rock-ice Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) Trip: Guye Peak - South Gully scramble low-fifth Date: 6/26/2008 Trip Report: My brother called me Thursday around 9 and said he was heading to Ellensburg to deliver checks for his boss, he wanted to know if I wanted a ride to the pass. Of course I did. I grabbed my backpack, prepacked for just such an occasion. Around 10:15 I was dropped off below the talus field which climbs to the obvious west face of guye peak. I stuck to the snow on the right hand side of the talus field for a quick jaunt up to the south shoulder where a deer tried to hit me with some choss he knocked off. I traversed and ascended on snow through the trees under the south rib to the base of the south gulley. The climbing was surprisingly fun. I stayed mostly on the rib just right of the gulley where the climbing was solid and at times steep. There were a couple steps of low fifth class, but nothing of any serious difficulty. The view towards Chair Peak: Despite the reputation I found the rock solid and juggy. The views onto I-90 and eastwards were nice. Near the top rainier popped out the complete the experience. There was still a little bit of snow on top and on the descent. I don't know what the secret is on the descent, however I would imagine staying on the south side of the stream would be beneficial as I enjoyed a bushwack descent combined with tree branch reppelling to get down on the north side. I emerged from the brush just as my brother drove past to park in the apental parking lot where I found him 5 minutes later. Round trip about 2 hours. If you don't have much time or a partner, this is a fun little climb which probably doesn't see too much action. Gear Notes: Ice Axe MP3 Approach Notes: none. thats the beauty. Edited June 30, 2008 by rock-ice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belayerslayer Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 looks like fun!! this gully makes for an interesting mixed climb too when the season is right. Weird to think I climbed it in full "winter conditions" in early october, then 3 weeks later all the snow left.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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