How is Camp Hazard?

[Josh Lewis]

How is going to Camp Hazard? Is it technical? I hear some people go across the Nisqually, but when looking at maps it seems at though there is a ridge or some sort and I might have heard of a route up that is non technical. I don't mind scambling, but no climbing this weekend. (I'm going with my brother)

 

Here's a Map:

http://hikrs.com/host/topo/camphazard.jpg

[Pete_H]

The Nisqually will be bony this time of year. There's no technical ridge. You go up the Turtle to get to Camp Hazard.

[Josh Lewis]

Whats better Camp Sherman, or Camp Hazard? I don't want anything technical... I was planning to go to Camp Sherman via up Ruth Mountain, and then the ridge to the Camp. So now I'm stuck with the thought... which one should I go to this weekend?

 

Thanks Pete for the other info.

Edited September 12, 2009 by Josh Lewis

[Stime]

Go to Schurman via Ruth Ridge. Just roll through Glacier Basin camp, hang a left across the river, find the climbers' trail up the ridge and take that to Steamboat Prow. Then, just drop down to Schurman from there. Should be fun.

[Josh Lewis]

I think I'll take your word on it, Camp Hazard sounds fun, but the other one sounds better to me because you get Little Tahoma and such... Thanks. Cheers Josh Lewis.

[letsroll]

FYI there is a reason they call it camp hazard.

[tomtom]

FYI there is a reason they call it camp hazard.

 

Because it was named after Joseph T. Hazard, who made the first ascent of the Kautz glacier to the summit.

[Josh Lewis]

Because it was named after Joseph T. Hazard, who made the first ascent of the Kautz glacier to the summit.

 

Which is why I was less discouraged of the name once I found that out. My brother was intimedated by the name and the look of it from a distance so we settled for Camp Muir again, which was fun. Is this one a scamble? Is the route hard to navigate?

[Pete_H]

I haven't been there this time of year but its a bit longer than Camp Muir, but not really any more strenuous. I think you'd like it. Its cool to see another part of the Mountain.

[Jim]

But after having been up there twice recently I'd say that there are many more objective hazards on the way up to Camp Hazard than the mild walk up to Muir, depending on how you get up there. The hike past Comet Falls and then up the ridge and snow fields is straight forward, going across the Nisqually and the Wilson will put you on steeper terrain and you have to deal with some rock moats and crevasses.

[ScaredSilly]

It is kind of a joke about the expression "there is a reason it called Camp Hazard". While it is indeed named after Joe Hazard, the camp can also be a hazard due to ice fall right above it. Now a days people rarely camp there but instead camp about 200 feet below.

[Josh Lewis]

As for the route, I was talking about the non Nisqually glacier route, which starts at a parking lot near Longmire.