Ascent of Gardner Mountain on 2015-05-21| Others in Party: | Fletcher Jordan and Heather Anderson
----Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Thursday, May 21, 2015 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Gardner Mountain | | Location: | USA-Washington | | Elevation: | 8898 ft / 2712 m |
Ascent Trip ReportClimbed with Fletcher Jordan and Heather Anderson after going up North Gardner. We descended from point 8487 several hundred feet and traversed snow and scree to one of the SW gulleys on Gardner. Beautiful views on this day but with looming thunderclouds we had to descend before noon. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 1411 ft / 429 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 6998 ft / 2132 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 13 mi / 20.9 km | | Quality: | 6 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail, Open Country, Snow on Ground, Scramble, Snow Climb | | Gear Used: | Ice Axe, Crampons, Ski Poles, Tent Camp | | Weather: | Pleasant, Calm, Partly Cloudy
Sunnny with afternoon Thunderstorms | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 1011 ft / 308 m | | Gain Breakdown: | Net: 411 ft / 126 m; Extra: 600 ft / 182m | | Loss on way in: | 600 ft / 182 m | | Distance: | 1 mi / 1.6 km | | Route: | SW gully | | Start Trailhead: | Pt 8487 8487 ft / 2586 m | | Time: | 2 Hours | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 6398 ft / 1950 m | | Loss Breakdown: | Net: 5998 ft / 1829 m; Extra: 400 ft / 121m | | Gain on way out: | 400 ft / 121 m | | Distance: | 12 mi / 19.3 km | | Route: | Wolf Creek | | End Trailhead: | Pt 8487 2900 ft / 883 m | | Time: | 6 Hours | Ascent Part of Trip: Gardners (1 nights total away from roads)
Complete Trip Sequence:
Total Trip Gain: 8367 ft / 2550 m Total Trip Loss: 8367 ft / 2550 m |
This page has been served 391 times since 2005-01-15.
|
