Very impressive to climb both Sahale and Boston in one shot. When nearing the top of Sahale, I felt that it deserved a higher rating than the Class 3 listed in the climbing guides. The piton ring loaded with rappel slings at the summit served to support that feeling. A short Class 3 section doesn't usually require a rappel, whereas an exposed Class 4 (like Sahale) probably would. Very interesting video.
@michaelgibbons Thanks! It was quite an undertaking for a 1 day trip. The south face of the summit block looked like some people used it to ascend. It is easily a class 4. Wrapping around to the north side and then ascending was a fairly straightforward class 3 with a class 4 move or two. All the rap slings when I was up there led off the south face. Of course, a lot may have changed since 1983
@@Hike2hike Here's one for you! In 1983, I made my first trip to the N. Cascades. I was living in Salt Lake (after attending the Univ. of Utah) but I'm originally from northern New Jersey (graduated high school in '72). After getting off the ferry at Stehekin, I stood on the dock, waiting for the shuttle bus to arrive. There was another guy on the dock in blue jeans... T-shirt & heavy beard... he definitely looked "local". I had lots of questions about the area, so I started a conversation. Turns out he was a back-country ranger, waiting for some relatives to arrive via pontoon plane. As we talked, he suddenly starting using my name! Why? Because ten years earlier, he was my NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR (in New Jersey)!!
I still have my 1983 Quien Sabe Glacier photos. Great memories.
Very impressive to climb both Sahale and Boston in one shot. When nearing the top of Sahale, I felt that it deserved a higher rating than the Class 3 listed in the climbing guides. The piton ring loaded with rappel slings at the summit served to support that feeling. A short Class 3 section doesn't usually require a rappel, whereas an exposed Class 4 (like Sahale) probably would. Very interesting video.
@michaelgibbons Thanks! It was quite an undertaking for a 1 day trip.
The south face of the summit block looked like some people used it to ascend. It is easily a class 4. Wrapping around to the north side and then ascending was a fairly straightforward class 3 with a class 4 move or two.
All the rap slings when I was up there led off the south face.
Of course, a lot may have changed since 1983
@@Hike2hike Here's one for you! In 1983, I made my first trip to the N. Cascades. I was living in Salt Lake (after attending the Univ. of Utah) but I'm originally from northern New Jersey (graduated high school in '72). After getting off the ferry at Stehekin, I stood on the dock, waiting for the shuttle bus to arrive. There was another guy on the dock in blue jeans... T-shirt & heavy beard... he definitely looked "local". I had lots of questions about the area, so I started a conversation. Turns out he was a back-country ranger, waiting for some relatives to arrive via pontoon plane. As we talked, he suddenly starting using my name! Why? Because ten years earlier, he was my NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR (in New Jersey)!!
@@michaelgibbons 😂 That's wild