May 9, 2009, Big Snagtooth, HWY 20
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After communications difficulties our party was very happy to retrieve our lap kitty on the E side of Kangaroo Ridge. Monika, Reed, Matt, Tim, Ryan and I had a very good time yesterday. We headed up from the hairpin and took a left close to the end of the valley and up towards the lowest points on Kangaroo Ridge. We made some turns into W Cedar Creek drainage and traversed to the top of point 7709. On the other side of this point we headed towards Snagtooth Ridge and our "objective".
The ascent gulley has a triangular shaped chock stone that you had to climb under. From this point we put Matt on belay and he led the crux section in style and belayed us up over the verglasse. From here it was easy scrambling to the summit rock. Tim put his rock shoes on, got a shoulder boost and voila he was on the top. He clipped a sling on top and the rest of us top roped the summit rock. A short rappel brought us back below the chock stone (we had a 30 m rope).
Putting our skis back on, the weather which had been moving in (sun/clouds/fog/snow/hail kinda day) cleared and we enjoyed some very nice turns down to about 6100 in the W Cedar Creek drainage. The (2006?) fire in the drainage was evident on the scared trees, but made for good and easy travel. We regained the low point on Kangaroo Ridge again and enjoyed some more good turns back to the car as the hail grew stronger.
We expected to see nobody else on this tour, but ran into Lowell Skoog and his four friends and we are looking forward to seeing how their traverse to Silverstar Creek went. As we got off the top another couple of guys were coming up from Willow Creek. They reported very little snow lower down in the drainage and some massive postholing higher up.
Very enjoyable day once kitty was located! Great company and new terrain made for a splendid outing.
The ascent gulley has a triangular shaped chock stone that you had to climb under. From this point we put Matt on belay and he led the crux section in style and belayed us up over the verglasse. From here it was easy scrambling to the summit rock. Tim put his rock shoes on, got a shoulder boost and voila he was on the top. He clipped a sling on top and the rest of us top roped the summit rock. A short rappel brought us back below the chock stone (we had a 30 m rope).
Putting our skis back on, the weather which had been moving in (sun/clouds/fog/snow/hail kinda day) cleared and we enjoyed some very nice turns down to about 6100 in the W Cedar Creek drainage. The (2006?) fire in the drainage was evident on the scared trees, but made for good and easy travel. We regained the low point on Kangaroo Ridge again and enjoyed some more good turns back to the car as the hail grew stronger.
We expected to see nobody else on this tour, but ran into Lowell Skoog and his four friends and we are looking forward to seeing how their traverse to Silverstar Creek went. As we got off the top another couple of guys were coming up from Willow Creek. They reported very little snow lower down in the drainage and some massive postholing higher up.
Very enjoyable day once kitty was located! Great company and new terrain made for a splendid outing.
Sounds like a fun mix of skiing and rock.
Here's Oyvind teaching Tim how they free climb in Norway:
Atop the low point in Kangaroo ridge, not to be mistaken with the other low point, a little to the south:
The next day lap kitty and I went up to within a hundred or so feet of Whistler Peak for a nice 3 hour tour. We had this view from our highpoint. I'm terrible with peaks around wa pass- are the ones in the background Golden Horn and Tower?
Thanks everyone for the great day. And Reed,if you read this, I have your ski strap at my house....
Atop the low point in Kangaroo ridge, not to be mistaken with the other low point, a little to the south:
The next day lap kitty and I went up to within a hundred or so feet of Whistler Peak for a nice 3 hour tour. We had this view from our highpoint. I'm terrible with peaks around wa pass- are the ones in the background Golden Horn and Tower?
Thanks everyone for the great day. And Reed,if you read this, I have your ski strap at my house....
nice trip you guys. like the rockin' readiness.
that's definitely Golden Horn on the left, pretty certain that's Tower on the right.
seemed to be a lot of folks with Hwy 20 on the mind this past weekend...
that's definitely Golden Horn on the left, pretty certain that's Tower on the right.
seemed to be a lot of folks with Hwy 20 on the mind this past weekend...
author=Oyvind_Henningsen link=topic=13282.msg55333#msg55333 date=1241967751]
After communications difficulties our party was very happy to retrieve our lap kitty on the E side of Kangaroo Ridge. Monika, Reed, Matt, Tim, Ryan and I had a very good time yesterday. We headed up from the hairpin and took a left close to the end of the valley and up towards the lowest points on Kangaroo Ridge. We made some turns into W Cedar Creek drainage and traversed to the top of point 7709. On the other side of this point we headed towards Snagtooth Ridge and our "objective".
The ascent gulley has a triangular shaped chock stone that you had to climb under. From this point we put Matt on belay and he led the crux section in style and belayed us up over the verglasse. From here it was easy scrambling to the summit rock. Tim put his rock shoes on, got a shoulder boost and voila he was on the top. He clipped a sling on top and the rest of us top roped the summit rock. A short rappel brought us back below the chock stone (we had a 30 m rope).
Putting our skis back on, the weather which had been moving in (sun/clouds/fog/snow/hail kinda day) cleared and we enjoyed some very nice turns down to about 6100 in the W Cedar Creek drainage. The (2006?) fire in the drainage was evident on the scared trees, but made for good and easy travel. We regained the low point on Kangaroo Ridge again and enjoyed some more good turns back to the car as the hail grew stronger.
We expected to see nobody else on this tour, but ran into Lowell Skoog and his four friends and we are looking forward to seeing how their traverse to Silverstar Creek went. As we got off the top another couple of guys were coming up from Willow Creek. They reported very little snow lower down in the drainage and some massive postholing higher up.
Very enjoyable day once kitty was located! Great company and new terrain made for a splendid outing.
author=Oyvind_Henningsen link=topic=13282.msg55333#msg55333 date=1241967751]the move pictured in ryan's reply is known as the Helmy maneuver (see Challenge of the North Cascades by FB p.57)
After communications difficulties our party was very happy to retrieve our lap kitty on the E side of Kangaroo Ridge. Monika, Reed, Matt, Tim, Ryan and I had a very good time yesterday. We headed up from the hairpin and took a left close to the end of the valley and up towards the lowest points on Kangaroo Ridge. We made some turns into W Cedar Creek drainage and traversed to the top of point 7709. On the other side of this point we headed towards Snagtooth Ridge and our "objective".
The ascent gulley has a triangular shaped chock stone that you had to climb under. From this point we put Matt on belay and he led the crux section in style and belayed us up over the verglasse. From here it was easy scrambling to the summit rock. Tim put his rock shoes on, got a shoulder boost and voila he was on the top. He clipped a sling on top and the rest of us top roped the summit rock. A short rappel brought us back below the chock stone (we had a 30 m rope).
Putting our skis back on, the weather which had been moving in (sun/clouds/fog/snow/hail kinda day) cleared and we enjoyed some very nice turns down to about 6100 in the W Cedar Creek drainage. The (2006?) fire in the drainage was evident on the scared trees, but made for good and easy travel. We regained the low point on Kangaroo Ridge again and enjoyed some more good turns back to the car as the hail grew stronger.
We expected to see nobody else on this tour, but ran into Lowell Skoog and his four friends and we are looking forward to seeing how their traverse to Silverstar Creek went. As we got off the top another couple of guys were coming up from Willow Creek. They reported very little snow lower down in the drainage and some massive postholing higher up.
Very enjoyable day once kitty was located! Great company and new terrain made for a splendid outing.
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