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| Little Tahoma and Mount Rainier from the Glacier Basin Trail. |
Mid-season conditions have arrived on the Inter Glacier.
The trail to Glacier Basin is mostly snow-free to Glacier
Basin. Beware of thin, punchy snow near some creeks and sloping areas in the
last half mile before the basin. The climber’s route is continuous snow up to
Camp Curtis from atop the yellow moraine.
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| Glissade track crossing a crevasse on the Inter Glacier |
The crevasses above 8000’ on the Inter Glacier have begun to open and present hazard for parties going uphill and downhill. In particular, the existing glissade track crosses three sagging, open crevasses between 8500’ and 8900’. If you choose to glissade, ensure that you can see the entire runout of the track and descend slowly to give yourself time to exit the track when it approaches a crevasse. Keep your teammates in sight throughout the descent and be prepared to rescue them, in case one of them ends up in a crevasse. Regrouping frequently is a common tactic to reduce overall risk to your team.
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| Glissade track crossing a crevasse on the Inter Glacier |
The snow surface on the glacier itself is rather lumpy and
is past its skiing prime for the season.
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| Lower Inter Glacier area. June 28, 2018 |
