letsroll Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 No one had headed up Mt. Olympus yet this year? This can't be true? NF web site was last updated earlier this month but some one has had to headed up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Some Canadians did last weekend. I'll let you know more today or tomorrow. Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layback Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Heard from the rangers that there is a TON of snow on the trail to Glacier Meadows beyond 9 mile camp. It seems that only one party has been successful to date this year. They actually had to belay through some avy slopes on the way to the final camp. I have plans to climb it this weekend. Will let you know what becomes of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlander Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 No way man. I was up there this last weekend skiing Zues's white landscape and found great conditions getting to Glacier Meadows. No problems above Elk Lake, some snow in the avi chutes starting at about mile 16, but no problem. (Running Belays? You got to be kidding me!!) Some downed trees. 3-4 feet of snow at Glacier Meadows. And at least 2 other parties besides my wife and I. But the skiing was good. Just one hell of a hike for some turns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Some Canadians did last weekend. I'll let you know more today or tomorrow. Z My apologies, they left on 28th and coming back on July 1st. I promise I will provide to you more info if you need it by Wednesday. Including some pictures. Two of them are my good friends. Plan: Ascent via Blue Glacier (Standard Route). Glacier travel and gear required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layback Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Lowlander - Thanks for the report. That's refreshing to hear. I know we have a lot more snow this year but the report I got seemed a bit over the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlander Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 The Rangers told me the same thing when I got my permit. It sounded nuts to me, and even more so when I got above Elk Lake. Hearing that people actually had a running belay going is surprising, considering. . . it's flat. The route is in fine shape. One impassable crevasse on the direct route to the saddle, but otherwise fine. The snow starts in the avi chutes, then disappears, and then re-appears at Glacier Meadows at about mile post 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 The rangers at ONP (and folks at Olympic Mountain Rescue too) seem to play this game every year; issuing bogus reports of horrendous conditions that do not exist. I climbed it three years ago with my son--despite erroneous reports of a fictitious 60 foot wide Tyrolean-traverse moat at the summit pinnacle and tall tales about Snow Dome riddled with impassible crevasses. Something stinks at ONP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counterfeitfake Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 I remember that too, in hindsight I don't know why any of us bought the "mandatory tyrolean traverse" business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsroll Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 Damn I was going to take my tyrolean equipment. Well there goes that idea. Lowlander nice job on packing the skis. Don't think I will be that hardcore. Just my hiking shoes and boots. Lookign forward to heading up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlander Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Letsroll- Still wondering if it was worth it. 18 miles or so to snow for about 2500 verticle. My wife thought it was a bit grueling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 When I did it two years ago we got to Glacier Meadows on a bluebird day at 11am or so and the rangers tried to convince us not to go up. "It's too warm, too soft, too late, you don't have enough gear, are you sure you're experienced?" We smiled, told them some routes we'd done elsewhere, and headed for the glacier. We had the entire upper mountain to ourselves on a perfect day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsroll Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 I consider the Ranger talk is for other people. We have all met the "other people" out in the woods. Non-climbers or noobs. It is not as if you could find your way around obstructions/trail issues anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benmurphy Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 A friend and I summited on Saturday (June 28). Beautiful weather the whole trip. No avy danger, no problems. We left the trailhead about 9:30pm Friday, summited about 2pm on Saturday and back to the car by 7:30am Sunday...long push. No real problems, we never even roped up, just used the rope to rappel from the summit block...we passed a group who had tried going straight up to summit from Snow Dome which doesn't go due to bergschrund up top...need to traverse around east peak and up from behind. I'll try to post some pics later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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