JMT Day 13 – Forget for Forrester – Glen Pass stole the show

August 16 – Woods Creek about Glen Pass to Bubbs Creek

The climb to Glen Pass

We woke up early, ready for Glen Pass, but first the path took us beyond the impressive SAR lakes. It was easy to see why this section was so busy. Dozens of hikers of the section were out, many addressing the popular 40 miles RAE Lakes Lagos. It is a several days adventure that takes it through the more impressive field that Sierra Nevada has to offer.

When we approached Glen Pass, Catie quickly came forward, while Kim was just some changes in front of me. The elevation profile for Glen Pass promised a uphill routine, and delivered. The steep devots led us to a knife edge summit that reminded me of Katahdin’s knife edge in Maine. I was surprised: Everyone warns you about Forester Pass, but nobody mentions Glen. With pure fall on both sides, I felt restless on the top. After a fast sandwich and a look at the views, I advanced.

Know honeymoon hikers

Along the way, we met the «honeymoon hikers», recently married and celebrating along the way. I had followed his Facebook publications and I was surprised to meet them in person. They were so happy and with their feet on the ground as their publications made them seem. We chat on the path and share our experiences. We talked about thousands along the way and how the FARAUT application seemed to underestimate mileage. I agreed: those days of 20 miles surely seemed much longer than they appeared in the application.

Bear warnings in Víte Meadow

On our way down, the descent tried our knees, but we still had a good time. While we headed towards Vidte Meadow, we move on to our second ranger of the trip, a young woman from the Charlotte Lake ranger station. We saw signs about the increase in bear activity. The advice: chase the bear «as if you were trying to catch and eat it.» That was an unusual advice and we were not sure how we would follow it. Then we saw a large bear that walked through Vidte Meadow, paying little attention to nearby hikers tried to scare him. He did not escape or seemed startled. Instead, he moved calmly among the empty camps. The meeting incorporated us, and we didn’t feel like persisting.

Pushing Bubbs Creek and Sleeping at 10,500 feet

We press until we arrive at Bubbs Creek, relieved to establish the camp several miles beyond Vidte Meadow. The site was already full of five or six tents, including two women to make the JMT section. The security in the numbers felt reassuring, and camping higher would also facilitate tomorrow’s rise on Forester. We arrived around 4:30 pm, with enough time to chat, eat and rinse in the stream, which was frozen at 10,500 feet.

After a quick dinner, I got into my early bag. The news was that a young bear had wandered the camp the day before, so we kept the pepper spray and the trekking posts within reach of the arm. Forester was in my mind. I left breakfast, egg fight -hijudatada and hot chocolate, knowing that I would need all calories for one of the most intense climbs so far.

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