Mount Pilchuck Climber's Log

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Scott Dusek

Scott Dusek - May 30, 2005 5:22 pm

Route Climbed: Main Trail Date Climbed: June 1997  Sucess!

Classic

Jeffrey Zickert

Jeffrey Zickert - May 20, 2005 6:10 pm

Route Climbed: Main Route Date Climbed: 05-20-05  Sucess!

It was a very couldy day so the view was limited. I will go back again to get the views. I found this to be a very easy climb, with the trail well marked and groomed.

jdavies212

jdavies212 - Apr 23, 2005 8:35 am

Route Climbed: Main Trail Date Climbed: Numerous times (20?) 1976-2001  Sucess!

Grew up in the shadow of Pilchuck and got to know it like the back of my hand. To my "trail hiker" friends, you may want to go to the "trip report" section for a couple alternate routes to spread your off-trail wings.



Andy Dewey

Andy Dewey - Feb 3, 2005 4:07 pm

Route Climbed: Main Trail Date Climbed: November 11, 2004  Sucess!

Hiked to the top with my 7-year-old sister and about a million other people! Trail was solid ice, very slippery. Saw some people take some hard falls (including myself!). Carried my sister in my backpack on the way down :P

Corey Bigler

Corey Bigler - Jan 20, 2005 1:40 pm

Route Climbed: Main trail Date Climbed: Several times  Sucess!

Trailhead was only thirty miles from my home the last two summers. Crowded place, but enjoyable.

leftfield

leftfield - Sep 26, 2004 2:41 pm

Route Climbed: Pinnacle Lake/Iodine Gulch Date Climbed: September 25, 2004  Sucess!

With no other viable options on a rainy day in May my climbing partner and i climbed this via the regular trail and a bunch of snow traversing. Vowed we'd come back later to do the "other side". We did in September and we were pleasantly surprised at the aesthetics and rigorousness of this route. Only another couple of folks on the route but we figured the ratio of people on the trail route to us to be at least 50 to 1.

Dundeel

Dundeel - Sep 23, 2004 12:22 am

Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: 1971  Sucess!

Thick fog on the way up, clearing to beautiful sunshine.

Soup

Soup - May 19, 2004 3:30 pm

Route Climbed: main route Date Climbed: November 8th-9th 2003  Sucess!

We hit the trail by headlamp at around 9pm and summited around 12pm or so. Turned off the lamps as soon as we broke the main tree line to hike by the moon light.



I was able to get by with four-point instep crampons for the blue ice that occured in spades on the main trail. My two buddies had full crampons. We bivied just below the lookout station in one of the snowy clearings.



Up at sun rise to a beautiful clear sky yeilding unobstructed views on all four points of the compass. Plus, our buddy in his one-prop airplane buzzed us as we were packing up!



Quick decent, we were back in town in time for church.

skook

skook - Apr 19, 2004 2:46 pm

Route Climbed: Main Route Date Climbed: Summer 1998  Sucess!

Great day hike, but I think it would be good to go on a sunny day.

esugi

esugi - Apr 3, 2004 2:09 pm

Route Climbed: Normal Trail Route Date Climbed: many many times  Sucess!

This is a fun hike during the summer. Moderate elevation gain and short distance. In early spring, I like to come here with my snowboard for some boarding fun. Also a good place to practice your glacier travel skills in spring (though there's no glacier, one can still find many areas to practice self arrest, crevasse rescue, team rope travel, snow rappel, etc by going off the main trail) while also going for the summit.



derbilly

derbilly - Feb 24, 2004 5:01 pm

Route Climbed: Main Route Date Climbed: November 1999  Sucess!

Windy with low visibilty. We hung out in the lookout a bit before heading down.

jtostenr

jtostenr - Feb 3, 2004 1:24 am

Route Climbed: Main Route Date Climbed: July 7th, 2003  Sucess!

This was a fun climb. Cool little lookout cabin at the top. Couldn't see anything but snow though.

donstr - Sep 9, 2003 5:02 pm

Date Climbed: August 2002 & August 1993  Sucess!

Great beginners Mountain climb. Went with my wife to celebrate our anniversary in 1993 and went with her and our son and friends in 2002. The restored lookout is amazing, perched on a pile of rocks at the top. Impossible to get lost on the new trail. The ladder to the top, kind of takes the mountain climbing feel of it, but its still a great climb. Great views at top on a clear day. Not very scenic in the early stages of the hike (clear cut and the old ski slopes).

Phil Decker

Phil Decker - Aug 7, 2003 7:51 pm

Route Climbed: Main Date Climbed: Many times  Sucess!

Nice easy scramble for the day.

Great for early season – beat the rush although it can still be like I5.

paule

paule - Mar 31, 2003 5:36 pm

Date Climbed: Mar 29, 2003  Sucess!

Despite forecasts for significant rainfall, it was completely dry the entire trip. The view to the west and southwest was relatively clear on the way up, but visibility was very poor at the summit. Ominous cloud cover blocked views of Sheep Mountain, Bedal Peak, and Glacier Peak. However, weather was mild, and snow conditions were perfect. Even though there was little snow fall this past winter, I was surprised by how much snow there still was. Great day for climbing, but not so great for views.

McPilchuck - Jan 18, 2003 5:41 pm

Route Climbed: North Face Route &Trail Date Climbed: Jan. 8, 2003  Sucess!

Another blue-sky day up the mountain, signed the registry at 11:55 AM. Met a fellow named Frank. Stayed up at the Lookout for a few hours until sun began to get low in the west...alone on a mtn. top. Appears to be about 8 feet less snow than last year at around same time of winter.



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Ken J.

(McPilchuck)

in the granite high-wild alpine land . . .

www.alpinequest.com

scottv

scottv - Dec 15, 2002 11:01 am

Route Climbed: Main Date Climbed: August 2002  Sucess!

Wonderful 5 hr hike with leisurely picnic lunch on summit boulders basking in sun with sister and Pete. Great dog-friendly hiike with the added bonus of picking berries on local farms en route back to Seattle.

JoelDuck - Sep 5, 2002 1:44 pm

Route Climbed: Main Summit Trail Date Climbed: August 29th, 2002  Sucess!

Reached lookout tower w/ my 10 month old Bull Terrier Abbey, her 1st summit. Enjoyed many off-trail excursions across smooth granite slopes to plateaus providing exceptional views.

magellan

magellan - Jun 29, 2002 10:49 pm

Route Climbed: trail Date Climbed: june, 1997  Sucess!

This was one of those two or three crystal clear days the puget sound area receives each year. The trail was easier than expected, and the views much greater than anticipated. A good close up look at Three Fingers, and my first look at Glacier Peak. Seattle was clear as a bell, and even Mt. Rainier looked close, when its almost 150 miles away.

McPilchuck - Jun 26, 2002 6:22 pm

Route Climbed: Trail in, North Face Route out Date Climbed: June 26, 2002  Sucess!

A new Mt. Pilchuck Registry with a few laminated photos as well as a little

verse, has been placed in the Lookout atop the summit today (6-26-02), for

those venturing up there - provided by McPilchuck - just enjoy. On a wildlife

note: there is a yearling bear right beneath the ladder that from reports has

been there for the past week - took some great photos of him. The trail still

has lots of snow, the North face winter route (which we came down) is still

OK and glissading as well, but not really recommended anymore this

season...brush replacing the snow.



--------------

Ken J.

(McPilchuck)

in the granite high-wild alpine land . . .

www.alpinequest.com

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