Trip Report
Ruth Mountain & Icy Peak Traverse
One day climb of Ruth only. Poor weather, Great Attitudes!
Douglas Hansen
August 26, 2019
- Mon, Aug 26, 2019
- Ruth Mountain & Icy Peak Traverse
- Climbing
- Successful
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- Road rough but passable
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We were able to scramble on rock and get quite high on the glacier before having to rope up. Crevasses are few but one should definitely be mindful that they are there. There a moat forming to access the rock to scramble to the top of the summit proper. We used a small snow bridge, but I image this will be gone soon.
Very little to no visibility most of the day. I did this climb in early August last year on a clear day and today was much different.
Rough road, still washed out before you hit the campground, this is nothing new, been like this since last year.
Times:
~6 hrs to the summit
~4.25 hrs back to the car