Pete_H

No. Spam.

So, in other words ... you're admitting you were wrong?

Probably b/c there is a huge bullet hole in it. On the contrary, bear can be very good eating and many people enjoy it, including myself. Leaving the head doesn't mean anything. A licensed bear hunter is just as likely to leave the damaged skull as is a poacher, and the hunter apparently took the hide and meat. But really, who knows and who cares; but jumping to the conclusion that it was poached is stupid, espescialy when its the middle of bear season and its easy to get multiple bear tags.

Potter, Huber, Barber, etc. Those guys are all alive. In fact, Bachar and Hersey are the only two that I can think of that died free soloing.

Prolly fuk'n poachers. Probably not. Its been bear season for the last couple months.

And you think Primus sucks.

I'm kind of suprised. I would have figured Barry Blanchard could have taken on a Grizzly barehanded and won easy.

Pearl Jam sucks.

Perhaps this should be moved to the Peyote forum

How about get a job. That will keep you busy.

Nice! Lucked out with the wedder. I climbed Wildflowers more than ten years ago and it was good but rather licheny. It sure looks like its cleaned up a bit by now.

Late summer summits on the Lib Bell group are often quite sublime. Nice work!

Rick Perry kind of reminds me of George W, but without the brains.

Nice. Lib Crack is definitly a classic! One minor point though, John. Forbidden and environs are Skagit Gneiss, not granite. Though the rock on the West Ridge is indeed high quality!

Thanks for the report jstluise. That descent option is definitly circuitous and has the potential to be very time consuming. I hope your bivy wasn't too bad! At least Sherpa Pass is a nice spot. Look forward to your TR.

Hey Dan Thanks for the pic of the north side of Stuart, but that pic does not show Sherpa Pass which lies east of Sherpa Peak (between Sherpa peak and Argonaut). You may be confusing it with the Sherpa Glacier.

Unless you have some particular desire to go via Stuart Lake, I would recommend using the Mtneers Crk drainage to access the north side of Stuart. Its a pretty direct and quick way to go with minimal schwacking. Good bivying near the moraine at he base of Sherpa Glacier. But if you did descend from Sherpa Pass and wanted to come back to your bivy you'd have to backtrack a bit.

Sherpa Glacier didn't look like a very viable option to me last week. There was a big schrund and a lot of glacial ice. Another option is to descend from Sherpa Pass into Mountaineers Creek. Here's instructions: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1032472/Sherpa_Pass_as_a_Descent_from_#Post1032472

Diedre for sure. Also SW Rib of S Early. Snake Hike in Yos. NE Rdige of Triumph. Cat in the Hat in Red Rocks, except for the last slabby pitch. Always wanted to solo Exum on the Grand.

Nice. Such nice country. Thanks.

Originally I wanted to summit Sherpa too but the East Ridge would have been a lot of suck to descend.

Oban good

That's a fun climb. That doesn't look like bear poo though, probly goat or deer.

This past Thursday, Chris M and I climbed the CNR of Stuart starting from Mountaineers Creek TH. For the descent we traversed over to Sherpa Pass, and descended back into Mountaineers Creek regaining the climbers trail leading back to the main Stuart Lake trail. This route is a viable option for descending from Stuart to the north later in the season when Sherpa Glacier is out of condition. Our path of travel, however, was not the most efficient as we traversed the rugged south face of Sherpa Peak looking for the best way across; taking us 3 hours from the top of Stuart to Sherpa Pass. In hindsight, the best way to go would have been to directly descend the south facing gully from the notch at the base of the West Ridge of Sherpa Peak approximately 1200 vf to where it is easy to wrap around to the east under the majority of cliff bands that form the south side of Sherpa Peak. From there make a rising traverse east on treed and sandy slopes and benches until you can see Sherpa Pass; which will be about 30 minutes and approximately 300 vf higher. Continue rising traverse to the east to Sherpa Pass. From Sherpa Pass the descent was very efficient, taking us only another 2 hours to gain Stuart Lake Trail. Descend the relatively gently snow slope and talus into the upper Mountaineers Crk Basin. Follow the Talus down into the lower Mountaineers Creek Basin to where talus turns into slide alder and brush. Keep the creek on your right and you will soon rejoin the Mountaineers Creek climbers trail. There were some sucky sections through here involving dead fall, large boulders, and slide alder, but they were relatively short. If done efficiently, I would expect this descent route would take about 4 hours from the summit of Stuart back to Stuart Lake trail.

Nice job Matt Alford. Looks like a sick ski line in the right condition!