KaskadskyjKozak Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Trip: The Brothers - South Couloir Date: 5/8/2016 Trip Report: I had some plans fall through at the last minute for Sherpa so I joined some friends on their trip. Forecast was hot on Saturday but cooling quickly Sunday with 10% chance of precip, and some clouds. Good enough to go for sure. We took a midmorning ferry into Kingston and got to the trailhead around 11:30. We took a leisurely hike in during the hottest part of the day - a bit miserable, but it was in the shade. No bugs. Perfect weather. We woke up at 4:15 am to mists and fog, and headed up with headlamps. The trail out of camp is flagged well. The worst part is through an old burnt out section near the bottom of the avy fan. Continuous snow began around 4000'. We had excellent snow conditions all the way up. We scrambled up one short rock section just to climber's right of the hourglass. Soon, the snow was steep and icy enough that we donned crampons. As a bonus we broke through the clouds here. The going was easy, using an old, wide (frozen) boot path from the day before. The top involved a short, icy traverse with some nasty runout before attaining the summit block. (On descent) Summit views were spectacular, with a sea of clouds below us and only peaks above 6000' poking through. N summit from S summit: Gear Notes: Ice axe, crampons, helmet. Approach Notes: Easy, maintained trail to Lena Lake. Unmaintained trail with obstacles to camp at around 3000' just after crossing the stream at the fork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I love the cloud sea, weather on Sunday was a lot better than I expected! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 I love the cloud sea, weather on Sunday was a lot better than I expected! I want to go back and bag Constance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 This is a good time of year to get Constance, the tedious scree is mostly snow covered and the campsites should be snow free. I would recommend the West Arete if you want a bit more spice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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