I am not familiar with the Winter Route along the SE ridge; I hiked up there a few months ago and had no trouble with the usual summer route, though it was ice/snow the entire way.
Do you have a track of your route or a map?
Thanks!
Thanks! I'm sure the summer route isn't too much of an avalanche risk this year with the snow level above 5000ft. I just really like going off trail and the West Ridge is much more direct (Mixed up the name with another hike, sorry for the confusion...). I wouldn't try it the spring or summer though, due to heavy brush.
Here's a detailed page of the route along with GPS tracks: http://www.summitpost.org/west-ridge-winter-route/699924
I had both route and a map. Going up everything converges to the summit, but on the way down it's easy to get off the ridge if you aren't following a gps track.
KenP - Feb 27, 2015 11:31 am - Hasn't voted
Winter route, SE Ridge?Nice pictures and great report!
I am not familiar with the Winter Route along the SE ridge; I hiked up there a few months ago and had no trouble with the usual summer route, though it was ice/snow the entire way.
Do you have a track of your route or a map?
Thanks!
keeganray - Feb 28, 2015 1:15 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Winter route, SE Ridge?Thanks! I'm sure the summer route isn't too much of an avalanche risk this year with the snow level above 5000ft. I just really like going off trail and the West Ridge is much more direct (Mixed up the name with another hike, sorry for the confusion...). I wouldn't try it the spring or summer though, due to heavy brush.
Here's a detailed page of the route along with GPS tracks: http://www.summitpost.org/west-ridge-winter-route/699924
I had both route and a map. Going up everything converges to the summit, but on the way down it's easy to get off the ridge if you aren't following a gps track.