Glacier Peak in a Day

[@J1997]

Soloing on a glacier with a fresh coating of snow to hide crevasses is a bold move lol

[@wannabepro7]

Agreed, wouldn't recommend

[@brianbarger7662]

Agreed. I punched through a snow bridge on Glacier Peak. I was on a rope team and very happy about that fact.

[@hefnhef1]

"Trailrunner types" with their minimal gear scare me out in the mountains. I wonder sometimes how many actually have the skills and knowledge to do what they're doing and if something goes bad, self-rescue. But I guess these days you just need to press a button to get bailed out.

[@wannabepro7]

@@hefnhef1 Is there anything else I can do for safety being solo? Check out the Ptarmigan traverse video if you need proof I know how to be in a rope team!

[@speed_of_a_human]

It's always a good feeling when the sun finally comes up. Solid work on doing this peak in a day! I've looked at doing Mt Olympus in a day, seems pretty tough by doable if the weather and conditions are right.

[@wannabepro7]

Thanks! When I saw the sign that said 17 miles to Glacier Meadows, I think I got a little intimidated

[@speed_of_a_human]

@@wannabepro7 Yeah, that's a long way, especially when you hadn't hit snow yet, and are solo. Epic day!

[@svetlanamandrika]

Wow ! 12 hours great job! I did solo in 15 and a half hours and was exhausted. In the scramble section and then the summit section there was no snow at all and got some loose rocks

[@wannabepro7]

Congrats that's a sweet day!

[@SeeChadRun]

Awesome to get above the clouds! Beautiful run!

[@SuperNova-nr3tb]

I tried glacier peak the weekend before, on the 19th and 20th. We got some rain, and snow, and didn't have glacier gear. With rain and snow coming down we decided to turn back about 1.5 miles (standard route) from the peak. Glad at least someone benefited from that storm that came in!

[@janambroz7340]

Amazing! Can you share your training plan?

[@wannabepro7]

@@janambroz7340 Feel free to follow me on my linked Strava!

[@brianbarger7662]

Props for doing this in one day. That's epic!

[@SteynBenadeClimbing]

Very impressive, I did this as a 3 day trip! I hope you climbed the rocks in your video at 7:13, that is the summit and where the registry box is

[@myoutdoorbasecamp]

Nice work! Brutal day, but looks like an epic one!

[@weekendhikeraz]

Nice! I like seeing some snow to keep my mind from the Phoenix heat!

[@medor6635]

I’d rather have a diaper on before I’d cross that glacier solo! Great video.

[@wannabepro7]

Dont worry, I had my binkie ;)

[@EnduranceMaineiac]

Love this man. Cheers from Portland, Maine

[@terribletheo8401]

Glacier Peak in one day is insane

[@wannabepro7]

🤟

[@jtcollins2112]

Swaeet dude, EXCELLENT route and work.

[@JoshExmoor]

Having soloed this last September with no snow I'm not sure what made me more nervous, the thought of going up/down Disappointment in snow or glacier travel with a fresh coat of powder hiding the crevasses. Admittedly, I assume they were less melted out than last year just going off the snow cover I could still see late this summer near the summit.

[@joefriedman8403]

Looks doable meet u next year

[@MountainHobbler]

Let's go!

[@wannabepro7]

🙌

[@tyronesmith3812]

What trail runners did you use that also worked with crampons?

[@wannabepro7]

La Sportiva Akashas

[@hanz_zimmer]

What Salomon pack is that? Does it carry an ice axe and crampons well? What length axe do you have? Would you be worried about poking yourself if you fell on your back in some choss or something? Also, hugely impressive effort here, great job. But please reconsider soloing glaciers like this in the future. I know you already know the risks, but read about Jake Robinson who died near there in an unroped fall into a moulin below Kololo Peak.

[@wannabepro7]

@@hanz_zimmer Appreciate the kind words and letting me know about Jake. I definitely knew the risk, but it's also difficult to turn around on an objective you've come so far to get to (I need to work on this). Not planning on doing solo glacier travel in the future in conditions like these, I've certainly learned my lesson. I use the BD Distance 15 Pack which held everything

[@tallboyhiking355]

What month was this?

[@wannabepro7]

Late August

[@jarfrobinksss]

this is super chill, try running up rattlensake sometime

[@wannabepro7]

Too many sneks

[@larsenwesnitzer1694]

Badass

[@cjjohnson9413]

Found plane wreckage on top. Just pieces of fiberglass.

[@polyglottenforpain]

Bro climbs mountains at a pace faster than most Americans can finish a single mile. 👀

[@wannabepro7]

👀