wayne Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 So ends my fascination this year with remote Mt Logan. This time I found our own little version of the Hummingbird Ridge: The Endless NW Ridge. The topo map doesnt lie on this one, It is over a mile long. It has almost 3000 feet verticle and is very serious and committing. Just getting there took more than was bargained. After leaving the trail at Junction Camp, there is great toil bushwacking through to the second lake, then one may be lucky to find the "Wrinkle In Time" to reach the fantastic Logan Creek Valley. Good Bivy amongst bear scat. The climb itself is endless exposed and commiting . Involving much 4th class and 5 rapplels to clear its abundant gendarmes. It gets harder as it goes too. Grade V-5.8 Quote
mvs Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 Okay, the "wrinkle in time" - I gotta know what that is! A hidden gully or a key ledge? Do you travel "a cheval" or make a double pendulum to reach it? sounds awesome, got pictures? Quote
Terminal_Gravity Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 Ont'a try it in da winter wif me, Wayne? Seriously. Quote
wayne Posted October 2, 2003 Author Posted October 2, 2003 The Wrinkle is an instinct I followed on a deer path from the second lake. It is a bizzare triangle that some how separated itself from the west side of the Logan Creek valley. It forms 2 valleys one of which actually flows up the LC valley. It formed the only way I could see to get to the inpenetrable LC valley. You may find it on a close up topo but neither the lakes nor the Wrinkle show up on the Green Trails. Pictures will follow, but you can see the ridge from a distance in Nelsons#1 pg 125 . It is the ridge on the left(Endless Ridge that is) Quote
wayne Posted October 2, 2003 Author Posted October 2, 2003 Terminal_Gravity said: Ont'a try it in da winter wif me, Wayne? Seriously. Appreciate the offer , but I wont go near this thing ever again! Quote
Terminal_Gravity Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 wayne1112 said: Terminal_Gravity said: Ont'a try it in da winter wif me, Wayne? Seriously. Appreciate the offer , but I wont go near this thing ever again! Really?! That good/trying Huh? Quote
erik Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 wayne1112 said: Appreciate the offer , but I wont go near this thing ever again! RAD! Quote
mvs Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 wayne1112 said: The Wrinkle is an instinct I followed on a deer path from the second lake. It is a bizzare triangle that some how separated itself from the west side of the Logan Creek valley. It forms 2 valleys one of which actually flows up the LC valley. It formed the only way I could see to get to the inpenetrable LC valley. ... Very interesting. I just returned from "A Stitch Saves Nine," an alternate way to the bathroom that avoids the 2nd floor lobby. Seriously though, sounds awesome! Quote
forrest_m Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 I always think those weird geographical anomalies are cool – like the imperfect impasse (where it appears as how god took an 80’ square-bit router to the backside of Whatcom peak), or that little valley just before you drop over into cub lake on the dome peak approach that just seems to be running perpendicular to the direction you think it should… Nice work, wayne, you’re Mr. long ridge traverse this summer… Quote
wayne Posted October 3, 2003 Author Posted October 3, 2003 The pictures may be dissapointing as I was free-solo and alone . There is another picture of the upper one-half of the route in the green Becky(second edition) page:312 it is the ridge down and right. Kearny did a rt up the face shown to get to the last gende, then bailed into a traverse left, to summit.There are a couple of good reasons this rt wasnt done before. : Its almost unreachable and the climbing is in big fear territory. Not that its all that loose.the ambience of the place is so intimidating and the rt finding is desparate if you blow it. Very scary if you dont. Quote
wayne Posted October 9, 2003 Author Posted October 9, 2003 Here is a Picture of the last 2 gendarmes. I hope to get a couple more up later Quote
Marko Posted October 10, 2003 Posted October 10, 2003 Very goddamn cool Wayne! Helluva an adventure once again old man. Cheers, Mark Quote
Mtguide Posted October 23, 2003 Posted October 23, 2003 Great shot,Wayne;finally got around to viewing yr post--that's definitely some grim-looking catwalk.OSHA approved,I'm sure--many congratulations on a fine classic.Talk about "blossoms at dawn in the face of the mountain god". Quote
wayne Posted October 24, 2003 Author Posted October 24, 2003 Thanks Zac , I was wondering how this old thread got dragged back up. People would rather read about Tori Allen on this site rather than this throw-back climb. Do a visit and I will show you the rest of the pics, I cant load them here Quote
klenke Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Another view of the endless NW Ridge. Taken from Forbidden Peak on 7/23/05: Quote
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