scgrant - Nov 11, 2015 8:17 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2015
Glacier Peak
Great hike along the North Fork Sauk River to White Pass and then on to the base of the White Chuck Glacier where we camped. Awesome weather, albeit a bit smoky, the entire time on the mountain. Summited the next day and enjoyed over an hour on the top. The views were slightly obscured with all of the smoke in the air but still awesome. Camped out again at the base of the White Chuck Glacier before hitting the trail early the next morning. From White Pass on the hike out made the side trip to Indian Head Peak, the other P2K in the area.
EastKing - Oct 30, 2015 12:16 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2012
One of my best trips all time
Amazing trip!!
tdoughty - Aug 12, 2015 12:57 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2015
Deep in the Heart
Sauk trail to Shelter first day, then over the passes to camp in first basin below Whitechuck. Rained like crazy that night so we proceeded up another 1,000' in white-out conditions on our third day. Summited on 4th day via glaciers gerdine and cool, etc. One long day out. W Garbear.
funkstuf - Jul 20, 2015 9:49 am Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2015
Glacier Peak
North Fork Sauk Trail 649. Gerdine/Cool Glacier Route. Slightly crevassed at Gap so we roped for a short distance. Could do without crampons but we used them on the way up. Summited in the clouds so no view from the top but it was beautiful on the way up. Camped 3 nights but will stay longer next time because it's so nice. Will do it again.
endo.the.timber - May 24, 2015 6:48 pm Date Climbed: May 23, 2015
G-C route
climbed the "standard" route from car to car. Never doing that again...
Views from summit was one of the best in the Cascades.
12h car-to-car from North Sauk trailhead via the standard Gerdine/Cool route. Glacier gear and even crampons are overkill for this long but scenic route. Trip report.
MattDurkee - Jun 8, 2014 11:05 am Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2013
What a gorgeous trek..I stayed at glacier gap and made a slushy summit trek in morning. Go early! Spent two hours napping on a sunny summit though! :)
olygtx06 - Oct 8, 2012 2:17 am Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2012
scramble
Climbed in four days via Disappointment Peak Cleaver scramble. Took two days for the approach. One day for the climb from camp at Glacier Gap. One day to go back to the car. Crampons were necessary to descend one of the snowfields past Glacier Gap. The views were very nice. I ate some huckleberries on the hike back to the pass. The weather was ideal. Very clear skies and warm temperatures.
Climbed with Dennis P.. Excellent weather. Had a great high camp at 7000 near the outlet of the basin west of Glacier Gap. I think EastKing passed by our camp. Some crevasses along route. Boot path crossed right over some. Saw a runner on Saturday who said he completed the roundtrip in about 13 hours!
WeatherMan - Aug 20, 2012 12:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2012
Sun, Sun, Sun, some snow, and Summit
Hottest weekend of the year in W WA, got to spend it above tree-line and on the snow climbing this beast. Long hike in, gorgeous vistas and open/green slopes, and a walk-up trip to the summit. Went up via the Gerdine Ridge/Cool Glacier route, with the entrance to the Cool starting to really open up, couple more weeks of warm and it would be a real challenge to cross. Great climb, one to remember. (Oh and F-18s buzzed the mountain daily on the trip, really cool to see).
Jesus Malverde - Aug 17, 2012 10:57 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2012
Via Gerdine Ridge/Glacier>Upper Cool Glacier
S.Stephenson/B.Bongiovanni were right: get in there and climb this thing - an absolutely gorgeous area....Yikes! Only three left in Smoot's volcano book. Getting closer...Kriegsgefahr Zustand Tahomita!
Vic Hanson - Aug 16, 2012 7:57 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2012
August 2012 glaciers - 1
I joined my mountain mentor Smiley again this year for a climbing blitz in Washington and Oregon, great time on Glacier Peak, used ice axe but no crampons or rope. We scrambled up the rocky ridge to Disappointment Peak on the way up and came down Cool Glacier. Camped below Glacier Saddle the first night, returned back to the car after the summit on day 2. Perfect weather, nice snow conditions.
Coogrrr - Aug 8, 2012 3:27 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
The Beautiful and Long Climb
Being from Wenatchee, we decided to approch the mountain via the Little Wenatchee/Meander Meadows trail head. Lots of overgrowth on the trail up to the beginning of the meadow.
