Stefan

very good read.

thanks for sharing!

Good job guys! Sorry I couldn't make it! Great report Paul.

When I went...I recommend it this way.... July 4th was on a Monday. So most people climbed Sat(the 2nd), Sun(the 3rd), and Mon(the 4th). We climbed it Sun(the 3rd), Mon(the 4th), and Tue(the 5th). We liked it becuase NO ONE was on the same itinerary we were. I am talking NO ONE. And becuase so many other people had been up there one day before we were using their steps they had placed--that was very nice!

Don't forget to bring a bike. After Goldmyer there appears to be a washout only driveable by high clearance 4WD vehicles--you don't want to damage those joints again!

Jack in one day is no easy task--even with the route you took. Good job.

3 year engagement? Sounds like somebody was not really into making the final dive into marriage...or it could be the both of them. Who gets engaged for 3 years?

TSA official doing his job which is: just watching.

I like to shave in the car to work -- with an electric razor. At least it is not a cellphone.

Whoa. Never knew one could see that much. Mucho time to figure that out.

What about "Domke"?

oi!

nice pics! thanks for sharing!

thanks for the report!

I agree completely. It also allows the most successful ascent of whatever you are doing. The earlier you are there, the more time you allowed to screw up on a route, and spend time in deep snow conditions.

I am in the same boat with Klenke on one of his peaks. Three tries on Malachite. Zero summits.

nice!

I have always thought something could be done doing a car shuttle and exiting via road 12 on the east via road 1260 at the south end of the range. Problem is....road 12 does not open until July 1st every year.

If you were able to make it to the gate in your car, then you were able to make it past the rockslide. Which means they cleaned it up. Thanks!

Dberdinka: Was road clear of the rock debris after Clearwater Creek? The reason I ask is becuase earlier this year we wanted to do Groat but there was rocks in the road making the approach over 6 miles one way which we were not up to.

I know on the south end it is now 12 miles one way to the base of the traverse. That's what it shows on TOPO!

Beautiful pictures! thanks for sharing!

Motorcycles baby. That's the answer. Great gas mileage...and if it is light enough you can push the thing under the gates and then up the road....and even up many trails.

Another vote for the Klenke mobile. I have a Honda Civic myself. 35MPG ALL THE TIME. I average about 30 trips a year to the mountains.....maybe one of those trips a year I wish I had higher clearance. You really want to save on gas and have a place to sleep? Get a Jetta Station Wagon TDI. 50mpg on diesel even with the air conditioner on full blast even while sitting in traffic. Diesel prices are high compared to unleaded around here. I heard it was temporary due to some manufacturing problems that will be rectified.

Based on sales, I see wayyy more demand for 10.2-10.5mm ropes than for anything sub-10mm. The price/demand relationship only works up to a point, until the supply catches up to demand. At some point if demand is high enough, production gets ramped up to a volume that starts bringing the unit cost of production down, and competitive pressures force the manufacturers and retailers to pass those lower costs on to the consumer in the form of lower retail prices. More than anything that's why 10.5s cost less than 9.4s - they're making far more of the stuff, so it's cheaper. So in this instance, the lower demand product (9.4mm rope) ends up costing more precisely because there's less demand for it. Thanks for that explanation!