Ascent of Mount Buckner on 2018-08-28| Date: | Tuesday, August 28, 2018 | | Ascent Type: | Unsuccessful - Turned Back | | Peak: | Mount Buckner | | Location: | USA-Washington | | Elevation: | 8142 ft / 2481 m |
Ascent Trip ReportAttempted to summit Mount Buckner via the south route. Started hiking at 7:30 AM from Cascade Pass trailhead. Several people sleeping in their cars. I hiked the Sahale Trail all the way to just above the Sahale glacier where the Sahale mountain proper starts, this was my first mistake. I was supposed to get down to the Horseshoe basin way lower. I figured a gully on Sahale to the Daverport glacier couldn't be that bad; however, it was bad, lots of loose rock and exposed class 4/5 scrambling. The glacier it self has several huge crevasses but several bridges span them. I spent way too much time trying to get down to the glacier and the traverse on Horseshoe basin is a scree/loose rock mess so it was slow going. I turned around after realizing it was too late and I had no overnight gear. Final recommendation, don't do this gulley to get down to horseshoe basin. |
| Summary Total Data | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail, Open Country, Snow on Ground, Scramble, Exposed Scramble, Snow Climb, Glacier Climb | | Gear Used: | Ice Axe, Crampons, Ski Poles | GPS Data for Ascent/Trip
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