Road/TH:
Highway 20 & Baker Lake road are in good condition, baker lake road turns into gravel but still good condition. Road up to the shannon ridge TH has some potholes and rough parts but nothing too terrible but something to be aware of. We got to the TH at like 7:30 pm and camped in the back of the car.
Shannon Ridge Trail:
Our intention was to c2c Shuksan via the sulphide glacier route. We started at 1 am from the TH. The trail is easy to follow for the first 3+ ish miles. It gets tougher for a minute as little cat trails go to campsites. It was easy to navigate on the way down in the light but being in a cloud & dark was difficult. Some brush here and there on the trail but nothing bad being in shorts meant some stinging needle :( We made it up to the edge of the glacier where we decided to stop and wait to see if this cloud would pass... it would come in and out but never fully went away. We decided to call it as the three of us weren't super comfortable with navigating the glacier through a whiteout. Then we moved back down to the TH. Another group was coming up as we went down but never saw any sign of the other 5 cars at the parking lot not even in the register.
Summary:
It ended up being an enjoyable day with two new friends. Would've loved to summit but between just meeting each other & all 18 or below there was no reason to try and risk anything. So I can't report on the shape of the glacier but people are climbing this route pretty frequently according to the trail register.
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