Anybody been up the W ride of forbidden lately?

[allenataylor]

Just wondering how it is getting up to the the notch in the ridge. Any BS to deal with on the glacier. I'm assuming the snow gully is out, and climbing one of the bypass notches is required. Also wondering if there are any snow patches up by the bivy sites near the notch.

 

Thanks!

[christensent]

You'd have to deal with the BS of a road walk: http://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/road-conditions.htm

 

Edit: Correction, the road is closed even to foot traffic. Forbidden peak is forbidden unless you wanted to do it via El Dorado trail

Edited September 9, 2015 by christensent

[JasonG]

Why they don't replace those pipes with driveable fords is beyond me. My parents live next to a retired NOCA maintenance guy and it still pisses him off when they have to work on these crossings nearly every year.

[allenataylor]

Thanks for the heads up!