bellows Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Trip: Rainier - Kautz Glacier Date: 7/31/2011 Trip Report: Climbed the Kautz Glacier Saturday/Sunday. We bivied Saturday night on dry ground at 10800'. Woke up to high winds at 4AM and went back to bed. Got going a little later and tentatively moved ahead with an eye on the winds and visibility prepared to bail. Traversed with a short downclimb through the notch at 11200' to avoid Camp Hazard hazards. Minimal ice on the route, maybe 20' worth on the lower pitch which we simul-soloed. Still snow on the upper pitch. At the top of the second pitch we we roped up as the skies started to clear. Crevasses on the upper Nisqually were not trivial. Pretty intense winds at the crater rim. Carried over and enjoyed a quick stress free descent down the DC bootpack. Great weekend on Rainier! looking at the route from above camp on saturday easy work with a second tool large crevasses on the upper Nisqually gps log of route Gear Notes: Brought screws but didn't use. A second tool was nice but not necessary. Quote
Buckaroo Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 large crevasses on the upper Nisqually WWWWWhhhhhhooooooaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
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