North America, United States, Washington, Cascade Mountains, Mount Formidable, Winter Ascent

Publication Year: 1982.

Mount Formidable, Winter Ascent. On January 3 and 4, my brother Gordy and I climbed Mount Formidable by its north ridge. Except for some washouts on the road and trail, the approach up the Middle Cascade River differed little from summer. From an igloo on the Middle Cascade Glacier, we reached the summit by climbing just right of the corniced north ridge. The summit was obscured by clouds. We relied on previous experience on the mountain to descend the south side in a whiteout and to contour through Spider Col back to our camp.

Lowell Skoog