Basic Glacier Climb - Eldorado Peak/Inspiration Glacier

7:00 am at

Marblemount Ranger Station

7280 Ranger Station Road

Marblemount, WA 98267

Parking Lot coordinates (48.49271, -121.12254)

Elevation at parking lot = 2200 feet

Please ensure you are in shape for this climb.

Day 1 will be long. We will gain as much elevation as possible.

a strenuous approach through talus and boulders. Lots of boulder hopping.

We need to get a backcountry permit at the Marblemount Ranger Station. The doors open at 7:00 am Saturday morning. Assuming we get the permit Saturday morning, Day 1 schedule looks like this. My best estimate at this time. Drive time to TH from the ranger station is about 1 hour.
 
Depending on how the team feels, we have the option to establish BC around 6400 feet to make Day 1 shorter. However, a shorter Day 1 means a longer Day 2.

At around 6200 feet we need to down climb to reach the Roush Creek Basin. Depending on conditions we have a couple options. Typically it is necessary to scramble down a rock section.

Trip report dated 6/1/2019, the old log crossing is gone. This means immediately after departing TH we have a water crossing. The water may be knee high. They also reported post holing after 7500 feet. I am not expecting we will have post holing issues for our climb dates.