Leaving from the Comet Falls trailhead follow the trail up into the Van Trump Area. Keep following the ridge until it ends at around 7,700 feet where you need to start gaining elevation heading NorthWest. At around 8,900 feet you will find an easy ramp that will get you onto the Kautz Glacier where with a small drop in elevation traversing West you will soon wrap around and arrive on the Success Glacier.

Make your way up the open slopes of the Success Glacier and before long you will make it to the base of the Couloir. With crampons on your feet start climbing up the steep slopes gaining elevation a step at a time. Remember that the slopes don’t ease out once in the chute and keep pushing forward. Once at around 13,000 feet you need to make a decision wether you want to go for the summit or you are there to ski the line. If there to ski find a flat spot on the ridge to transition and descend. If heading for the summit it is time to start traversing lookers right traversing above a massive amount of exposure on the ledge. Once at around 13,500 feet it is the crux of the route traversing east over to the Kautz Glacier where you can easily climb to the summit. When we were there it was too late to safely traverse across and we decided to head back to instead of making it to the summit.

Skiing wise the route is quite straightforward where you just need to follow your ascent route back to the Comet Falls Trailhead. This trip is much easier for skiers when it comes to the approach and getting back to the trailhead but the actual line is a blast no matter what type of snow sliding gear you choose. To see my trip in the area and more photos check out this link

To see my trip in the area and more photos check out this link https://www.whereiskylemiller.com/mt-rainier/fuhrer-finger-success-glacier/