[TR] Ruth Mountain - 6/29/2013

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Trip: Ruth Mountain -

 

Date: 6/29/2013

 

Trip Report:

We intended to summit Icy on day 1, however, we ended up leaving camp a bit later than we would have liked to at 1:30pm. It was extremely hot on the snow and we weren't moving nearly as fast as we would have liked.

 

Ultimately, we decided to scrap Icy, hung out in the sweltering heat and summited Ruth at 7pm on day 1. On day two, we summited Ruth again in the morning on our way out.

 

Here are our times:

 

Saturday:

Left TH - 6:04am

Hannegan Pass: 9:30am

Camp: 11:45am

Death Gully: 2pm

Ruth Summit: 7pm

 

Sunday:

Leave Camp: 7:30am

Ruth Summit: 7:45am

Hannegan Pass: Didn't look, but I suspect ~ 9:30am

Cars: 11:30am

 

[img:center]http://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showfull.php?photo=87520[/img]

 

[img:center]http://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showfull.php?photo=87519[/img]

 

[img:center]http://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showfull.php?photo=87518[/img]

 

 

Approach Notes:

Trail was snow free until the split off (left turn) for Hannegan Peak Trail. There was one snow bridge left over the many creeks that pass through Hannegan Pass Trail, but it won't be there for long. Was probably only 1.5 feet thick on our way out.

 

The trail is in very good condition compared to my last time there in 2009. The heavy brush seems to be clear cut on the sides of the trail, and there is no avalanche debris.