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raising3hikers Member
Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 2343 | TRs | Pics Location: Edmonds, Wa |
On Saturday, Distel and I headed over highway 2 for a hike up Rock Mtn. After a few minutes trying to decide where to park, I settled on parking right next to the highway. There was patchy snow a little further up the road that I didn't want to take a chance on.
So we hiked the mostly bare trail as it switch backed quickly and efficiently up the hill. A little below 4000' we hit snow and a few hundred feet higher, we put snowshoes on.
Jim Hill Mtn a corniced ridge
The clouds were coming in and going out quickly, it made for some nice contrast to the white snow covered slopes. The final ridge to the summit had a wide row of cornices, there was one spot on the South end for a safe entrance to the ridge. Some of the cornices were 30+ feet, so staying well West of the ridge was needed to attain the summit. The clouds were still moving along as it obscured clear views to the North.
white and grey Rock summit a couple minutes later, blue sky Howard from Rock a ragged looking ridge the Chiwaukum range
It was nice to get out and get some exercise on this steep trail.
7.25 miles
4400' elevation gain
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the Zachster Member
Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 4776 | TRs | Pics Location: dog training |
Excellent! Glad to hear the first part is snow free now. No ticks, I hope? I always seem to get one there...
"May I always be the kind of person my dog thinks I am"
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raising3hikers Member
Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 2343 | TRs | Pics Location: Edmonds, Wa |
the Zachster wrote: | No ticks, I hope? I always seem to get one there... |
oh yeah almost forgot! after starting to drive home, i noticed one crawling on my arm while distel had one crawling on his leg
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puzzlr Mid Fork Rocks
Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 7216 | TRs | Pics Location: Stuck in the middle |
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Sun Apr 03, 2016 10:20 am
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Great job on that steep route and so early in the year. I'm surprised not to see more evidence of surface slush slides with all the warm weather.
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mbravenboer Member
Joined: 20 Oct 2013 Posts: 1422 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
Nice!
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Brucester Member
Joined: 02 Jun 2013 Posts: 1102 | TRs | Pics Location: Greenwood |
raising3hikers wrote: | a corniced ridge |
Like a rogue wave.
Nice capture!
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Distel32 Member
Joined: 03 Jun 2014 Posts: 961 | TRs | Pics Location: Edmonds, WA |
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Distel32
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Sun Apr 03, 2016 6:18 pm
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Thanks for the trip! In reality, R3H sped up to the summit while I waited below the final steep slope that split the ridge cornices. I'm definitely still a gumby in snowshoes, especially in sloppy conditions (the opposite of Stormy last weekend).
We saw two skiers cross the east-facing slope below the narrow part of the ridge at 5400'. We had sent some surface slough down there on our way up and it looked super sketchy where they skinned across...
Few more pics on my blog.
Arrowhead and Jim Hill Forest cornice Past the narrow ridge at 5400' R3H splits the cornices to the summit ridge Noted spot at 5400' on descent
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the Zachster Member
Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 4776 | TRs | Pics Location: dog training |
Your destination is not a bad consolation prize! I've hung out there before due to sketchy conditions. You got a great pic of the ridge with all of those cornices...very cool!
"May I always be the kind of person my dog thinks I am"
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mbravenboer Member
Joined: 20 Oct 2013 Posts: 1422 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
Nice photos Distel32! I liked the view of the Chiwaukums in particular.
Nice shot of that area around 5400ft. I've always been a bit hesitant to do Rock Mountain due to the steep ascent. The trees on that entire sleep seem suspiciously tiny on satellite, but close to the ridge it doesn't seem so bad on your photo.
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Distel32 Member
Joined: 03 Jun 2014 Posts: 961 | TRs | Pics Location: Edmonds, WA |
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Sun Apr 03, 2016 6:50 pm
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I think the "hardest" part is actually out of view in that photo. It would be just behind what is visible there where we were right on the snow-rock line. I mean, I did it, so it isn't too bad, but it definitely was a section where I took my time.
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wildernessed viewbagger
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 9275 | TRs | Pics Location: Wenatchee |
Nice ! That ridge piles up the snow and if you have only been up there in the Spring but come back in the summer it is like a different place. Who knew there were actually trees on that ridge.
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cartman Member
Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 2800 | TRs | Pics Location: Fremont |
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Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:54 am
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That's a good spring trip--and it was an April ascent of Rock Mtn in 2004 that was my first trip with gregor, who's always a great partner.
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Mtngirl717 wanderwoman
Joined: 05 May 2015 Posts: 101 | TRs | Pics
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We were up there last Thursday, the snow was pretty much the consistency of a slushy but still an awesome day!
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iron Member
Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 6391 | TRs | Pics Location: southeast kootenays |
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Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:41 am
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nice pics. glad we didn't do plan A.
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silence Member
Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 4420 | TRs | Pics
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Thu Apr 07, 2016 3:17 pm
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