Gannett and Granite in september ?
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 10:42 pm
we're looking to go for Gannett and Granite this summer ...
our team of five has a common open window of dates in mid-september ... kind of late season for these peaks ?
friends have said that Gannett's bergschrund should be wide open ("impassable") by then ... and that we might experience snow on Granite's final approach (not enough to place pickets, but enough to make the final climb kind of unhappy meal) ...
some of us prefer earlier season climbing, across snow instead of scree and talus ... doubt we can avoid that in september ...
any advice on Gannett's bergschrund ? if it's "wide open" could we reasonably climb around it ?
most of our team have done Denali, Rainier and other high peaks, have good mountaineering experience, etc ... we don't hire guides ...
greatly appreciate any feedback you could provide ... thanks !
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our team of five has a common open window of dates in mid-september ... kind of late season for these peaks ?
friends have said that Gannett's bergschrund should be wide open ("impassable") by then ... and that we might experience snow on Granite's final approach (not enough to place pickets, but enough to make the final climb kind of unhappy meal) ...
some of us prefer earlier season climbing, across snow instead of scree and talus ... doubt we can avoid that in september ...
any advice on Gannett's bergschrund ? if it's "wide open" could we reasonably climb around it ?
most of our team have done Denali, Rainier and other high peaks, have good mountaineering experience, etc ... we don't hire guides ...
greatly appreciate any feedback you could provide ... thanks !
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