Granite Peak SW Couloir Early Season
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:25 am
I think i might have asked this once before, but it's still nagging me. I've been on a couple of mountains where the standard climb is after melt-out in late season, but if you are comfortable at fairly high-angle snow (~50 degrees) with axe and spikes AND don't mind a snowy approach hike, it's actually not a bad idea to hike early before the melt. I'm wondering if you think this is possible on the SW Couloir route. Say perhaps trudging in, with or without snowshoes, in mid-June on an average snow year like this year. Any chance that the Couloir would still have soft enough snow cover to make a reasonable unprotected climb???
thanks!
thanks!