Watch for a bergschrund here also. Once past the ridge, you are on a gentle upper glacial basin separating West and Middle Peaks. Climb westerly parallel to the ridge then up onto the ridge at the west end or the False Summit . This is just across a notch from the West Peak, the highest summit of the Olympus Range. To climb the summit block, a number of rock routes are possible on the north and east sides.
Difficulty is moderate and falling rock a problem, especially for large groups.
The return trip can be difficult in poor weather. This is an effort to reduce the amount of human waste encountered while climbing on Mt. Olympus. The free bags, available at the registry box, will be used by climbers to collect their human waste. The collection site for used bags is in a container on the Lateral Moraine about 1 mile above Glacier Meadows.