kinnikinnick Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Trip: Mt. Rainier - Kautz Glacier (attempt) Date: 5/17/2009 Trip Report: made an attempt on the kautz glacier route this sunday but didn't even leave our 10,000 foot high camp due to tent-flattening winds. view of the route from the wilson glacier we found knee to waist deep unconsolidated snow on the approach with a fairly high avalanche danger. good crevasse coverage at the moment. only roped up on the nisqually. the snow firmed up as we got higher onto the wind scoured wilson. high camp hiking back down the next morning we found the wilson gully FULL of avy debris. millions of pounds of slab avalanche broke off from the slopes above and carried the debris 500 feet out onto the nisqually. SHIT. thank god we climbed it early in the morning! this photo doesn't do justice to the massiveness of the slide view of the route on the way out feel free to contact me with any beta questions on the kautz or nearby routes. fuhrer finger looked good! Approach Notes: bring snowshoes or die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Canfield Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 how was the snow at 10,000 feet? did you sink in quite a bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropegoat Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Thanks for the conditions report- glad you guys stayed safe. Planning to hit the finger on the 30th... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatcomboy Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Our two man team made the summit on Sunday via Muir and Ingraham Direct route. Several teams ascended Gib Ledges and came down Ingraham. Heard reports of thigh deep snow up high but we found good snow and Ingraham Direct was in excellant shape. Couple of teams were carrying shoes but we left ours in the car. Clear skies but very windy on summit. We could see those huge slides humping back down the Muir snowfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnikinnick Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 good for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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