I drove up 4 Mile Creek Road during mid February to a point where the road became snow and ice covered. I then parked and started hiking up the remainder of the road, which it turns out could have been driven all the way up to ~12,000 feet to the official Mount Sherman trailhead. But oh well, I got extra exercise this day. I reached the col between Mount Sheridan and Sherman, and had to traverse a wind loaded lee-side snow-slope that seemed slightly avalanche prone, but I got across the slope safely and up and over a cornice, at which point I headed north up the southwest ridge of Sherman. The wind became extremely strong the higher I climbed, and by the time I reached the narrow summit ridge, I was being partially knocked over. This was concerning, as the ridge was pretty narrow and not a place to loose footing. Also, my face was being ripped off by the wind, resulting in increasing frost bite concern. So, I gave up the summit, which was only a short distance away from my windy ridge-line position. But that's okay, summer will soon be here and the peak will be a piece of cake by then.
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