cluck Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Climb: Lane Peak - Zipper - North Face Date of Climb: 4/4/2004 Trip Report: While the Russian hard men and women of Cascadeclimbers were launching themselves at Gib ledges nearby or sking on "nut sacks" up by Shuksan, we enjoyed a climb up Lane Peak in the Tatoosh, via the Zipper. Left leaning couloir - just over 1000' of moderate snow with a beatiful alpine setting. After topping out the Zipper, we bailed going the last couple hundred feet to the summit as the snow in the hot morning sun on the South side was 24 inches of slush and avi tracks from the day before were everywhere. We carefully snuck down the south side and descended via col between Lane and Denman. Gear Notes: Crampons, ax and 2nd tool (didn't need the 2nd tool but it was nice to have), pickets (didn't use 'em)& rope (used it but shouldn't have) Approach Notes: This is what makes the Tatoosh so great IMHO. 2 mile approach yields enjoyable climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesclaassen Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluck Posted April 9, 2004 Author Share Posted April 9, 2004 ... a few more pics: Looking up at the start of the couloir Looking back down the couloir from about halfway up Nearing the top of the coiloir - this was about as steep as the route gets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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