BLong - Aug 2, 2015 11:33 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2015
Chimneying with a side of Freedom
Had a blast on the Fisher's Chimneys route to ring in independence day. Fun route to solo; a bit wonky in mountaineering boots.
JLuthanen - Aug 2, 2015 10:08 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2015
What a monster
Wow - all I can say after tackling the most technically challenging LONG summit day of summer 2015. 4:45am departure from Lake Ann, 6:30pm arrival time back at camp. Chimney's are juggy and fun, but a workout. Winnie's Slide was some crampon toe pointing and axe swinging (necessary rappel downclimb). Plenty of pro in the places you needed it on the summit pyramid - probably 25 people up top by the time we got there. Nothing blown out just yet with respect to cracks
awesome climb with a ton of variation. A lot of crevasses severely limited our route choices but we got there eventually. Down climbing and lowering in the Chimneys had its moments but overall a great intermediate level climb. We did it in two days which was ambitious but good to be home.
Shuksan is going to make me earn it ... multiple weeks of near drought conditions met our 2 day climbing plans last weekend with constant / consistent rain, making the first chimney (full of wet vegetation) a risk not worth taking. Round two end of month hopefully ...
moonspots - Oct 20, 2014 11:34 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2014
superb trip
It took 4 days, but the final 600' scramble was SO worth all the effort.
watterdog - Sep 23, 2014 1:31 am Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2014
Sulphide
We made it!
MMclimbhigh - Aug 12, 2014 12:17 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2014
Fischer Chimneys/SE Rib
Great route! Primo conditions on Winnies slide and Hell's Highway. Definitely finish on the SE Rib......great, mellow simul-climbing with fun exposure and outstanding views. Watch out for the mounties rappelling down the gully! Party of 12 kicking rocks and shouting at each other. We unroped and blew past them as quickly as possible. Fun stuff
seano - Aug 3, 2014 3:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2014
Fisher Chimneys, sort of
After getting off route, I slogged up the ridge next to the White Salmon Glacier on the way up, intersecting the correct route near the top of the glacier. Taking the proper route on the way down was much easier and more fun. A mellow day on a nice-looking mountain. Trip report.
Couldn't ask for better conditions! At night the temps were in the mid 50s at high camp. Sky was a little hazy from all the forest fires. We climbed the SE ridge and might have gotten a little off course, because we ran into some 5.7-5.8ish moves.
The problems started when they had sold out the permits. We had to camp low and I couldn't talk anyone into getting an early start. Having not been there we had no idea how long it would take to hike up. By the time we got to the pyramid, folks were coming down. We scrambled up the central gully to 8800 ft but were continuously dodging rocks from climbers rappelling down. After I got hit on the head with a rock I decided to bag a summit attempt. I must say though, it was was beautiful up there and I will go back next year and climb the S.E. Rib. I'll also procure my permit a little earlier. Well worth the hike, but mine turned into a scouting mission.
#1 07-11-14 Excellent two-day adventure with excellent Mt. Baker Mountain Guides John and Jenni Minier. Camped at the "Eagle's Nest." Loved the upper Curtis Glacier, Hell's Highway and the approach to the summit pyramid. What a terrific varied hike - it offers some of everything and then some. Quite the day when you summit and then come out all the way back to Austin Pass TH. IVD #2 07-04-23 W/Lana, Rick,Joe and Northwest Mountain Guides Brian & Dustin. Fisher Chimneys route. Long summit day.
Josh Lewis - Dec 16, 2013 1:35 am Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2013
Fisher Chimneys
Great route, couldn't find the chimneys going up, which made for a spicy variation. The upper Curtis glacier was a bit icy making our extra ice tool a great asset as well as a few ice screws.
08/23/13 via Fisher Chimneys and SE rib and descended the Sulfide Glacier Route. 5 1/2 hours from TH to top of whinny side. From there 3hr 20 mins to summit. 4 1/2 hours from summit sulfide glacier TH
joelfke - Aug 19, 2013 7:28 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2013
Almost...
Got stuck behind a big traffic jam at 8,800 ft on the Southeast Rib and had to turn back...will be back next summer!
blueshade - Aug 6, 2013 11:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2013
Sulphide Glacier + SE Rib solo
8hrs car to car (on 3hrs of sleep), the DAY AFTER doing two peaks and over 6500' of elevation gain in the Enchantments. SE Rib was fun, with about 3 sections each of 5.4 and Class 4. Downclimbed the standard gully.
EastKing - Jul 15, 2013 9:51 am Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2013
Beautiful but no summit
The mixture of ice, snow and rock made it a real struggle that was a little much for us this time. I might want to redo this in August.
tarsii - Jun 13, 2013 10:27 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2012
Fishern Chimneys
My first technical summit. It was awesome. I'm hooked.
raybeaupre - Feb 3, 2013 1:54 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2011
fisher chimneys
Lake Ann trail from mount baker ski area up the fischer chimneys across the white salmon. Camped on the sulphide climbed via summit peak coulier. Awesome hike however sulphide glacier Shannon creek side is boring.
B-Grooms - Oct 10, 2012 11:24 am Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2012
Sulfide Glacier
camped out at 6500', left camp for summit around 5:30AM, very clear day. Great views from the top, rappeled down. Overall great experience.
BLong - Aug 2, 2015 11:33 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2015
Chimneying with a side of FreedomHad a blast on the Fisher's Chimneys route to ring in independence day. Fun route to solo; a bit wonky in mountaineering boots.
