Winter arrived this week. Just not here.
Deep soft snow above 5000 ft, but we left you a nice snowshoe track! No avy danger on this route; interesting burned forest going up.
We got many trees planted and had a fun and productive morning.
We had about 5 volunteers and got many trees put in the ground. It was fun and productive.
Mountaineers Adventure Club (MAC) trip - What was to be a backpack trip turned into a day hike with lots of training weight / car camp. Fun was had by all. The group camped at Vantage the following night, and then motored over to Exit 38 for some cragging the next day.
First time attempting the tooth, very low visibility and little to no boot tracks made route finding difficult. Broke over the clouds reaching pineapple pass made for a more enjoyable but still blistering cold ascent of the south face, climbing in boots and gloves, many cracks/holds filled with snow and ice making this 5.4 slightly more intimidating. Ultimately we ended up turning around at the base of the last pitch due to a system rolling in over the mountains and light fading fast. An exciting day, seemed to be the only ones up there in a while, and maybe for another while as the winter weather has seemed to really kick off. Great climb!
Views would have been quite spectacular had we had a clearer day. Sketchy summit with conditions like this.
Just a taste of Winter. Snowshoes not required.
A very strenuous/beautiful traverse of Mt Ararat, Satulick Mt and Rampart Ridge with ~4,400’ of gain over ~15 miles.
Benign weather, amazing hoarfrost and enough snow for 'shoeing.
Our group of four hikers had a great time. The trail was in good condition and we saw some interesting things. Everyone was a happy hiker.
This was a good early-season trip for B3 students and a good warm-up for other backpackers.
This was a good early-season route. It rained much more than expected and we all got drenched, but the route was passable, we reached our destination, and everyone returned safely – so the trip was a success.
Prior to any significant snowfall of winter season. 10.5 hours RT from trailhead to Upper Lena Lake. Counted at least ten fallen trees across trail after Lower Lena Lake that required going over or under. Last 1.4 miles has multiple steep sections and two creek crossings.
Trail is in perfect condition with new signage. No snow.