Mount Pugh

We headed out early, in an attempt on the summit of Pugh. We made good time getting up, and through stujack pass, but had to turn back at 6500 feet as it got SUPER sketchy due to ice/snow. There was a fresh dusting starting at around 5500 feet that only got deeper as we ascended. We were by no means the smartest(in terms of when to turn back) group, but even we weren't going to continue for the summit. We had a rope but even with a belay it would've still been super sketch. Its still a good hike to the pass, but the summit of Pugh is pretty much done for '11. The temp at midday at 6500 was in the low 30's so i dont see the snow melting too much, and even if it does, it will just end up as more ice on the rock. We are hoping to make an attempt in aug/sept next year and get the summit. 4500ft of gain had us worn out, but feeling accomplished. Also of note: we made it the farthest of any group out there, we saw 2 other parties, both turned back before we did(we being super macho men who are invincible, this was required). So we weren't the only people who didn't feel it safe.