11 miles of hiking • 6000' elevation gain •
Summit attempt, but we turned back at 9850 ft. The route had melted out significantly during the recent heat wave. A few teams ahead of us were knocking down rocks. As we began climbing the steepest section, rockfall became more frequent, and we didnt feel safe. We stopped to reconsider. When a small rock came down without warning from above and hit our team member(no injury), we decide to turn back.
Really beautiful on this side of the mountain. Learned some lessons. I'd like to try again next year-a bit earlier.
