zhong - Feb 14, 2023 1:17 pm Date Climbed: Feb 11, 2023
Chutla winter scramble
4 of us made a steep ascent via a south gully. See the rough route on the GPS map image, and the photo of our track.
Current condition:
1. the zigzag Eagle Peak trail in the trees are visible. Snow started around 4000'. Even though the next 1000' is buried in snow, you can make out the trail from other's prints. No traction device necessary, but spikes are helpful.
2. we put on snowshoes around 5000' (just out in the open). You get into the woods again a bit, but the slope is not steep, and the snow is rather deep without snowshoes.
3. at the flat bowl in front of Eagle and Chutla, cut the steep slope sideways to get under a gully (see photo). The snow is deep enough that this is safe. However, in the middle of the short climb, we were in the shade (trees). We swapped into crampons on the icy part, and once reached the ridge, put snowshoes back on. The ridge on the top is fluffy snow. It's narrow with rather steep drops on both sides, so walk one at a time.
So, the only tricky part is the short icy section. We down climbed that part. All the rest is rather straightforward.
Right now the snow is deep and not too light. On the way out, I tried to glissade and couldn't get going. So it's rather safe.
cascadescrambler - Aug 29, 2019 10:55 am Date Climbed: Jul 11, 1987
Chutla and Eagle
Via the saddle
pschlais - Jun 12, 2016 4:11 pm Date Climbed: May 14, 2016
Eagle Peak TH
Combined with Wahpenayo.
Snidely Whiplash - Nov 11, 2013 3:47 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2001
Climbed by itself
Just filling in the holes to get all the Tatoosh peaks.
bigbadgoo - Jul 29, 2013 1:08 am Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2013
Chutloosh!
Chutla > Eagle for views, but flippyfloppy for scrambling fun :)
pingzingr - Oct 9, 2012 1:44 am Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2012
Good trip
Summit number two of the day. Up and back down trip along Eagle Peak Trail. Ridgeline from the saddle was a bit difficult to follow at times plus the tree roots and brush didn't make it that easy. Great views from the top though and then descended down into the meadows on the west side. Way easier to go down than the ridgeline. Plus if you slipped you were ok unlike along certain ridgeline portions.
bellinghamclimber - Dec 12, 2011 12:14 am Date Climbed: Dec 11, 2011
great but cloudy day
Wonderful hike for the early winter!
cab - Jun 1, 2011 10:57 am Date Climbed: May 30, 2011
Eagle Peak Trail
Still tons of snow up there which made for some avalanche danger (there was already one recent slide) going up the last part to the saddle. From there, we went along the ridge for a little while, but the huge cornices and fog turned us around probably 100 feet from the summit. No views all day.
awilsondc - Aug 31, 2009 4:18 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2009
Route Climbed: Eagle Peak Trail
Combined this one with a summit of Eagle Peak. Chutla was a far better scramble and the views were superior to Eagle in my opinion. Wahpenayo looked spectacular as did the other Tatoosh peaks. Great day hike.
Good day hike up to the summit from Longmire. There's still a huge deal of snow throughout the basin and it feels a bit more like February out there in that regard. Good views of St. Helens and Adams from the top, with awesome glissading on the way down.
osatrik - Aug 26, 2006 4:18 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 1996
OSAT Tatoosh Traverse
Six OSATers did the Traverse in the late spring from The Castle to Eagle, summiting them all. We camped just south of Lane Peak, which is the most enjoyable of the scrambles.
Chutla was the last of our eight summits that weekend, as is a real letdown as the last one - what an anti-climax! Next time I think I'll do the trip west-to-east!
darinchadwick - Aug 3, 2006 6:52 pm Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2006
Veggie Belay
Peak number 6 in our traverse from Pinnacle. Some interesting tree root grabbing.
zhong - Feb 14, 2023 1:17 pm Date Climbed: Feb 11, 2023
Chutla winter scramble4 of us made a steep ascent via a south gully. See the rough route on the GPS map image, and the photo of our track.
