7/4/2016 Route: Standard (Ice/Fuller Lakes) Posted On: 7/7/2016, By: TravelingMatt Info: Didn't climb it but have a pic of the basin from afar. Nearly all snow in the gully up to the col with Fuller and on the shelf over to Golden Horn. |
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6/12/2016 Route: All Posted On: 6/13/2016, By: Brad Snider Info: Complete snow cover above 12k. It was so slushy I was post-holing waist-deep by 9am, turned around at this point. |
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9/6/2015 Route: Posted On: 9/6/2015, By: CUaaron25 Info: Climbed Vermillion and fuller peaks today from Ice lakes basin. Vermillion is snow free until you get to the saddle. The west facing ledges were caked with just enough snow to get your attention, especially once you reach the final gully that you scramble up to get to the last notch before the summit. Happy climbing! |
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8/9/2014 Route: Posted On: 8/11/2014, By: ToddW42 Info: Trail clear of snow and dry to Fuller/Vermilion saddle, and dry to summit along southeast ridge. |
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7/13/2014 Route: Southeast Ridge via Ice Lake Basin Posted On: 7/14/2014, By: evolve Info: Not surprisingly the basin is holding snow. Used ax and crampons to the Vermilion Fuller saddle. The snow was soft. Snow and ice in the last gully before the summit that is easily bypassed. Creeks were raging. |
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6/15/2014 Route: Upper Ice Lake Basin Posted On: 6/15/2014, By: doggler Info: No snow on the trail to 12,000‘. Above 12,000‘ that‘s all you‘ll find. Crampons and axe are a must no matter how you go up. Start early, my friends! |
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6/22/2013 Route: South Mineral Creek Posted On: 6/28/2013, By: JosephG Info: Trail is devoid of snow until the slopes under the Vermillion-Fuller saddle. It is possible to cobble together an ascent to this saddle without hitting snow if you go to the far right (Vermillion side) of the saddle, though it would take creative route-finding. Otherwise, bring an axe and crampons and just go up the snow. The stream crossing from the high clearance parking before the trail joins the Ice Lakes Basin Trail is trivial. |
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10/21/2012 Route: SE Ridge Posted On: 10/23/2012, By: GeorgeB Info: Totally snow free on the ridge. No significant snow until 13K. Enough snow on the slope to the saddle to actually be helpful (holding the scree in place). Used an ice axe on the descent, but probably could have got by with poles. 4WD trail head easily accessed in a 2WD. Lots of potential ice routes forming on the approach to ice lakes. Nobody had signed the register since Brian Thomas on 10/6. |
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10/6/2012 Route: Ice Lake Basin Posted On: 10/8/2012, By: Brian Thomas Info: Some snow on approach to Vermilion/Fuller saddle, snow free to both peaks beyond there. Pic 1: approach to saddle Pic 2: Vermilion Pic 3: Fuller Pic 4: Wilson group from Vermilion summit |
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9/25/2011 Route: standard route from Ice Lakes basin Posted On: 9/27/2011, By: ChrisinAZ Info: The route up to Ice Lakes was in good shape and snow-free, muddy in only a few spots. From a bit above Fuller Lake, there was patchy snow up to the base of the slope leading to the Vermilion-Fuller saddle. The climb to the saddle was in ~6" of new snow on 30-degree slopes; an ice axe is good to have, but I never put on my microspikes, and the snow was so soft it was un-glissade-able on the descent. Once at the saddle, the remaining route on the SW aspect of the mountain was almost snow-free, with a few spots warranting either an axe or a slight detour around the area. Fuller Peak was in similar shape. The picture shows Vermilion from the summit of Fuller, and gives a pretty good idea of general conditions; the Wilson group is in the background. From the summit, the Wilson group looked like it had only some lingering snow, but our view was from the south. South-facing aspects of pretty much every peak we saw (including Golden Horn and Sneffels) looked virtually snow-free; north-facing sides were still holding several inches of snow. The aspens are turning in the San Juans--get there soon! |
