"Later start from Pole Creek, but great snow conditions on Hayden Glacier gave us good enough traction to just roll with our shoes. Trail from the saddle to the summit in really good condition. Topped out in 3:30 moving time." — oregon-mt-goat • Oct 1, 2022

"July 23, 2022. Started at Pole Creek at 6:35am. Brought strap on crampons and an ice axe and really only needed microspikes. Did not need the ice axe contrary to what other recent trip reports said. Beautiful day with great views. With James and the pups, Pascal and Willow. " — runningvegan • Jul 23, 2022

"Took advantage of a low snow pack and an open trail head to see if middle sister would go. Foot of Hayden Glacier is at around 7500 feet still some crevasse activity along the glacier from summer melt. I was able to follow the Summer Trail at the Ridgeline for quite a ways on the final summit push after the saddle. After that stuck to the snowpack in my crampons for a successful summit." — oregon-mt-goat • Dec 5, 2021

"Great day out during lockdown. New boots took there toll on my heels, but it was worth every painful step. Snow all the way to the trailhead made the skin in and ride out faster than plunge stepping through the muck. 8:30 hours and 13 miles round trip will not break any records, but considering doing it off the couch - not bad." — oregon-mt-goat • Apr 19, 2020

"Left Pole Creek TH at 5:30 and hit snow within one mile of the trailhead. Snow conditions were good enough to just walk on top until breaking out of the trees on the glacier approach. Skinned to the saddle @ 9:30 and grabbed some breakfast. Ridgeline up Middle was melted out enough to follow for about 200' then skirted west on the face to reach really nice suncups and rocks to follow up to the summit. No wind at all on the summit, perfect day - 10:45am. Rode out Hayden Glacier on perfect snow. Back at the car by 1:45pm. " — oregon-mt-goat • May 10, 2019

"Headed in from Pole Creek Trailhead at 7:30, followed Camp Lake trail until the climbers trail and then walked the Hayden Glacier runoff stream up to the Glacier. I foolishly decided to hike up the glacier with only my boots, the crevasses were open wide and I had to make several zigzags to avoid getting swallowed. Then the upper section was steeper than anticipated so I had to do a lot of kick steps to keep from backsliding. Once getting up onto the saddle between Prouty Point and Middle the path is obvious, just make sure to stick to the ridgeline. I traversed a few times to the face and ended up in the rotten nasty rock that crumbles under every tug and pull. Made the top by 11:30 and after snacking a bit decided to drop off the south side for some new scenery. The path down the south side is much harder to find and I lost it several times, but going down was not an issue. Chambers Lake was clear, but absolutely no cover. Camp Lake is also clear, but a popular destination for overnighters. Back at the trailhead by 4:30 and 18.5 miles roundtrip." — oregon-mt-goat • Aug 17, 2018

"Nice day to try out the new splitboard setup. Had the mountain to myself. Didn't see anyone until about 1 mile from my return to the trailhead. I left my gear under Prouty Point for my double summit bid and when I got back the ravens had opened my pack, tore all my gear out and ate my lunch. Thankfully I had some starburst in my pocket to munch on my way out. Damn birds!!" — oregon-mt-goat • Jun 5, 2017

"Hit Pole Creek TH at 7:20 am on a bluebird morning with the forecast calling for clouds and winds coming in around 1pm so I was cruising from the start. Ran into consistent snow at 5700 ft but was able to maintain my trail finding for another couple of miles. Eventually just took a straight line shot at middle through the burn. Put on the skins at 6350 ft and slid up to the saddle at 11:00am. Immediately dumped all my gear, through on the crampons, grabbed the ice axe and started climbing. Topped out at 12:30 and saw the clouds were building in from the west. Enjoyed the summit for a while and headed back to my gear drop. Rode all the way down Hayden Glacier until I was back at 6500 ft. Looked back at the mountain as it disappeared into the clouds. Made it just in time I guess. Back at the car by 3:30 with 14 miles RT and 4700 vertical feet of elevation." — oregon-mt-goat • Apr 26, 2016

"Short report: Pole Creek TH 7 AM, Saddle @ 11 AM, Summit 12 PM, Back to TH 4 PM. Legs were not in it and definitely need more training for long summits. Snow level was surprisingly low for this time of year." — oregon-mt-goat • Mar 29, 2015

"Left Pole Creek TH at 5:30 am, elevation 5300 ft. Pole Creek was past its banks, but there was a down tree perfectly across only 20 yards from the original crossing. Made my way up the trail until around 6400 ft when the snow was pretty consistent and then threw on the split board and climbing skins. Broke out of the trees and onto Hayden Glacier around 7:30 and skinned my way between Middle and North. I got to the saddle, 9000 ft., at 9:30 and put on my boots and crampons and headed up to the summit. Snow conditions were very icy and wind scoured, but I kept traversing the slope making use of the wind lips and rocks for the best footing. Summited at 10:45 am. Only one other person had made it before me and they had camped at 7000 ft. Got back to the saddle around 11:45 and had an amazing long run down Hayden Glacier with some huge sweeping carves. What took 3 hours to get up took 5 minutes to go down. Back to the TH by 2 pm and enjoyed the rest of the weekend." — oregon-mt-goat • May 24, 2014