I've be doing some search to gather Beta on doing MR in the winter but am finding limiting info. If someone can point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it.
Main question - for a fast mountaineer, how long does it usually take. The info I've been getting ranges from anywhere between 2 - 5 days. FYI - I've done the MR route in the summer in 14 hours and have done snow ascents such as Baker in a day.
Any/all other beta would be useful as well. Also, options for the last 500 feet; specifically the decent. Should I plan on building an anchor for a rope, use natural anchor, or plan on walking down?
Before I get a ton of hate... I have done Baker several times. Have done emmons/winthrope on Rainier and disappointment cleaver on Rainer, and have taken various cravass rescues courses, one of which included hanging in a bottomless (at least it felt bottomless) for over a damn hour... I've done all this in the past 7 months or so, so I would still consider myself an advanced novice. But I probably spent a good 25 days above 10K feet on glaciers this past summer. I also have a lot of rock climbing experience (so I am very familiar with rope use and techniques).
My last question is if early January is too early in the season to get plenty of snow? The way my schedule is looking right now, I may not have an opportunity later in the season, I'm hoping with the storms we just had, and maybe a little more snow later this month there should be decent snow conditions?
Last edited by OffKamber; 12/09/18 06:36 PM.