JLuthanen - Aug 2, 2015 10:08 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2015
What a monsterWow - all I can say after tackling the most technically challenging LONG summit day of summer 2015. 4:45am departure from Lake Ann, 6:30pm arrival time back at camp. Chimney's are juggy and fun, but a workout. Winnie's Slide was some crampon toe pointing and axe swinging (necessary rappel downclimb). Plenty of pro in the places you needed it on the summit pyramid - probably 25 people up top by the time we got there. Nothing blown out just yet with respect to cracks
Sirburtmund - Jul 19, 2015 9:11 pm Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2015
Amazing Climbawesome climb with a ton of variation. A lot of crevasses severely limited our route choices but we got there eventually. Down climbing and lowering in the Chimneys had its moments but overall a great intermediate level climb. We did it in two days which was ambitious but good to be home.
JLuthanen - Jul 18, 2015 1:32 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2015
Atypical rain summer 2015Shuksan is going to make me earn it ... multiple weeks of near drought conditions met our 2 day climbing plans last weekend with constant / consistent rain, making the first chimney (full of wet vegetation) a risk not worth taking. Round two end of month hopefully ...
moonspots - Oct 20, 2014 11:34 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2014
superb tripIt took 4 days, but the final 600' scramble was SO worth all the effort.
watterdog - Sep 23, 2014 1:31 am Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2014
SulphideWe made it!
MMclimbhigh - Aug 12, 2014 12:17 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2014
Fischer Chimneys/SE RibGreat route! Primo conditions on Winnies slide and Hell's Highway. Definitely finish on the SE Rib......great, mellow simul-climbing with fun exposure and outstanding views. Watch out for the mounties rappelling down the gully! Party of 12 kicking rocks and shouting at each other. We unroped and blew past them as quickly as possible. Fun stuff
seano - Aug 3, 2014 3:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2014
Fisher Chimneys, sort ofAfter getting off route, I slogged up the ridge next to the White Salmon Glacier on the way up, intersecting the correct route near the top of the glacier. Taking the proper route on the way down was much easier and more fun. A mellow day on a nice-looking mountain. Trip report.
keeganray - Jul 21, 2014 4:18 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2014
Sulphide GlacierCouldn't ask for better conditions! At night the temps were in the mid 50s at high camp. Sky was a little hazy from all the forest fires. We climbed the SE ridge and might have gotten a little off course, because we ran into some 5.7-5.8ish moves.
funkstuf - Jul 18, 2014 12:29 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2014
8800 ftThe problems started when they had sold out the permits. We had to camp low and I couldn't talk anyone into getting an early start. Having not been there we had no idea how long it would take to hike up. By the time we got to the pyramid, folks were coming down. We scrambled up the central gully to 8800 ft but were continuously dodging rocks from climbers rappelling down. After I got hit on the head with a rock I decided to bag a summit attempt. I must say though, it was was beautiful up there and I will go back next year and climb the S.E. Rib. I'll also procure my permit a little earlier. Well worth the hike, but mine turned into a scouting mission.
Moogie737 - Jul 17, 2014 10:49 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2023
Fishers Chimneys#1 07-11-14 Excellent two-day adventure with excellent Mt. Baker Mountain Guides John and Jenni Minier. Camped at the "Eagle's Nest." Loved the upper Curtis Glacier, Hell's Highway and the approach to the summit pyramid. What a terrific varied hike - it offers some of everything and then some. Quite the day when you summit and then come out all the way back to Austin Pass TH. IVD #2 07-04-23 W/Lana, Rick,Joe and Northwest Mountain Guides Brian & Dustin. Fisher Chimneys route. Long summit day.
Josh Lewis - Dec 16, 2013 1:35 am Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2013
Fisher ChimneysGreat route, couldn't find the chimneys going up, which made for a spicy variation. The upper Curtis glacier was a bit icy making our extra ice tool a great asset as well as a few ice screws.
Mooner - Aug 25, 2013 1:53 am
Up I go08/23/13 via Fisher Chimneys and SE rib and descended the Sulfide Glacier Route. 5 1/2 hours from TH to top of whinny side. From there 3hr 20 mins to summit. 4 1/2 hours from summit sulfide glacier TH
joelfke - Aug 19, 2013 7:28 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2013
Almost...Got stuck behind a big traffic jam at 8,800 ft on the Southeast Rib and had to turn back...will be back next summer!
blueshade - Aug 6, 2013 11:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2013
Sulphide Glacier + SE Rib solo8hrs car to car (on 3hrs of sleep), the DAY AFTER doing two peaks and over 6500' of elevation gain in the Enchantments. SE Rib was fun, with about 3 sections each of 5.4 and Class 4. Downclimbed the standard gully.
EastKing - Jul 15, 2013 9:51 am Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2013
Beautiful but no summitThe mixture of ice, snow and rock made it a real struggle that was a little much for us this time. I might want to redo this in August.
tarsii - Jun 13, 2013 10:27 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2012
Fishern ChimneysMy first technical summit. It was awesome. I'm hooked.
bds670 - May 7, 2013 10:16 pm
Fun1st climbing school. Good moderate mtn
raybeaupre - Feb 3, 2013 1:54 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2011
fisher chimneysLake Ann trail from mount baker ski area up the fischer chimneys across the white salmon. Camped on the sulphide climbed via summit peak coulier. Awesome hike however sulphide glacier Shannon creek side is boring.
B-Grooms - Oct 10, 2012 11:24 am Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2012
Sulfide Glaciercamped out at 6500', left camp for summit around 5:30AM, very clear day. Great views from the top, rappeled down. Overall great experience.