Rewarding 2 summit day, despite rain on lower stretches of route coming and going.
Weather related decision.
Scramble route to the summit with a loop taking the trail back down
Great group of hikers- all good walkers. Fun to stop at stre and library.
Straightforward spring conditions with direct ascent of Lynch glacier.
Loop trip from Unicorn saddle to Boundary peak then Stevens peak, exiting via Maple creek.
Pretty good scramble - good workout. Slate-gray overcast with brief sun-breaks. Comfortable weather for climbing, but not much for views; all summits were in the clouds.
3:48 car to hibox summit. snow on route, but it is avoidable. route in good condition. road is open and has some potholes. no bugs. perfect time for a trip up hibox.
Our team did the YJT on June 12th, 2016. We had a team of 7 people and ran this as three climbing teams. No snow present, we were about 12 hours car to car. Note, this was a backup climb from Unicorn where we were weathered out 2 days earlier.
6/12/16. 1-day trip. 13 hours car to car. Good conditions.
Great trip, car to car in 12 hours.
Trip started out with an extra mile of hiking due to road closure due to washouts. Weather was less than desirable most of the day. Trip was successful.
Very enjoyable trip mostly on trail, then very steep slopes to the summit with some route finding challenges.
Fantastic easy one night backpack with a great group. No real bugs, heard one rattlesnake, but was not able spot it. Clear skies, weather in the low 50s at night, low 80s during the day. We were able to have a small campfire.
Nice climb with good people. Only got up Castle.
Overall great climb, resulting in 3 basic students getting their first successful rock summit. Despite threatening weather forecast, we enjoyed mostly blue skies and moderate temps.
6/5/2016 trip of Kangaroo Temple in hot early season conditions. Long but fun day in the awesome Washington Pass area. Image of the team descending the pass on the hike out.
Strenuous but not technical 3 day Glacier climb. Please note the trail will be closed after July 27th. A notice was posted, but no explanation given.