Carly and I ascended steep root covered slopes to the snowfields of Mount Jumbo during mid June. We followed another parties trail for a while. Those steps ended, and we ascended based on my memory of the route from 5+ years ago. The crux of the route turned out to be a snowbridge that led to a moderately steep headwall. We ascended the headwall via rock, grass, and snow, and then made quick work of snowfields that led to the summit of Jumbo. After 30 minutes of basking in glorious southeast Alaska sunshine, we went back down. There were some sketchy down climbs through snow slopes angled 30+ degrees, but we managed to conquer them all in somewhat inglorious style. Finally, after 6 hours, we finished the mountain. It was a fun outing...we experienced a little bit of everything, from root climbing, bushwhacking, route finding, and steep snowy mountaineering. After our day in the mountains, we spent an evening with Wes Adkins at the Downtown Juneau McGivney's...much laughter and storytelling was had.
YouTube video is here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXcICFd7Y58]. Google map location is here.
No comments:
Post a Comment