| Peak: | Mt. Sherman |
| Route: | South Slope |
| Range: | Mosquito |
| Posted By: | Corey17 |
| Date of Info: | 1/23/2016 |
| Date Posted: | 1/23/2016 |
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Not very different from last week's reports. See my TH update for road status. Above where we parked, shallow soft snow to about tree line. From tree line to the cut off for the winter route, the road was mostly dry with a few intervening drifts. We snowshoed up the road to tree line in the morning, then only needed boots for the stretch up to the cut off. Coming down, w used boots for the whole road without too much anguish. Once in the drainage and on up, highly variable snow. Traction is a must. Unless you like a great deal of thigh to hip deep post holes, flotation is a must. We used snowshoes. The snow alternated between a great hard crust and miserable loose pack that can't support my pinky toe. Snowshoes made the ascent bearable, with plenty of slipping and sinking on the steep parts, even with snowshoes. Near the top, we chose a brutally direct steep line up. This was not a good choice. Go to the climbers right best the saddle before powering up to the summit ridge. No wind to speak of on the summit today. Descending was a mix up solid glissades, plunge stepping, and postholing because I was too lazy to put my snowshoes back on. Went quickly, and without any surprises. Overall, great day. Just bring flotation and be ready for some soft snow. |
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