"Great outing with the Mountaineers on our Compressed Scramble Course outing. Perfect weather all day. Snow began about 500 feel below Ingalls pass. The path deviates a bit from the trail but generally follows it up to the pass. We traversed towards Lake Ingalls, which is still frozen over, with slight signs of thawing around the edges. Perfect views of Mount Stuart and all ranges around, especially in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Took the route up the col of the North side of the peak, and descended the south scramble route. Lots of snow in good condition for step kicking. Wildflowers are out on the lower slopes." — markhadland • Jun 2, 2019

"I went up South Ingalls with the Mountaineers, as part of their scrambling course. This was a nice little scramble, with plenty of snow from 30 to 45 degrees, perhaps more in spots. Starting from the Esmeralda TH at the end of FSR 9737, we ascended to a saddle at 6400 ft from which we could see the magnificence of Mt Stuart and the neighboring Ingalls Peak. We skirted around the bowl to the left to avoid losing elevation, and then ascended on the right side of the peak, between South Ingalls and Ingalls Peak. This put us right at the base of the usual rock-climbing ascent route up Ingalls. The last section gave us a choice between a length of steep rock scrambling (which I did) and some very steep snow, maybe 50 degrees. Going down, we went on the other side (heading SW), down a very steep rock scramble, which was fun. The rock is crumbly though, and you have to be careful of loose rocks and gravel. We had two fabulous, long glissades down pretty steep snow. 3400 ft gain, 9 miles, 8.0 hours" — markgarrett • Jun 2, 2018

"First off, a big shout out to the Forest Service, WSDOT, or whoever paved the Teanaway Road and then did a wonderful job on Road 9737 which is unpaved, but was regraded and is wonderful to drive on. Driving up to the trailhead was a breeze, and very picturesque. We decided to try this trail today, in hopes that by heading far enough east we would hopefully outrun the rain that was coming down heavily in Seattle, and well past Snoqualmie Pass. Indeed, luck was on our side, and today's weather provided pluses and minuses on this hike. The pluses: -Apparently the Iron Peak trail is very popular in the summer, but today there were just 4 other groups on the trail, which we attribute to the overcast conditions. -The light rain kept the trail dust down to a tolerable level. Still dusty, but not terrible. -It seems like a lot of horses use this trail, and their droppings provided plenty of obstacles, but weren't too smelly. In high heat, the smell of that much horse manure can't be pleasant. -We didn't go through that much water. The minuses: -Wonderful scenery up this way, but the tops of the peaks of the Stuart Range were covered with clouds, and of course, no long range view..." — BryHong8 • Jul 25, 2015

"It was my first hike since my injury. Snow on trail the entire way. Micro-spikes and trekking poles were used. Quite an accomplishment, but I think I might have overdone it. Will be off the trail for a while again. " — aimk13 • Oct 28, 2012

"Double summit day - set out to tag Bean and Devil's Head. The only sketchy bit was the traverse across Volcanic Neck to Devil's Head - hard snow, steep slope, long runout. Glorious day." — diana • Jun 17, 2012