lou hibbard Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Assuming in this dry year that the "Terrible Traverse is snow free by now. Does anyone have any knowledge of this? Thank You Quote
Adam Schneider Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) I think the "Terrible Traverse" is just out of sight behind a ridge in this photo that I took yesterday, but obviously the snow is gone from everywhere else high on the mountain: Edited August 16, 2015 by Adam Schneider Quote
dinomyte Posted August 25, 2015 Posted August 25, 2015 Climbed it Saturday 8/22. It is dry as a bone and in as good shape as possible. TR to come. Quote
Gordok Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Terrible conditions Friday. Snow and rock mixed. Not safe. I turned back halfway across. Quote
Beer Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Successfully climbed North Sister last Monday (9/21). Good thin snow cover to gain the SE ridge from the glacier. Dry rock up to just before the "terrible traverse". For us, the terrible traverse was pretty well covered will snow. We were able to kick deep solid steps the entire length, but the snow was only maybe a foot deep in the best places, and a couple inches deep on others. No snow from the end of the terrible traverse up to the true summit. We use two 30 meter ropes, cams 1-4, and a couple larger nuts. The slings at the top of the bowling alley are in good condition. Not an alarming amount of random rock fall noted. Still a little water at Arrowhead lake. Quote
Beer Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Terrible traverse is barely noticeable as the thin band of snow just below the summit block. Quote
Gordok Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) It has definitely melted a bunch since then, but still snow. I chickened out on the traverse while standing in your steps. The snow was so shallow that my axe was worthless for protection. The snow was icy enough with a low snow level that my footing was very sketchy. I was also solo, so I will come back when snow conditions look better to me. Edited September 29, 2015 by Gordok Quote
whiskey Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 Hey Beer, who's that dead sexy manimal in those photos? Terrible traverse is barely noticeable as the thin band of snow just below the summit block. Quote
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