Current condition:
1. the zigzag Eagle Peak trail in the trees are visible. Snow started around 4000'. Even though the next 1000' is buried in snow, you can make out the trail from other's prints. No traction device necessary, but spikes are helpful.
2. we put on snowshoes around 5000' (just out in the open). You get into the woods again a bit, but the slope is not steep, and the snow is rather deep without snowshoes.
3. at the flat bowl in front of Eagle and Chutla, cut the steep slope sideways to get under a gully (see photo). The snow is deep enough that this is safe. However, in the middle of the short climb, we were in the shade (trees). We swapped into crampons on the icy part, and once reached the ridge, put snowshoes back on. The ridge on the top is fluffy snow. It's narrow with rather steep drops on both sides, so walk one at a time.
So, the only tricky part is the short icy section. We down climbed that part. All the rest is rather straightforward.
Right now the snow is deep and not too light. On the way out, I tried to glissade and couldn't get going. So it's rather safe.
cascadescrambler - Aug 29, 2019 10:55 am Date Climbed: Jul 11, 1987
Chutla and EagleVia the saddle
pschlais - Jun 12, 2016 4:11 pm Date Climbed: May 14, 2016
Eagle Peak THCombined with Wahpenayo.
Snidely Whiplash - Nov 11, 2013 3:47 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2001
Climbed by itselfJust filling in the holes to get all the Tatoosh peaks.
bigbadgoo - Jul 29, 2013 1:08 am Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2013
Chutloosh!Chutla > Eagle for views, but flippyfloppy for scrambling fun :)
pingzingr - Oct 9, 2012 1:44 am Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2012
Good tripSummit number two of the day. Up and back down trip along Eagle Peak Trail. Ridgeline from the saddle was a bit difficult to follow at times plus the tree roots and brush didn't make it that easy. Great views from the top though and then descended down into the meadows on the west side. Way easier to go down than the ridgeline. Plus if you slipped you were ok unlike along certain ridgeline portions.
bellinghamclimber - Dec 12, 2011 12:14 am Date Climbed: Dec 11, 2011
great but cloudy dayWonderful hike for the early winter!
cab - Jun 1, 2011 10:57 am Date Climbed: May 30, 2011
Eagle Peak TrailStill tons of snow up there which made for some avalanche danger (there was already one recent slide) going up the last part to the saddle. From there, we went along the ridge for a little while, but the huge cornices and fog turned us around probably 100 feet from the summit. No views all day.
awilsondc - Aug 31, 2009 4:18 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2009
Route Climbed: Eagle Peak TrailCombined this one with a summit of Eagle Peak. Chutla was a far better scramble and the views were superior to Eagle in my opinion. Wahpenayo looked spectacular as did the other Tatoosh peaks. Great day hike.
bellinghamclimber - Apr 30, 2008 6:12 pm Date Climbed: Apr 26, 2008
Spring AscentGood day hike up to the summit from Longmire. There's still a huge deal of snow throughout the basin and it feels a bit more like February out there in that regard. Good views of St. Helens and Adams from the top, with awesome glissading on the way down.
osatrik - Aug 26, 2006 4:18 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 1996
OSAT Tatoosh TraverseSix OSATers did the Traverse in the late spring from The Castle to Eagle, summiting them all. We camped just south of Lane Peak, which is the most enjoyable of the scrambles.
Chutla was the last of our eight summits that weekend, as is a real letdown as the last one - what an anti-climax! Next time I think I'll do the trip west-to-east!
darinchadwick - Aug 3, 2006 6:52 pm Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2006
Veggie BelayPeak number 6 in our traverse from Pinnacle. Some interesting tree root grabbing.
mandrake - Oct 12, 2005 7:03 pm
Route Climbed: Eagle Peak Trail Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2005Wet socked-in day, but made our way carefully along the ridge to the summit. Made extensive use of the "veggie-belay".