July 2-4, 2016, Mount Olympus

It's been a long time since I have posted a trip report and because I am potentially moving back East in a week, decided to sort of end things with a bang out here in WA. I won't bore anyone with the approach; it was a nice lengthy walk through the Hoh Rain Forest to our camp at Elk Lake. We were concerned with the weather forecast, as our camp was socked in by clouds and some sporadic rain showers. However, a nice early start Saturday morning put us over the clouds and into clear skies throughout the day! Blue Glacier is in good shape, with most being down to bear ice and a small top layer of snow. Our goal for the day was to summit and I opted to stash the snowboard at the top of the Snow Dome before our group trudged to the Pass. In retrospect, if you can tolerate the approach the conditions over the Pass were actually quite reasonable, with no noticeable crevasses but I expect that will change drastically within the next few weeks. Summit of West Peak was gorgeous and the ride down late afternoon was fantastic! I think with some serious time and less of a time crunch, this place would be incredible to experience in early Spring conditions.