Anyone been up the new Winthrop direct route

[tvashtarkatena]

from Camp Schurman, the one that avoids the serac laden traverse?

 

Anything to watch out for there?

 

Heading out tomorrow morn.

 

TIA

[Smoots]

I'm also going up, but not until Saturday. Any beta on the new route would be appreciated.

[tvashtarkatena]

Sat is summit day, Dog willing, but we'll be staying that night at Schurman. You'll see us...we'll be the party with the 11 year old. Come on over and say hi.

[CaleHoopes]

Got a friend who went up this last weekend. I'll see if I can drum up some pix/beta from him.

[tvashtarkatena]

The latest pics we've got are from 7/22 - the 'old' route. New ones would be appreciated. Thanks.

[CaleHoopes]

I'll be grabbing new pix from my friend Peter... but until then, here's a trip report from someone hiking the Burroughs and you can see the middle to upper part of the route in picture 39. Looks like after you traverse over to the Winthrop there's a little jog through some breakup and then a direct line up the glacier before switchbacking some snow bridges towards the shrund. Does look like the shrund has a hefty bridge over it currently - so probably no traverse over to the crater rim, just direct and then over. I'll find out from my friend Peter if he has anymore.

 

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