little more clearance you could get through the little gully I was bottoming out on.

[eldiente]

Was up there last weekend. Road is doable in car but a little rough and you will scrape the bottom a few times. There is enough room at the trailhead for a 10 point turn to turn-around. The hike in is a grind with some snow on the gully below the wall.

[harringtonandy]

i have a 79 ford bronco that is no stranger to "rough" roads, how far will i make it?