mplutodh1 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 With the weather approaching this week and snow levels dropping, should be an interesting go. We've got permits for Sunday the 9th and will be staying at Lone Fir Saturday night, going for an alpine start to allow for any interesting weather challenges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denn Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Sorry can't help you, we're heading up there next weekend and would love to hear what your trip was like and the current conditions up there. We're doing Lone Pine Friday night and going up Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplutodh1 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 We left Lone Fir at 4:15 and were on the trail at 5AM. We had hoped to be there sooner but had a slower start than we'd like and missed the turn off for Climbers Bivouac off 830. Conditions were damp but good through the tree line and up the boulder field under headlamps. A ways in to the boulders the snow patches started showing up, in some cases pretty slick that early in the morning. Eventually as the boulders gave way to the scree/ash it was all snow from there and small patches of scree. It was pretty windy and cold up there today - not much visibility at all at the crater rim/summit. We were at the summit in just under 4 hours, stopped to have some lunch after finding some protection from the wind. We were back to the truck fairly quickly - just over 7 hours roundtrip. We passed countless people in all cotton, jeans, t-shirts, etc - severely unprepared for the conditions. Good luck next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denn Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Hi Matt, We'll be good clothing wise, ready for rain/snow/sun but hoping for sun! If visibility is zero, we'll probably bail for some lower elevation hikes and try to get MSH permits earlier in the year 2012. Thanks for the trip report, Denny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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