Allow 3+ more hours to tag the 'summit' (as of 2012)
"As for climbing the mountain the most common and simple ways of climbing it are simply walking up past the two ski feilds. Not a hard mountain to climb."
Most visitors ride the skilift, then make the short hike up to the crater rim or the shelter overlooking the crater lake. For serious climbers the volcano has much more to offer. The true summit can be accessed by crossing a glacier sitting on a very active volcanic rift. The slide zone of the glacier ends in a 20 meter plunge into a glacier lake. Finally, the true summit can only be accessed via a full pitch of 4th class to easy 5th class rock climbing. There are other interesting peaks and spires scattered about the upper reaches of the volcano as well.
Re: Allow 3+ more hours to tag the 'summit' (as of 2012)
Hi there, I've recently updated the page some. It would be useful to know a bit more about more specifically where the 4-5th class scrambling is, say the West Ridge for example? The Crater Face route initially looks like it would be higher rated than that though you also mention in you log that you down climbed that. Thanks.
atavist - Apr 16, 2012 2:02 am - Hasn't voted
Allow 3+ more hours to tag the 'summit' (as of 2012)"As for climbing the mountain the most common and simple ways of climbing it are simply walking up past the two ski feilds. Not a hard mountain to climb."
Most visitors ride the skilift, then make the short hike up to the crater rim or the shelter overlooking the crater lake. For serious climbers the volcano has much more to offer. The true summit can be accessed by crossing a glacier sitting on a very active volcanic rift. The slide zone of the glacier ends in a 20 meter plunge into a glacier lake. Finally, the true summit can only be accessed via a full pitch of 4th class to easy 5th class rock climbing. There are other interesting peaks and spires scattered about the upper reaches of the volcano as well.
Baarb - Oct 30, 2015 9:39 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Allow 3+ more hours to tag the 'summit' (as of 2012)Hi there, I've recently updated the page some. It would be useful to know a bit more about more specifically where the 4-5th class scrambling is, say the West Ridge for example? The Crater Face route initially looks like it would be higher rated than that though you also mention in you log that you down climbed that. Thanks.