Stehekin approach to the Gunsight Range?

[Sol]

Blake, Dan, John, Darin, Matt, Max, and Jens, any beta you would like to share on the "short" yet grueling eastside approach to the gunsight range?

 

Thanks dudes!

[John Frieh]

This should cover it. Post any other questions you have in this thread

[dberdinka]

If I were to do it again I would hike the trail and camp by Agnes Creek on Day 1. Day 2 I would haul up to the nice campsites by the Blue Glacier. Would make for two relatively short days but then you would be fully rested on Day 3.

 

Matt and I (sandbagged by Blakes somewhat disingenuous desciption of the effort involved) tried to do it all in one day. We almost made it all the way (hiked until 10 pm) and probably would have if we hadn't been slowed by the 300+ logs we had to crawl under and over. However we were wasted enough on Day 2 that we accomplished very little.

 

Blake has a very detailed description of where to leave the PCT that I have not seen around here. Hassle him.

[Blake]

 

Matt and I (sandbagged by Blakes somewhat disingenuous desciption of the effort involved) tried to do it all in one day. We almost made it all the way (hiked until 10 pm) and probably would have if we hadn't been slowed by the 300+ logs we had to crawl under and over.

 

Darin, it's not my fault that you and Matt are old and slow. Dan and I went from the creek to blue glacier camp in 5 hours. I think it took John and I a similar time. Just cause you are twice as old, doesn't mean it should take twice as long! There was seriously no attempt to sandbag, sorry if it ended up that way. :-)

 

In July, I think there would be lots of time to climb Sol's East Face route on the day you get to camp. (We did the E face of the South Peak). Given the shorter days of September, it would be a lot more difficult. Climb the Cannonhole route on the day you get there. The way John and I started is via a really fun diehedral and face climbing pitch.

 

 

Sol, I'll give you the beta this weekend. Also, just check your email.

[dberdinka]

Ouch!

 

But the point being that you never went from the road to the blue glacier camp in a day. You always had to rest your dandy little legs before the going got tough....

[Sol]

darin and blake cage fight

 

who do you have your money on?

 

 

blake won't let me post his super good beta...

 

and speaking of old and slow, ill be 30 in 2 weeks, and ill proabaly be leaving chunks of my meniscus all over the trail on the way in.

[Sol]

yo d-dog, fwiw, jens and max felt sandbagged on the approach as well.

[dberdinka]

Last night I had to shoo that kid off my lawn. So unappreciative these youngsters are...

[John Frieh]

and speaking of old and slow, ill be 30 in 2 weeks

 

This December

 

I should just sell all my gear now while it still has some resale value... it's only going to gather dust in 09

[tvashtarkatena]

What is this, the Puppy Channel?

[Stefan]

if you are interested I will give you detail info on a map in .jpg form.

 

I just climbed Agnes about 2 weeks ago.

 

later.

[David Trippett]

its 4:20