Mount Dickerman
Nov 25, 2009
by
Norm
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last modified
Dec 11, 2009 01:16 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Mount Dickerman
- Region: North Cascades -- Mountain Loop Highway
- Agency: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
- Trails: Mount Dickerman (#710)
- Avg Rating: 4.11
- Be Aware Of
- Snow on trail
View from 5000 feet
There were only three people on Dickerman this day and none made it to the summit. One other was on his way down and said he "was putting in the Winter route", which we were following up - and we thanked him for breaking-the-trail. He had turned back around 4800'.
We donned our snowshoes at about 4100', still following the trail until about 4400', where the Winter route goes through a steep stream gulley. We continued up to within 700 feet of the summit, turning back at about 5000' due to deep snow and limited daylight (only three hours before sunset). It was more difficult going down because of the warming temperature and softening snow. Ralph, a frequent mid-week traveler with me, realized that he should change to the Winter snow-baskets on his poles after having difficulty extricating himself from a deep hole in the gullied Winter route.
It was a good outing since we got 3000' of elevation gain and the Precipitation held off until about 40 mintues after we departed.
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We donned our snowshoes at about 4100', still following the trail until about 4400', where the Winter route goes through a steep stream gulley. We continued up to within 700 feet of the summit, turning back at about 5000' due to deep snow and limited daylight (only three hours before sunset). It was more difficult going down because of the warming temperature and softening snow. Ralph, a frequent mid-week traveler with me, realized that he should change to the Winter snow-baskets on his poles after having difficulty extricating himself from a deep hole in the gullied Winter route.
It was a good outing since we got 3000' of elevation gain and the Precipitation held off until about 40 mintues after we departed.
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