[TR] Glacier Peaks Wilderness - Glacier Peak via Gerdine Ridge 2/28/2015

[peterinnes]

Trip: Glacier Peaks Wilderness - Glacier Peak via Gerdine Ridge

 

Date: 2/28/2015

 

Trip Report:

Linked up with E. Linck and R. Kresser for an in-a-day attempt of Glacier Peak via North Fork Sauk Trail and Gerdine Ridge. We turned around ~1000 ft below summit due to high winds and diminishing energy/time safety buffer. We experienced mild instability in ~6" storm slab on NW slopes but there was very little propagation. Later in the day, thawing instabilities on steep S aspects below White Mountain resulted in significant roller ball debris piles, making route-finding through this section quite tense. For a full report and more photos, check out: http://mountainlessons.com/skiing/glacier-peak-iad-attempt

 

 

 

 

 

Gear Notes:

Running shoes, skis, whippet

 

Approach Notes:

6 mi on dirt both ways

[OlympicMtnBoy]

Cool, sounds like you had fun!

[peterinnes]

Most definitely! Much type 1 and type 2 fun was had.

[Sol]

Ambitious!