Distance
8.0 mi to summit
16.0 mi total
Elevation
5,400 ft start
Vertical
9,011 ft gain
Time
11 hr 30 min to summit
19 hr 0 min total
Camped at Muir. DC route was circuitous with several ladder crossings, rapidly deteriorating from very high temperatures all summer. Also pretty hazy due to fires in the Olympic Mountains. Clear skies on the summit, 35 mph winds. An epic 2 days I will always look back on with a big smile.
Route name
out-and-back
Obstacles
routefinding, stream crossing, rockfall/loose rock, snow on route, avalanche danger, crevasse danger, weather
Key gear
ice axe, crampons, helmet, rope/harness, mountaineering boots
