Inspiration - South Face 7/19/2008
Trip: Inspiration - South Face
Date: 7/19/2008
Trip Report:Rat and I climbed the South Face of Inspiration this weekend. Beautiful setting and a fun route. We realized after doing the entire approach that the SCA volunteer at the Marblemount Ranger Station had given us a permit for Torment Basin instead of Terror Basin. Oopsy. I guess that explains why she was asking if we were going to park at the Eldorado trailhead. Fortunately we were never accosted by anyone asking for our permit.
I forgot my ice ax but the glacier is mellow enough right now that a pointy stick worked just fine. We started from the very toe of the buttress which adds a pitch or so to the route as described in Beckey. The gash pitches are just way cool. We took only one rope and had no problem rapping right back to our packs.
Ran into tough guys Dylan and Chad on the summit doing the traverse. They were moving fast, no surprise.
No photos; my camera broke in Chile this winter but Rat took some pics on a disposable grocery store camera. Maybe he’ll scan them in and post them. Yeah, right.
Gear Notes:aluminum crampons
pointy stick
one 60m rope
rack to 2.5 inches
Approach Notes:steep
