Distance
4.0 mi to summit
8.0 mi total
Elevation
6,000 ft start
Vertical
5,249 ft gain
Time
4 hr 40 min to summit
9 hr 30 min total
Near perfect conditions for the day - arrived at timberline at 5 to summit at 10. Pearly gates were still solid even on descent with almost perfect stair-steps along the route. Bergschrund began to open up already, and two more crevasses had begun to form on old chute.
Route name
out-and-back
Obstacles
no info yet
Key gear
ice axe, crampons, helmet, trekking poles
