1-30-2018 Mt Stroller White

O'dark thirty start, up the McGinnis summer trail to about 2100ft, then traverse east across the big drainage to Stroller White.  Up the mountain to the summit pyramid.  Tried to summit via the couloir east of the pyramid, but recent snow and Taku winds had deposited a wind slab on it that we were not enthused about.  Skied out the way we came, then ran a nice lap between Stroller and McGinnis.  Until next time.....

A mix of booting and skinning with 6" of new snow over ice.

McGinnis behind Sam

The couloir above Sam, we stopped just above this, about 500-600ft shy of summit.

2-3-17 Mt McGinnis

Maybe a 1.5-2 mile walk along a nice trail, then straight up on a faint "climbers trail".  Pretty easy approach.  3:10 to summit, not that it matters, but that it just isn't a big deal to ski fun stuff close to town.

Also a photo dump of beta for future use.

West North South aspects of McGnnis with Stroller White behind

Ridgeline to Stroller White

Mt McGinnis.  Route follows pined ridge, then up obvious west ridge.

Grandchilds Peak

Backside of Mt Stroll White.  Pop over the shaded ridge low point and descend to the Mendenhall Glacier.

Summit of McGinnis.  Stroller White in background.

Route up McGinnis is up tree ridge lookers left, then follow ridge to summit.

Stroller White and Mendenhall Towers

Grandchilds Peaks

Terminus of Mendenhall Glacier

Slopes of McGinnis

Ridge up McGinnis

Final mushroom chunk before McGinnis summit.

Second and Third icefall on Mendenhall Glacier

Terminus of Mendenhall Glacier.  Mt Bullard on far right.

Grandchilds drainages.

Prospective routes to glacier.

Grandchilds to Glacier routes.

McGinnis west ridge

Stroller White and Mendenhall Towers

Icefall beta

McGinnis West ridge.