Glacier Basin (Mount Rainier)
Mon, Jul 14, 2014
Sunny and 90 in Seattle makes a perfect hike to Glacier Basin and onto Inter Glacier itself. Trail…
Sunny and 90 in Seattle makes a perfect hike to Glacier Basin and onto Inter Glacier itself. Trail…
This climb took place on Saturday, July 12th. Met at the hairpin turn @ 7:00 am. Arrived at Kangaroo…
7-13-14--Echo and Observation success! Left trailhead at 7:15 a.m. via Knapsack Pass. Patches of snow…
Started the climb at the Pinnacle Peak trail head just after 8 AM. Lower portion of the trail was mostly…
Awesome trip! Thank you Nancy, Mike, and Bob for leading this trip and making possible such a memorable…
The hard-to-find trailhead to Lichtenberg Mt is located at a bearing of 308TN from a 4-car pullout at…
7/11-12, 2014 Left town 3pm, got to camp at Ingalls Creek 9pm. Next day started hiking 5:30am. From…
Our original plan was to head to the Olympics for a 3-day climb, but much better weather was forecasted…
Perfect hike for a hot day. We were in the old growth forest most of the time en route to the lake.…
Road to the TH is overall good; minor potholes and minor washboard on a couple places. The trail is…
a note on permits-- we believed we had to pick up the permit at Port Angeles, but they were also issuing…
Saturday, 7-6-2014 We launched as a group of four near Olympia from Zittels Marina near Johnson Point…
This was an enjoyable scramble on a lovely day. We hiked to Hemlock Pass, then headed for the saddle…
July 9-10. Team of 9 set off from Shannon Ridge TH at about 10am on Wednesday to warm weather and clear…
7/9/14. Warm & sunny with a westerly breeze of 6-10 knots greeted us as we crossed the mouth of Budd…
Snow still okay, but fading fast. Stream crossing not the easiest, but still acceptable. Snow up to…
July 5, 2014: Snow conditions were very low and poor. The snow wall on the north side of the summit…
We hit the trail at 9 am and it was wet from the previous night’s rain, but completely snow free almost…
As of our July 6 climb, ice axes still needed for snow on approach.
This was a great loop! The road to South Creek trailhead is in good condition. South creek trail had…