OffTheSteppe Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Hey, I am thinking of setting up camp come this summer for four or five days of tooling around on Coleman. I would like a place from which to access varying types of day climbing. Serac, crevasses of various pitch/difficulty, top roping and leading, and route finding practice. When I look at photos and a topo map it looks like around 5,000' near Heliotrope creek might offer dry ground for camping and easy glacier access. Does anyone know if this is true or would others have better suggestions? I have spent quite a bit of time doing this on Elliot glacier on Mt. Hood but would like to try Coleman for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giza Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 There are plenty of nice spots near the Hogsback just above treeline. You could also camp in the forest near the lower seracs on the Coleman. Lots of options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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t_rutl Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 yeah...the camp in the woods off h-trope...Murkwood as it is called...quick jaunt onto the seracs from below or head up onto the glacier...running water close by as the summer progresses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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