[TR] Hinman and Beyond - may 16-17 5/16/2009

[ryanl]

Trip: Hinman and Beyond - may 16-17

 

Date: 5/16/2009

 

Trip Report:

Just thought I'd post some purdy pictures from last weekend...

 

Scott skinning on Lake Ilswoot with some mountain(?) in the background:

 

 

Whoops. Scott skinning on Locket Lake towards Mt.Hinman:

 

 

Looking north from La Bohn Gap towards the Necklace Valley:

 

 

Looking south towards Bears Breast from La Bohn Gap:

 

 

Skinning across Williams Lake towards a bivy beneath Stuart,er, Summit Chief:

 

 

Some nighttime shots beneath Summit Chief:

 

 

 

Approaching the Summit Chief Col, looking back towards Hinman and La Bohn Gap:

 

 

Trying to get to Chimney Rock- Overcoat Col:

 

Still trying. Three Queens in the background:

 

So close:

 

Ok. Change of plans. High on Hinman:

 

View from atop Hinman, looking south towards the Chimney Rock-Overcoat Col:

 

 

Bozo the clown on Hinman:

 

 

Parting shot of the ski down from La Bohn: Gap:

 

Sure do LOVE Washington.....

 

 

 

 

[Off_White]

What a great looking outing, thanks.

[LostCamKenny]

What's the snowpack like?

[Pete_H]

Nice. Where'd you guys go in from?

[ryanl]

East fork of Foss River,near Skykomish. Snow was skinable at about 3000'

[tanstaafl]

Awesome. I've been up to the Necklace Valley in the summer and it was sooooo pretty; I'd love to get back into that area. Looks like you had some good turns.

 

Excellent Bozo the Clown picture!

 

 

 

[AlpineK]

Shouldn't that be Bozo de Clown?

 

Nice pictures!

[Gary_Yngve]

awesome! summit chief does really look like south side of stuart!

 

what was the issue w/ getting over to chimney rock/overcoat?

cornice/cliffs?

 

[ryanl]

We only had about 80 ft of rap cord,and the cliffs between us and the col were well beyond 40ft. We could have retraced our steps a bit and skied down approx 1500 ft before taking an easy skin to the col, like Volken suggests, but that would have guaranteed another night out. We didn't want to get caught on steep south slopes late in the day so we decided to just turn around.