Ill be camping on the Loop for the holiday and Im thinking about running up Painted Mountain tomorrow. Would be nice to have company. I will be moving pretty fast
Last weekend, I left TH @7:25; on Red summit @11:50 (3 days' overnight gear and 3 qts.). If you like alpine snow travel, you should be able to get to Black Mt almost entirely on snow. soft-enuf, no postholing. I was there last weekend
At pt. 6716 I think you might want to drop down on the north side and follow the snow, continuous to Black summit. S gully descent from Black is dry (or steep snow). From there, snow travel all the way to Red Pass with only minor rock scrambling in a coupla places. Some people do it in a day but I was happy to have 3 days to let it soak in and wallow in it.
NOTE: I saw debris from a rather large cornice collapse N side Black, but that's not the way you'd be going.
Some people have better things to do with their lives than walking the dog. Some don't.
0
Some people have better things to do with their lives than walking the dog. Some don't.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate NWHikers.net earns from qualifying purchases when you use our link(s).
