Trip Report
Basic Alpine Climb - Sahale Peak/South Slope
South Slope Route has no problems and small crevasses. However, when looking at the glacier from the summit, there are obvious sags that may soon open up.
Mark Baldwin
- Mon, Aug 22, 2022 — Tue, Aug 23, 2022
- Basic Alpine Climb - Sahale Peak/South Slope
- Sahale Peak/South Slope
- Climbing
- Successful
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- Road suitable for all vehicles
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The glacier looks benign, but there are crevasses waiting to open. No problems with the route. The scrambling is class 3, but I would say 1 class 4 exposed move 100' below the summit, and again just before the top. We set up a hand line for both class 4 moves. Beware of thunderstorms. We has nearby thunder when we were on the summit around 1PM.
We spent a lot of time on the summit block with handlines and a double rope rappel. 15 hours car-to-car.
There is water available on Sahale arm ~800 vertical feet below the moraine. We all went through a lot of water in the warm weather (4-5 liters each).