telemarker Posted July 1, 2003 Posted July 1, 2003 (edited) Looking to climb Backbone Ridge this Sunday, 7-6, and need a padnah. I climbed it last year, so I'm familiar with the route. I'll do all the leading. Just have some alpine experience and a good attitude! It's a great climb. PM me if interested. Edited July 1, 2003 by telemarker Quote
Ed_Hobbick Posted July 1, 2003 Posted July 1, 2003 Hi John. I'm working on the 5th otherwise I might be up for it. I'm thinking of going to Squamish with texaswall to climb some 5.9 routes on El Jefe. Quote
telemarker Posted July 1, 2003 Author Posted July 1, 2003 10am start at trailhead would be too late, big Ed. We'll climb it later this year some time, tho. Quote
Stefan Posted July 2, 2003 Posted July 2, 2003 telemarker said: Looking to climb Backbone Ridge this Sunday, 7-6, and need a padnah. I climbed it last year, so I'm familiar with the route. I'll do all the leading. Just have some alpine experience and a good attitude! It's a great climb. PM me if interested. Â Just curious. I was on the Backbone ridge last year too. What did you climb? What were your exit and entry points? Quote
telemarker Posted July 2, 2003 Author Posted July 2, 2003 Well, you ask what did we climb on Backbone Ridge? We climbed Backbone Ridge on Backbone Ridge, on Dragontail Peak. Maybe I don't understand your question. As far as entry and exit points, I think there are variations. We started south of, up glacier, of where the ridge meets colchuck glacier, and traversed north on easy blocks and ledges, then back south to the ridge again, making a long zig then a long zag back to the ridge. Exit point was the fin, and there are variations here too. You can traverse all the way across the ledge system to a long 5.7 corner, then some rattly face climbing to the top of the fin. Or better, you can climb the three pitches recommended in the Nelson guide. We chose the former, and this time I want to climb the fin by the latter option. Hope this helps. Quote
Stefan Posted July 2, 2003 Posted July 2, 2003 I thought you meant Backbone Ridge in the North Cascades..... Quote
telemarker Posted July 2, 2003 Author Posted July 2, 2003 Oh, sorry. I'm a little geo-centric living in Wenatchee here, or just plain stupid, one of the two, so I just assumed you were talking about Dragontail Peak in the central cascades. Quote
eric8 Posted July 2, 2003 Posted July 2, 2003 I think most people knew you meant backbone on dragontail. Quote
Coondog Posted July 8, 2003 Posted July 8, 2003 TR from your jaunt to Backbone??? I'm headed into the Enchantments and interested in your thoughts... since after having read every thread on cc mentioning "dragontail" I still don't have enough juicy beta... Â Thanks- --Cd. Quote
bobbyperu Posted July 8, 2003 Posted July 8, 2003 so whats up? who wants to do backbone? i'm in... uhhh and whattup with linking backbone/serpentine... anybody done the 4400' grand tour? wanna? -bp Quote
JoshK Posted July 8, 2003 Posted July 8, 2003 bobbyperu said: so whats up? who wants to do backbone? i'm in... uhhh and whattup with linking backbone/serpentine... anybody done the 4400' grand tour? wanna? -bp  linking? huh? Not sure how it would be "linking" anything, but rather just climbing up one and then descending and climbing the other. I missing sumpin'? Quote
erik Posted July 8, 2003 Posted July 8, 2003 HOW DO YOU LINK UP HALF DOME, EL CAP AND MY WATKINS? Â TERMINALOGY!!! Â Quote
bobbyperu Posted July 9, 2003 Posted July 9, 2003 sorry joshk... man i'm confusing huh? got to get my terminology down, well thanx for setting me straight how about enchaining, or climbing one, then the other, after the other, yeah that sounds better -bp Quote
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