[TR] Chair Pk - N. Face 2/22/2010

[alpinebumm]

Trip: Chair Pk - N. Face

 

Date: 2/22/2010

 

Trip Report:

Left Prtland at 4:20

Left trailhead at 8:20

Summited at 10:30

Got back to the car at 12:37

Back in Porland by 4:30

 

I've wanted to solo Chair for a while, I wasn't sure if I would be comfortable doing it in the first place (I tend to turn around right below the summit when I solo a peak for the 1st time without having done it before). But I got lucky and the snow was way stable and the ice was ok, and definately not steep. So if someone out there wants to solo it that's never climbed it before now is the time, leave everthing behind (unless we get snow and the cornice gets bigger). Overall a good route, I bet if you time it better there's alot more ice. For about half of the climb the spindrift was pretty bad, this made the route even more fun. Get her while she's hot shes already been gang banged. There is NO way you could get lost right now getting down.

 

Gear Notes:

Don't forget sunscreen, leave the rope at the car the cornice is small and easy to down climb.

 

Approach Notes:

No snowshoes needed

[summitchaserCJB]

What has changed since Thursday in terms of snow conditions? Is there a massive stamped out trail?

[alpinebumm]

Ya pretty much

[goatboy]

That strikes me as an incredibly fast approach and climb! Nice work!