It was 15-16 miles to our base camp at the lower portion of the White Chuck Glacier. An early morning start had us at the base of the long snow field, below the Cool Glacier by 8AM. Warm temps and clear nights had keep the snow soft, allowing for optional use of crampons. The snow bridge at the top of the Cool Glacier was still in shape enough allow for easy passage. We reached the final hill and melted water at the base. Afterwards, we did find that water was still melting and available at the base of the last snow field, approx 300 feet below the summit. We reach the summit at 11:30AM and stayed there almost an hour to enjoy possible the best day of summer. The views were spectacular, the temps close to 65, and the wind almost totally absent.
It was 3 1/2 hours down to base camp, and 2 more to our final camp, close to the White Mountain trail junction. 5 1/2 more hours of fast treking out the next day, and lunch at the 59er Dinner.. Lots of smiles, some bumps and bruises, and a lasting memory of a great climb.
The N. Fork Sauk River road opened up last weekend, so we wasted no time getting out there for a summit bid. We arrived at the TH late on Friday night, and only hiked for a half hour before setting up camp. On Sat, we headed all the way to the summit, and then crashed just above Glacier Gap. Out the next day, with beautiful weather the whole time. A great outing!
~ 40 miles, 7 mile N. Fork Sauk road still closed although in perfect condition. Day 1 hike to White Pass (15 miles), Day 2 start at 5:40 am, made it to summit and back to camp about 4:30 pm, descended down to Mackinaw Shelter for Whiskey and a fire. Day 3 hike back ~ 12 miles to car, out by 2:30 p.m.
Chased off of summit by lightning storm that took all day to materialize in the east, made it back round trip from glacier gap in 5.5 hours
scgrant - Nov 11, 2015 8:17 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2015
Glacier PeakGreat hike along the North Fork Sauk River to White Pass and then on to the base of the White Chuck Glacier where we camped. Awesome weather, albeit a bit smoky, the entire time on the mountain. Summited the next day and enjoyed over an hour on the top. The views were slightly obscured with all of the smoke in the air but still awesome. Camped out again at the base of the White Chuck Glacier before hitting the trail early the next morning. From White Pass on the hike out made the side trip to Indian Head Peak, the other P2K in the area.
EastKing - Oct 30, 2015 12:16 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2012
One of my best trips all timeAmazing trip!!
tdoughty - Aug 12, 2015 12:57 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2015
Deep in the HeartSauk trail to Shelter first day, then over the passes to camp in first basin below Whitechuck. Rained like crazy that night so we proceeded up another 1,000' in white-out conditions on our third day. Summited on 4th day via glaciers gerdine and cool, etc. One long day out. W Garbear.
funkstuf - Jul 20, 2015 9:49 am Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2015
Glacier PeakNorth Fork Sauk Trail 649. Gerdine/Cool Glacier Route. Slightly crevassed at Gap so we roped for a short distance. Could do without crampons but we used them on the way up. Summited in the clouds so no view from the top but it was beautiful on the way up. Camped 3 nights but will stay longer next time because it's so nice. Will do it again.
endo.the.timber - May 24, 2015 6:48 pm Date Climbed: May 23, 2015
G-C routeclimbed the "standard" route from car to car. Never doing that again...
Views from summit was one of the best in the Cascades.
adamcshaw - Jun 10, 2015 6:36 pm
Re: G-C routeHey Endo. I'm about to climb the standard route, going through White Pass to Glacier Gap. Any suggestions? Why wouldn't you do it again?
Would really appreciate any insight before our trip in about 2 weeks.
Thanks for your help!
youngclimer123 - Jul 20, 2014 9:26 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2014
middle of nowwheretook our time, 5 day backpack from sauk river trail head. beautiful place,decent weather and man this peak is buried in the cascades!
seano - Jul 19, 2014 1:49 pm Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2014
Gerdine/Cool/Disappointment12h car-to-car from North Sauk trailhead via the standard Gerdine/Cool route. Glacier gear and even crampons are overkill for this long but scenic route. Trip report.
MattDurkee - Jun 8, 2014 11:05 am Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2013
Gerdine/Cool GlaciersLast WA Volcano, finally!
