June 28, 2003, Mt. Daniel
6/28/03
WA Cascades West Slopes Central
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On Saturday I visited Mt. Daniel. Due to a late start (I didn't reach the trailhead until 12:30) and the fact that I lost the trail on the way in (I'd never been in the area before), I only made it to 6600' before turning around at 7:10pm. There isn't much snow on the approach, but starting at Peggy's Pond (5400') the snow on Mt. Daniel is plentiful and of high quality. The "trail" to Peggy's Pond is awful, especially wearing ski boots with skis on my pack. Next time I'll add a day and try the Lynch Glacier route. Question: for those that have been on the Lynch glacier, how are the crevasses? Are they big enough to worry about falling into, or would it be safe to solo?
-Josh
-Josh
Addendum: I forgot to mention that the mosquitoes are getting pretty ravenous. Bring protection.
-Josh
-Josh
Two summers ago I visited Mt Daniel in mid-August via the standard route and looked down the Lynch glacier. Not a pretty sight, the glacier doesn't even get close to Pea Soup lake anymore and there were crevasses that spanned the entire glacier.
The Daniel glacier looked more skiable as does the Foss glacier over on Mt Hinman.
The Daniel glacier looked more skiable as does the Foss glacier over on Mt Hinman.
Go earlier in the season and crevasses on the Lynch should be a non-issue. I was up there around Memorial Day and it looked like a magic carpet down to Pea Soup Lake. After a bivy on the middle summit we considered skiing over to Hinman but after the slog up and subsequent partying we just didn't have the jam for it.
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