In the summer, this is a fun (kind of long) summit scramble. In the winter: use EXTREME CAUTION and bring crampons/ice axe. I took a nasty fall here, after deciding to turn around when my microspikes weren't getting much purchase on the ridge (I climbed it in early fall, I'd been up a neighboring peak "The Ramp" a week earlier and the snow as not at all icy...which is why I didn't bring "real" crampons for this. Big mistake.). 5 minutes later one of my feet started to slip, and next thing I know I was summersaulting down the slope, unable to stop. I dug my ice axe (more precisely, my whippet) into the slope and it couldn't stop me. I eventually lost it. I can to a stop some 500 ft down the south side of the mountain. I had one microspike. I tried to self-rescue, but my injuries and only one spike, and no axe meant I was moving at about 100 ft/hr. With 5% battery left, I called 9-1-1. My phone died talking to the sheriff. 2 hours later, I heard a helicopter overhead and was pulled of the mountain. I was sure I had cracked multiple ribs, but after I was examined and scanned: I did not sustain any major injuries. Physically, I\'m better now. Mentally, snowy slopes kind of freak me out...in a way they never did before. Anyway, do it in the summer, when it's dry and it's warm and the days are long. You start at the Powerline Pass trail: https://www.yelp.com/biz/powerline-pass-trail-anchorage It's about 6 miles to the base of the mountain. You can make it much more fun (and quick) if you bring a mountain or fat bike. read more

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