FKT: Nina Potrebich - Mt. Stuart - 2024-07-04

Started at around 8. ~50-55 minutes to the Long pass. No traction needed on descent. Less water as usual on trail. Beginning of trail to Cascadian couloir is brushy. The Cascadian couloir is mix of rocky and loose. In the upper basin a small patch of snow to ascend. Avoided it on the descent staying on rocks.  Met one group before snow ascent to the pass under false summit. Put on crampons on the snow, used previous tracks to ascend. From the pass 3 class scrambling traverse. A lot of ladybugs on the summit ridge. Slow descent back via couloir. Back up Long pass and run downhill to the trailhead. 

I have 3l of water with me. That was enough. Didn’t filter. Ate every hour: gels, waffles, snickers, sandwich.