Nice stroll up Humboldt today. Trench is well defined going up the East Ridge. Snowshoes are recommended unless you like playing post hole roulette. Above treeline there are some snow patches which eases ascent/descent. Halfway up to the 13,200 point the slope is blown clean and remains that way until the final summit ridge. Micro spikes were a definite help on the upper sections. Very windy today. Gusts up to 60mph had me hunkering down a couple times. Had to stay to the south side of the ridge proper to avoid the high winds. Winds died slightly on the way down and once you are back in the trees they are irrelevant. It took 6hr20min to reach the summit as the wind really slowed progress. Round trip ended being 10hr04min. Long day but the views were spectacular. Go and get it. Just be prepared for high winds and keep pushing.
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