Finally managed to climb this one after several attempts.
Olney creek logging road is gated at the beginning now (still). The road itself is quite rough and in the snow was difficult to follow. On one attempt I missed the first turn and scrambled up a 600-foot hill to get back to the road. If you use Gaiagps, the road on the map is not correct.
IMHO this is far better in snow. The photos I have seen of the scramble route without it look rough. I was solo and handled the gully just fine, but I could see why some would want a rope for it.
I have a full topo map on my site at https://hike2hike.com/mount-stickney-climb-wa and also made a video of the winter route you can find at https://youtu.be/YDtPYHcyO8o
Cascade Scrambler - Sep 1, 2012 9:00 pm - Hasn't voted
Road updateOlney Creek road is gated at milepost 0.0 now.
Waterboy - May 16, 2020 12:24 pm - Hasn't voted
Mount Stickney 5-7-2020Finally managed to climb this one after several attempts.
Olney creek logging road is gated at the beginning now (still). The road itself is quite rough and in the snow was difficult to follow. On one attempt I missed the first turn and scrambled up a 600-foot hill to get back to the road. If you use Gaiagps, the road on the map is not correct.
IMHO this is far better in snow. The photos I have seen of the scramble route without it look rough. I was solo and handled the gully just fine, but I could see why some would want a rope for it.
I have a full topo map on my site at https://hike2hike.com/mount-stickney-climb-wa and also made a video of the winter route you can find at https://youtu.be/YDtPYHcyO8o