Giant via Chaple pond 1/28

[kd9truck]

conditions: there was a hard crust 3in thick covering most of the ground started in crampons hiked in them all day,at the summit there was 2to3 foot base of hard ice with 4in of verry light snow on the deccent it snowed pritty heavy and put on another 2-4 inches but only on above 3500 ft lower altitudes still verry sketchy ground cover the trail still needs 6 to 8 inches to clear the rocks.( Shared the trail with some truely happy souls ,they made the hike! TY halligan and bean )

Tools: crampons to airate trail so snow will stick to shear ice crust at lower altitudes, at upper altitudes snow shoes on this montain, in my humble opinion

[kd9truck]

Originally Posted by kd9truck

conditions: there was a hard crust 3in thick covering most of the ground started in crampons hiked in them all day,at the summit there was 2to3 foot base of hard ice with 4in of verry light snow on the deccent it snowed pritty heavy and put on another 2-4 inches but only on above 3500 ft lower altitudes still verry sketchy ground cover the trail still needs 6 to 8 inches to clear the rocks.( Shared the trail with some truely happy souls ,they made the hike! TY halligan and bean )

Tools: crampons to airate trail so snow will stick to shear ice crust at lower altitudes, at upper altitudes snow shoes on this montain, in my humble opinion

It all is as it is ,it can be no other way