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07-17-2013, 12:53 AM #1Murderhorn = check
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TR: Glacier Peak Solo Weekend
After a seriously debaucherous holiday weekend rafting the Wenatchee and Skykomish Rivers, I was eager to hit the reset button via a long weekend trip in the mountains. A solo trip out to Glacier Peak seemed to be a logical choice given the distance and the fact I'd never been out that way. The approach to White Pass is long, unless you enjoy hiking through lush, old growth forest:
It poured rain hiking up the switchbacks to White Pass:
But the weather forecast held, and the predicted sun was out in full force Saturday morning. Sloan Peak:
First view of Glacier Peak, still a long ways to go!
Scenics from the approach:
Ski lines:
Summit shots:
Time to ski! Figured I'd go check out the Scimitar Glacier:
It was a little late in the season to make skiing the Scimitar make sense:
Damn near had a close encounter with some glacial ice:
I ended up skiing a mellow west facing line in nearly perfect corn until it flattened out. Skinning was easy in the soft afternoon snow, and I was able to skin all the way back to the summit. Looking down the Cool Glacier:
The Cool Glacier Headwall/Couloir was a little thin, so I opted for a chute skiers right for my second line of the day. Great skiing on slightly over ripe corn:
I decided to spend my second night perched atop Disappointment Peak; a helluva place to camp in fair weather:
The evening was incredibly pleasant, with a sunset and view that spanned every major peak between Glacier and Rainier:
7 hours later, sunrise on the Cool Glacier:
Tagged the summit a third time Sunday morning. Rainier to the South:
Baker to the North:
Skied a fun line down to the Cool Glacier:
Parting shots:
Old growth gate:
The hike back down the Sauk wasn't too painful, especially once back in the old growth where tall trees and rush water made for a great ending to an awesome long weekend.Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry - Mark Twain
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07-17-2013, 11:00 AM #2
SuperRad!!
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07-17-2013, 11:12 AM #3
That was absolutely awesome! Great shots.
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07-17-2013, 11:41 AM #4
Brilliant!
But there is no way you are having more fun than me - house cleaning, painting and organization in 95+ degree heat for the last week. No way. .
Thanks for the effort. A most excellent TR!The Passion is in the Risk
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07-17-2013, 12:10 PM #5
FKNA!!!!
always love shots like this with the shadow of the range below...
Something about the wrinkle in your forehead tells me there's a fit about to get thrown
And I never hear a single word you say when you tell me not to have my fun
It's the same old shit that I ain't gonna take off anyone.
and I never had a shortage of people tryin' to warn me about the dangers I pose to myself.
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07-17-2013, 12:13 PM #6Registered User
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Holy crappola! sweet.
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07-17-2013, 12:17 PM #7
Holee shit I am jealous.
Well done.
edit: 98deg here in balmer. I count the fucking days in summer.
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07-17-2013, 12:25 PM #8Registered User
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Way to get 'er done.
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07-17-2013, 12:32 PM #9
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07-17-2013, 12:44 PM #10Shameless spam: Trip reports and Gear reviews and if you want to support what I do follow me on Instagram @KyleMiller411
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07-17-2013, 02:37 PM #11Registered User
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nice pics. thanks for sharing.
and efficient packing job
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07-17-2013, 04:46 PM #12
Youre a stud B.
"The idea wasnt for me, that I would be the only one that would ever do this. My idea was that everybody should be doing this. At the time nobody was, but this was something thats too much fun to pass up." -Briggs
More stoke, less shit.
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07-17-2013, 04:49 PM #13
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07-17-2013, 08:06 PM #14
Amazing beauty!
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07-17-2013, 09:34 PM #15
Nice! I need some of that.
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07-17-2013, 11:25 PM #16Murderhorn = check
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07-18-2013, 08:09 AM #17
Solid work - thanks for sharing.
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07-18-2013, 09:41 AM #18
So cool - amazing shots. Thanks!!
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07-18-2013, 06:50 PM #19Registered User
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wow!!!!!!!! great pics and trip!!!!! the second and last pic really warp my head as i scroll them down!!! cool!!!!!1 feed the stoke!!!!!!!
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07-20-2013, 10:16 PM #20
if anyone wants to roadtrip from southern utah to hit that shit for a day or two i am fucking down. that snow still looks halfway decent.
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07-20-2013, 10:34 PM #21
great photos, they make me miss living in WA during june/july!
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