Mt Stuart West Ridge. Water?

[jeb013]

I know it's getting to be late season but does anyone know if there is still any water available on the west ridge of Mt. Stuart?

 

Thank You

Jeremy

[Somethingclever]

Climbed last Sunday via the Esmeralda trail head. Last water is at Lake Ingalls. If you don't want to pump/treat from the lake you'll need to get it from the creek before you reach the lake.

 

There were a few small patches of snow on the descent. We each used 3 Liters of water from camp to camp.

 

The trail is washed out in MANY places from the cascadian back to the ridge (Trail 1215) . Navigating after sunset took us a few additional hours and nearly cost me my sanity. If this happens to you, look for the cairns, however faint, we found several.

 

Have an awesome climb!