Rad Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 Any recent pics? Comments on this year's snowpack in the area? Thanks. Quote
ivan Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 given all the snow show in that sahale tr seems hard to imagine it wouldn't be around n' menacing currently surprised ole'drewl ain't piped up on this already though... Quote
Rad Posted June 16, 2014 Author Posted June 16, 2014 surprised ole'drewl ain't piped up on this already though... Yeah, he usually hikes up twice a day to take pics. Must be on vacation or something. Quote
ivan Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) perhaps them sheep ain't as shaggable as they once were and require much more diligent searching after? Edited June 16, 2014 by ivan Quote
num1mc Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 [img:left]http://visual.merriam-webster.com/images/sports-games/ball-sports/baseball/catcher.jpg[/img] Quote
TimL Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 If anybody goes up, I´d like some info as well. I´ll be back in the NW this summer and Slesse is something I´d finally like to climb. Quote
G-spotter Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 Here's a pic from June 1. There was a lot to come down then. Higher than average snowpack in the Slesse area this spring. Quote
dkatz12090 Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 Hey all, Is a 4WD and/or high clearance needed in order to get to the trailhead for climbing Slesse? Also, if coming from the south, which border crossing do your recommend? Thanks! Drew Quote
G-spotter Posted July 6, 2014 Posted July 6, 2014 Pic from July 1ish slesse by DavidEllison, on Flickr Quote
scollon Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 Got down just this morning from bailing. Bivied at propellor cairn and heard at least one major ice fall event per hour all night. Woke up to this jumble the main issue was a tongue of glacier blocking the ramp to take us up and over to the pocket glacier bypass route. It didn't look to be hanging on by much and had water gushing beneath it across it's entire width. I'm sure it will be gone soon. A deteriorating forecast and high clouds and lenticulars made the decision to retreat easier. Here's a shot from the memorial: The access to the full buttress looks pretty well guarded at this point as well. It was our first time to slesse, but those are some nasty glaciers. Quote
chris_stolz Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 It's Aug 8-- any updates from ppl in area? Also I found frimer's excellent topo for Crossover Pass descent. Can anyone who's done it comment-- easy to find, scary, etc etc? I've done NE Buttress but we descended the regular way to west of mtn. Quote
Pachi Posted August 4, 2014 Posted August 4, 2014 Has someone been in mt slesse recently? Any update in the current conditions? Any information would be great! Thanks Quote
calamityinsanity Posted August 4, 2014 Posted August 4, 2014 glaciers are still in place and fairly big. the pocket glacier has lots of dirt and rocks near the start of the route. but the large block that sits on the ramp is gone. we took a pickup in but a suzuki sx4 made it to the hill just below the trail turnoff at the clearing. 4wd hc after that. road is waterbarred as usual but the drainages are no worse than last year. another long hot week coming up. Quote
curtveld Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 Is a 4WD and/or high clearance needed in order to get to the trailhead for climbing Slesse? Any updates on this? How much road walking required from end of 2WD? Thx Quote
marc_leclerc Posted August 12, 2014 Posted August 12, 2014 Brette and I climbed the NEB yesterday. 12hrs car to car descent via crossover pass. Still lots of death blocks lingering in the cirque. Sliding frequently. We managed to stay mostly clear of the line of falling ice by staying high on the left side of the cirque employing multiple shoulder stands and 'teamwork' body aiding off each other to get by blank sections of polished slab. no joke. about a 45 second dash beneath the ice brought us to safer terrain on the right side of the cirque and the bypass ramps. A party behind us bailed after several VW sized blocks ripped through the cirque as they were preparing to cross. I watched this go down from the crux of the direct route below the bivy ledge, glad no one got hurt. Its still fully heads up, make good choices. We had a great day. When I climbed this route six years ago at age 15 I couldn't have imagined that I would team free solo it with my girlfriend one day. Quote
marc_leclerc Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 Been back in there twice since the last report. Once for Navigator Wall and once for E Pillar. Both fun. There's less ice in there than the previous post and things are about as mellow as they will get. That being said I probably wouldn't stop to have a picnic in the pocket glacier cirque. But right now is definitely the time to go. Quote
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