LadyWawa - Jul 12, 2013 3:57 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2013
beautifulWhat a gorgeous trek..I stayed at glacier gap and made a slushy summit trek in morning. Go early! Spent two hours napping on a sunny summit though! :)
olygtx06 - Oct 8, 2012 2:17 am Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2012
scrambleClimbed in four days via Disappointment Peak Cleaver scramble. Took two days for the approach. One day for the climb from camp at Glacier Gap. One day to go back to the car. Crampons were necessary to descend one of the snowfields past Glacier Gap. The views were very nice. I ate some huckleberries on the hike back to the pass. The weather was ideal. Very clear skies and warm temperatures.
tcingrum - Sep 19, 2012 9:05 pm
Glacier gapShort trip from the gap. Great place to watch the sun go down.
kevinsa - Sep 17, 2012 9:44 pm Date Climbed: Jun 27, 1992
Glacier PeakDid this one as a Mountaineer climb via the Kennedy Glacier.
Dundeel - Sep 10, 2012 9:28 pm Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2012
Gerdine/Cool RouteClimbed with Dennis P.. Excellent weather. Had a great high camp at 7000 near the outlet of the basin west of Glacier Gap. I think EastKing passed by our camp. Some crevasses along route. Boot path crossed right over some. Saw a runner on Saturday who said he completed the roundtrip in about 13 hours!
WeatherMan - Aug 20, 2012 12:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2012
Sun, Sun, Sun, some snow, and SummitHottest weekend of the year in W WA, got to spend it above tree-line and on the snow climbing this beast. Long hike in, gorgeous vistas and open/green slopes, and a walk-up trip to the summit. Went up via the Gerdine Ridge/Cool Glacier route, with the entrance to the Cool starting to really open up, couple more weeks of warm and it would be a real challenge to cross. Great climb, one to remember. (Oh and F-18s buzzed the mountain daily on the trip, really cool to see).
Jesus Malverde - Aug 17, 2012 10:57 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2012
Via Gerdine Ridge/Glacier>Upper Cool GlacierS.Stephenson/B.Bongiovanni were right: get in there and climb this thing - an absolutely gorgeous area....Yikes! Only three left in Smoot's volcano book. Getting closer...Kriegsgefahr Zustand Tahomita!
Vic Hanson - Aug 16, 2012 7:57 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2012
August 2012 glaciers - 1I joined my mountain mentor Smiley again this year for a climbing blitz in Washington and Oregon, great time on Glacier Peak, used ice axe but no crampons or rope. We scrambled up the rocky ridge to Disappointment Peak on the way up and came down Cool Glacier. Camped below Glacier Saddle the first night, returned back to the car after the summit on day 2. Perfect weather, nice snow conditions.
Coogrrr - Aug 8, 2012 3:27 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
The Beautiful and Long ClimbBeing from Wenatchee, we decided to approch the mountain via the Little Wenatchee/Meander Meadows trail head. Lots of overgrowth on the trail up to the beginning of the meadow.
It was 15-16 miles to our base camp at the lower portion of the White Chuck Glacier. An early morning start had us at the base of the long snow field, below the Cool Glacier by 8AM. Warm temps and clear nights had keep the snow soft, allowing for optional use of crampons. The snow bridge at the top of the Cool Glacier was still in shape enough allow for easy passage. We reached the final hill and melted water at the base. Afterwards, we did find that water was still melting and available at the base of the last snow field, approx 300 feet below the summit. We reach the summit at 11:30AM and stayed there almost an hour to enjoy possible the best day of summer. The views were spectacular, the temps close to 65, and the wind almost totally absent.
It was 3 1/2 hours down to base camp, and 2 more to our final camp, close to the White Mountain trail junction. 5 1/2 more hours of fast treking out the next day, and lunch at the 59er Dinner.. Lots of smiles, some bumps and bruises, and a lasting memory of a great climb.
bellinghamclimber - Jul 30, 2012 2:02 am Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2012
Perfect conditions for a GP climb!The N. Fork Sauk River road opened up last weekend, so we wasted no time getting out there for a summit bid. We arrived at the TH late on Friday night, and only hiked for a half hour before setting up camp. On Sat, we headed all the way to the summit, and then crashed just above Glacier Gap. Out the next day, with beautiful weather the whole time. A great outing!
PeakBeggar - Jul 20, 2012 2:16 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2012
South Ridge~ 40 miles, 7 mile N. Fork Sauk road still closed although in perfect condition. Day 1 hike to White Pass (15 miles), Day 2 start at 5:40 am, made it to summit and back to camp about 4:30 pm, descended down to Mackinaw Shelter for Whiskey and a fire. Day 3 hike back ~ 12 miles to car, out by 2:30 p.m.
Chased off of summit by lightning storm that took all day to materialize in the east, made it back round trip from glacier gap in 5.5 hours