10.5 miles of hiking • 4750' elevation gain •
Made an attempt on Dragontail via the West Ridge and got stopped short due to some back spasms. The dragon has eluded me once again..... but I will be back to slay this beast !!!
It still ended up being a nice day out and I got to enjoy some really nice glissades. Almost 2,500' in 15 min. The lake crossing was a little nerve racking later in the day, but it is always nice when you can walk across Colchuck Lake.
The road is open all the way to Stuart Lake Trail Head. The trail is full of blow downs within the first mile. After that it is in great shape and there is a nice boot path all the way up to the lake. The lake is still frozen, but thawing fast.
Comments
The Angry Hiker
May 12, 2014
Oh, and sliding on your ass for half the trip isn't hiking, either.
Jen
May 13, 2014
Nice shots of the early season up there. Crossing a frozen lake in warm weather seems like more of an adrenaline rush than the climb.
I've included some mileage of climbing and glissading myself on this site, but so far have eluded the website police heckling. However, I'm only in competition with myself.
The Angry Hiker
May 12, 2014
I'm not sure this qualifies as hiking. It's CLIMBING. Maybe you should take it over to WentClimbing.com.