Obsidian climb of Glacier Peak

July 13-17, 2013

Coralroot along the North Fork Sauk Trail
Coralroot along the North Fork Sauk Trail

Bunchberry
Bunchberry

Sloan Peak
Sloan Peak

Almost to White Pass
Almost to White Pass

Phlox
Phlox

False hellebore and glacier lily
False hellebore and glacier lily

Glacier Peak
Glacier Peak

Kodak Peak
Kodak Peak

At first camp
At first camp

Glacier lily
Glacier lily

White River Glacier
White River Glacier

Sloan Peak in the morning
Sloan Peak in the morning

Mt. Daniel
Mt. Daniel

First light on Glacier Peak
First light on Glacier Peak

Mt. Rainier
Mt. Rainier

North side of White Mountain
North side of White Mountain

First view of White Chuck Glacier Basin
First view of White Chuck Glacier Basin

The big lake
The big lake

Five climbers leaving Glacier Gap
Five climbers leaving Glacier Gap

Sloan Peak and shadow of Glacier Peak
Sloan Peak and shadow of Glacier Peak

View west
View west

Suiattle Glacier
Suiattle Glacier

Disappointment Peak from where we got onto Gerdine Glacier
Disappointment Peak from where we got onto Gerdine Glacier

Lili hiking up the Gerdine
Lili hiking up the Gerdine

Old avalanche runout on Disappointment Peak
Old avalanche runout on Disappointment Peak

Rockfall on the Gerdine, col to the Cool Glacier
Rockfall on the Gerdine, col to the Cool Glacier

On the Gerdine
On the Gerdine

Crevasses lower on the Cool Glacier
Crevasses lower on the Cool Glacier

Above the Cool
Above the Cool

Lili stepping across a small crevasse on the upper Cool
Lili stepping across a small crevasse on the upper Cool

Summit from the saddle above the Cool
Summit from the saddle above the Cool

Lili and Disappointment
Lili and Disappointment

Me and the summit
Me and the summit

Boot track on the Cool
Boot track on the Cool

Lili on trail up to the summit
Lili on trail up to the summit

Mt. Baker from the summit
Mt. Baker from the summit

Mt. Rainier
Mt. Rainier

Mt. Adams
Mt. Adams

White Chuck Glacier Basin from the summit
White Chuck Glacier Basin from the summit

White Chuck River Basin
White Chuck River Basin

Back down to the saddle
Back down to the saddle

Examining a crevasse on the Cool
Examining a crevasse on the Cool

Not as bad as it looks
Not as bad as it looks

Trying to make shade back at camp
Trying to make shade back at camp

Clouds over Sloan on Wednesday morning
Clouds over Sloan on Wednesday morning

Point 7529
Point 7529

Point 7733 (above camp)
Point 7733 (above camp)

Nearby snowfield
Nearby snowfield

East from camp
East from camp

Looking back at the peak from halfway between our camp and Glacier Gap
Looking back at the peak from halfway between our camp and Glacier Gap

Hiking out from Glacier Gap
Hiking out from Glacier Gap

This used to be the White Chuck Glacier, now it's a seasonal snowfield
This used to be the White Chuck Glacier, now it's a seasonal snowfield

Tree island and White Mountain
Tree island and White Mountain

Back to the gap out of the White Chuck Glacier Basin
Back to the gap out of the White Chuck Glacier Basin

Almost back to White Pass
Almost back to White Pass

Last modified: July 21, 2013

Wayne Deeterwrd@deetour.net