TrevorH Posted September 3, 2003 Posted September 3, 2003 Does some one know of anyone that has climbed the North, Middle, & South Sisters along with Broken Top and Mt. Bachelor all in a day. A buddy and I climbed all in 21hrs (this included no tranportation support from the Green Lakes Trailhead to Mt. Bachelor).Thanks! Quote
Sphinx Posted September 3, 2003 Posted September 3, 2003 Yes, it's been done, but no, I don't know details. And where's you witnesses and GPS track??? Quote
rbw1966 Posted September 3, 2003 Posted September 3, 2003 I'm pretty sure its been done several times. Not by me though, thats for sure. Â Congrats. Quote
Ursa_Eagle Posted September 3, 2003 Posted September 3, 2003 I haven't tried the sisters marathon yet (let alone adding on Broken Top and Bachelor), but 21 hours seems really fast! on! Quote
Fejas Posted September 3, 2003 Posted September 3, 2003 21 hours huh? not sayin ya didn't do it, just thinkin it is more of an ocomplishment than you make it sound... sounds like a - troll to me... I'm with shinx on this one, where is the goods? Quote
skyclimb Posted September 3, 2003 Posted September 3, 2003 Was the traverse on north pretty easy? This is the first time in the past 10 years that it has completely melted out. Did you find it more difficult traversing on scree?? Nice time! Many pople have done it, and a few have even added the husband, and little brother in the combination under 24 hours. 21 hours is still a very good acc omplishment. Quote
TrevorH Posted September 4, 2003 Author Posted September 4, 2003 That's right...21hours! If you don't think we did it....... well then that's your problem. I don't need a photo to let you know that we climbed each. We know that we've done it and are proud of what we did. To be honest, we could have done it faster........ Quote
kurthicks Posted September 4, 2003 Posted September 4, 2003 i believe that it could happen...i'm just wondering what route you took from B-choss back to Bachy... that could make a lot of difference. so what was it? Quote
Bug Posted September 4, 2003 Posted September 4, 2003 TrevorH said: That's right...21hours! If you don't think we did it....... well then that's your problem. I don't need a photo to let you know that we climbed each. We know that we've done it and are proud of what we did. To be honest, we could have done it faster........ Right on dudes!!!! Give us a good TR. I want to hear your story. Quote
b-rock Posted September 4, 2003 Posted September 4, 2003 TrevorH said: That's right...21hours! If you don't think we did it....... well then that's your problem. I don't need a photo to let you know that we climbed each. We know that we've done it and are proud of what we did. To be honest, we could have done it faster........ Â Quote
TrevorH Posted September 4, 2003 Author Posted September 4, 2003 We left Pole Creek TH at 3:10am Friday morning Aug. 29- to get to the SE Ridge of the N. Sister. The traverse on the N. Sister was snow free and was easily crossed. We reached the summit at 7am. We descended down to the col between N. and M. Sisters and then reached the summit of M. Sister at around 8:45. We descended down to the Chamber Lakes. The descent was brutal. Very little snow - but the little snow was still slick at that time in the morning. We rested at Chamber Lakes for about an half an hour. We then headed up the n. face of the S. Sister. We reached the top of the S. Sister around 1pm. The ascent was tiring and time consuming. Thank God for the hammer gel. Conditions on the N. Face of the S. Sister were rather good - except for the scree. There again was no snow. And the little traverse that one makes was rather uneventful. We then descended down to Green Lakes area and rested awhile and got some water. Then we headed up to Broken Top. We reached the summit of Broken Top at around 5:30. Descending out to the Green Lakes TH seemed like it took for ever. We reached the TH at around 7:15pm and taking a short break. We reached the parking lot at Sunrise Lodge around 9:15pm. My buddy and I were hoping to run the entire way up the Cascade Lakes Highway but that didn't happen - hence the time it took us to get to bacelor. We summited Bachelor at 10:42pm (our turn around time was 10:45). We descended by one headlamp at made it to a car were a friend was waiting at 12:08am. The reason for the turn around time was that my buddy is an ER doc and had to be at work at 7am. A great adventure. We brought but didn't use our crampons or ice axes. We only wore running shoes - however the soles of our feet were a little sore by the end. Good luck to others who want to do the same. Â Â Quote
Redoubt Posted September 4, 2003 Posted September 4, 2003 TrevorH said: The reason for the turn around time was that my buddy is an ER doc and had to be at work at 7am. Â So, uh, where is your buddy an ER doc? I might want to avoid that place on mornings after he's done a trip like this one. Â Great job on the traverse, and a completely believable overall time. As mentioned above, people have done an even longer version still under 24 hours. Quote
gapertimmy Posted September 4, 2003 Posted September 4, 2003 most excellent! Â i think to improve on the time/route it might be better to exit green lakes via the brokentop trailhead, thus you don't loose some elevation that you had to regain on the cascade lakes highway. Â wazzu we doin this next spring but we're doing it on skis beyotch!!!!!! Â nice work though, that is quite an adventure! did the smoke get to you guys at all? Â man that much smoke and that much scree, a true orygun epic Quote
Fejas Posted September 4, 2003 Posted September 4, 2003 TrevorH said: We left Pole Creek TH at 3:10am Friday morning Aug. 29- to get to the SE Ridge of the N. Sister. The traverse on the N. Sister was snow free and was easily crossed. We reached the summit at 7am. We descended down to the col between N. and M. Sisters and then reached the summit of M. Sister at around 8:45. We descended down to the Chamber Lakes. The descent was brutal. Very little snow - but the little snow was still slick at that time in the morning. We rested at Chamber Lakes for about an half an hour. We then headed up the n. face of the S. Sister. We reached the top of the S. Sister around 1pm. The ascent was tiring and time consuming. Thank God for the hammer gel. Conditions on the N. Face of the S. Sister were rather good - except for the scree. There again was no snow. And the little traverse that one makes was rather uneventful. We then descended down to Green Lakes area and rested awhile and got some water. Then we headed up to Broken Top. We reached the summit of Broken Top at around 5:30. Descending out to the Green Lakes TH seemed like it took for ever. We reached the TH at around 7:15pm and taking a short break. We reached the parking lot at Sunrise Lodge around 9:15pm. My buddy and I were hoping to run the entire way up the Cascade Lakes Highway but that didn't happen - hence the time it took us to get to bacelor. We summited Bachelor at 10:42pm (our turn around time was 10:45). We descended by one headlamp at made it to a car were a friend was waiting at 12:08am. The reason for the turn around time was that my buddy is an ER doc and had to be at work at 7am. A great adventure. We brought but didn't use our crampons or ice axes. We only wore running shoes - however the soles of our feet were a little sore by the end. Good luck to others who want to do the same. Â Â Awsome, Thats hudge... It would be for me anyways... First post of yours made it sound like, - oh we kinda did this little climb and oh well ya know its no biggy-... middle summit at 8:45am, smokin fast dood... Thats way cool, way to... Quote
kurthicks Posted September 5, 2003 Posted September 5, 2003 i'm in for an orygun epic timmay! time to get me some planks, huh? what about the wallowas? i'm open on the 20th weekend... Quote
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