TeaBaron Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Greetings, I am travelling to Rainier later this week to climb Gibraltar Ledges. A friend and I will be travelling from Jackson, Wyoming and would like to get a feel for conditions on the mountain from word of mouth. It looks like the weather will be good this weekend for climbing. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Freeman Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 The weather forecast looked good from afar, but now it seems to be settling in and deciding on high winds. Currently forecasted at 50mph Muir, 75mph summit, average winds (gusts of ~1.5x that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Lee Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I climbed Rainier via the Gib Ledges Friday May the 3'rd. The route is in good shape, just be sure to get on it really early. You will not want to be on the Ledges later in the afternoon. Depending on your party's pace I'd suggest leaving Muir by midnight at the latest, the morning/afternoon sun will heat up the snow on the ledges making it progressively sketchier as the day goes on. I skied off the summit, so I got down quicker than a party on foot would, made the traverse OK, but the writing was on the snow that things could be a lot worse later in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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