benmurphy Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Trip: Del Campo - Southeast Buttress Date: 1/7/2010 Trip Report: Got to Barlow Pass about 10pm Wednesday night. Alarm at 4:30 am, hiking by 5:30 am. Weeden Creek Trail mostly snow free to about 3,700 feet then continuous hard snow. Left trail at 4,100 feet and climbed up to SE buttress. Traversed on south side of buttress then up gulley to notch. Roped up at notch due to steep snow and exposure. Used pickets and slings for pro. Summit at 12:15pm. Chilled for about half hour then 2 raps (off rock and pickets) back to notch. Returned to car at Barlow Pass at 5:15pm. Another beautiful day in the Cascades. Pictures... Approaching: Below objective: Gothic Basin and south: Final gully to notch: Summit view from notch: First lead from notch: Looking east mid first pitch: Looking up first pitch: Looking down route (from 2nd pitch): dan topping out: Looking down towards notch: Sloan and Glacier Peak: Glacier Basin and the Monte Cristo Range: Gothic Basin: Vesper, Morning Star, Sperry, Big Four, Three Fingers, Whitehorse... Pilchuck, Puget Sound... Rapping down: Final rap: Rainier... Glissading below Del Campo: Beautiful hike out... Nice mine shaft: Gear Notes: Crampons, axe, rope, slings, pickets Approach Notes: Hard snow after about 3,700 feet elevation. Good for crampons, don't need snowshoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchuck71 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Right on B.! Way to get it! Wish I could have joined you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benmurphy Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 Hell yeah man, hopefully next time! We hit the weather window perfect, looks like its back to rain/snow today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 fork yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky_joe Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 that mine shaft photo is RAD-TACULAR!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjölner Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 How far up the road could you drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benmurphy Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 that mine shaft photo is RAD-TACULAR!!! yeah, i had never come across this one before, it was below the proper trail and next to a large tree with a old steel cable wrapped around it...the shaft went waaay back in and had old wood plank flooring...we didn't have time to explore it, but someday i'll get back there to check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benmurphy Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 How far up the road could you drive? Not sure which road yer talkin' about...Mtn Loop HWY is open all the way to Barlow Pass (and beyond)... Monte Cristo road is gated at Barlow Pass, so the hike starts here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_rutl Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 nice find with the weather window! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderhound Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 looks like a lot of fun, beautiful views. look at the ice on the west face of sloan...anyone going to get it this year. looks prime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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