Climbed on Friday 5/11. Left Marble Mountain Sno Park at about 8:00am and made it back to the car around 4:00pm or so. It was foggy on the mountain but cleared out as we started to glissade down.
The climb is pretty challenging. Training hikes are a must and decent physical shape is also a must if you plan on actually making it to the summit. 5700 feet of elevation is about the same as 570 stories on a stair climber at the gym.
The glissading was amazing. We were able to glissade from the summit all the way down to the tree line. Be sure to keep an eye where you are going as several folks glissade town the wrong shoots. There's also some dangerous shoots. There's one a little below the weather station that goes around a blind corner onto a pile of rocks. Stay away from that one. Take your spikes/crampons OFF before glissading in case they catch on something you don't want to break a leg on the mountain. Also don't tie your ice axe to your hand for the same reason. Lots of people being dangerous on the mountain.
Do you homework, don't be stupid and you'll have a great time.
Equipment:
-Snowshoes: Leave them at home. They are not needed and are just extra weight.
-Micospikes: Highly recommended above the treeline but not required.
-Ice axe: Required for glissading. Unsafe without.
-Poles: Yes, bring them
-Gloves: Required for glissading. Might want to bring a second pair if your first pair get wet/cold.
Other things to bring: Food, water, sunglasses, sunscreen, chapstick and a beer to chug at the summit.
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