Kyle_Flick Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 Travis Hammond, Dave Piccarelo and I, due to thin potentially rotten ice conditions of the steep narrow gully accessing the upper third of the route, forged a new route of the upper section that trended up to the N.E. Ridge topping out about 700' below the summit. The weather cooperated with cool conditions. Given the lateness of our attempt (May 18) we were still surprised about the volume of spindrift that befell us especially timed when leading at the cruxes of the numerous pitches. Good stiff challenging steep snow, moderate ice and short sections of mixed climbing with several patches of rotten ice that caused us to traverse and wind our way up different gullys for better conditions. A very wild alpine experience that seemed out of place so near the highway. As mentioned in earlier threads, the descent off the mountain to the northeast is far quicker than to the west over Easy Pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 Photos from this climb coming soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fence_Sitter Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 get em quick i'd love to se that line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 Here is a link to the pics. web page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 the smiling in the pictures says it all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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