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Ascent of Mount Shuksan on 1994-08-21

Climber: Brian Friedrich

Others in Party:

Greg Bernard

Date:

Sunday, August 21, 1994

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Motorized Transport to Trailhead:

4x4 Vehicle

Peak:

Mount Shuksan

Location:

USA-Washington

Elevation:

9131 ft / 2783 m

Ascent Trip Report

Left home late on Saturday evening for Heather Meadows parking; slept in the back of my truck under a tarp and awoke at 0345, getting a quick start; 2.5 hours to Anne Lake, which was fogged in such that we never saw the lake; we used runners to the lake and then boots at the start of the Fisher Chimneys; somewhat raining while in chimneys making the two more difficult rock sections (about 10-15 metres each) that much trickier and slipperier; Winnie's Slide was an interesting snow/ice climb immediately following the chimneys and then up the side of the icefall; final difficulty to summit pyramid was Hell's Highway (significantly easier than Winnie's though); climbed SE ridge of pyramid (Class 3+; RM+) in mostly cloudy conditions; no difficulties on the descent - rappelled through slimy chimneys in one spot; 2 hours back to car from Lake Anne (6 hours on route up and 4 hours down, plus hikes to/from Lake Anne)

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

6496 ft / 1980 m

Route:

Fisher Chimneys

Trailhead:

2635 ft / 803 m

Grade/Class:

Class 4

Quality:

5 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions: