Jake Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 (edited) There is anecdotal evidence that Native Americans may have done FAs of Mt Rainier and The Grand Teton. I'd venture that MANY FAs were done by natives for various reasons. Maybe - it would be interesting if there was a way to actually find out. I guess all there really is is Indian oral history (though maybe some stuff has been written down by early settlers and historians on Indian travels?), which can be both accurate and inaccurate - especially when trying to compare things from different cultures. I just don't see Indians spending lots of time in remote areas with harsh climates that are covered in snow 2/3 or the year. Edited April 20, 2004 by Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leejams Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Not sure if it a "least tagged summit" but wondering if anyone has tagged bears breast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 It is interesting to brainstorm the more prominent peaks that are the Least Tagged Summits . It is probably in order: Hozomeen Mt. Prophet South Twin Lyman Hill Three Fools Mt. Misch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Not sure if it a "least tagged summit" but wondering if anyone has tagged bears breast? I know two parties over the past two years who have done Bears Breast..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 I just don't see Indians spending lots of time in remote areas with harsh climates that are covered in snow 2/3 or the year. They spent enough time on the Grand to build the Enclosure - it's use is unknown however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klar404 Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 I've haven't talked to anyone who has climbed Red Mt. in the Spada reservoir.Pioneer ridge looks less traveled. Agnes is on my list for this summer if I can get the time off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Stefan has done the Red up by Spada. It is high on my ticklist. I know Jim Nelson and Co. went to Pioneer Ridge last summer. True, though. Those are two seldom-tagged peaks/areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superman Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Genesis Peak is hardly ever climbed ... my dad (and climbing party) made the first ascent in the mid-70s. Pioneer Ridge has only seen a handful of ascents. I don't know how often Swiss peak gets climbed, but I'd bet it's not often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpine_Tom Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 As for Indians visiting stuff - I dunno. I kinda doubt the Indians were out there wandering around on some high ridge in the middle of nowhere. Why would they? - no food, shelter up there. Have you ever heard of any FAs by Indians? Of course not. It's not an FA unless you're a white guy and write it up someplace for other white guys to read. It's hard to imagine a population in an area for upwards of 12,000 years bothering to wander around on some high ridge in the middle of nowhere, far from 7-Elevens or anything useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 There is anecdotal evidence that Native Americans may have done FAs of Mt Rainier and The Grand Teton. I'd venture that MANY FAs were done by natives for various reasons. Maybe - it would be interesting if there was a way to actually find out. I guess all there really is is Indian oral history (though maybe some stuff has been written down by early settlers and historians on Indian travels?), which can be both accurate and inaccurate - especially when trying to compare things from different cultures. I just don't see Indians spending lots of time in remote areas with harsh climates that are covered in snow 2/3 or the year. marmot hunting goat hunting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 marmot hunting Marmot hunting is best in the winter. You have to dig'em up, but they are pre-marinated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllYouCanEat Posted April 30, 2004 Author Share Posted April 30, 2004 (edited) As for Indians visiting stuff - I dunno. I kinda doubt the Indians were out there wandering around on some high ridge in the middle of nowhere. Why would they? - no food, shelter up there. Have you ever heard of any FAs by Indians? Of course not. It's not an FA unless you're a white guy and write it up someplace for other white guys to read. It's hard to imagine a population in an area for upwards of 12,000 years bothering to wander around on some high ridge in the middle of nowhere, far from 7-Elevens or anything useful. Finding out what the indians did/accomplished 12 thousand years ago when we don't even know what happened 100 years ago isn't really relevant to the discussion (though interesting ). I'm sure they did many things we don't know about. Indians are aid. Edited May 6, 2004 by AllYouCanEat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncascademtns Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 If you are talking least summit peaks listed under the top 50 (Fry or Bulger), I would guess Monument Peak in the Pasayten Wilderness. I climbed it back in 2000 and the last visit in the summit register was in 1995. That is pretty impressive. Especially impressive when people are trying to bag the top 50. I count that one as one of the most remote top 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncascademtns Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Not sure if it's been mentioned but I don't think Bonanza gets climbed very often. Some of us has had the chance to climb that Evil Octopus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 How about Cloudcap Peak? (Becky's red book-Nooksack Cirque) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowell_Skoog Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 A lot of the peaks that have been named here have been climbed several times. I've climbed some of them and I know people who've climbed others, so I doubt that they're "least tagged summits." I think a peak has to have been climbed just once to qualify for least tagged status. "Never tagged" is not as interesting at tagged only once. There are probably several peaks that have been climbed only once. Since I was in the neighborhood last week, here's a likely one that comes to mind--the Devil's Toothpick, east of Mt Rahm near Silver Lake. Red Fred says Wild, Lucke and Roper climbed it in 1980. I bet it hasn't been climbed since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Since I was in the neighborhood last week, here's a likely one that comes to mind--the Devil's Toothpick, east of Mt Rahm near Silver Lake. Red Fred says Wild, Lucke and Roper climbed it in 1980. I bet it hasn't been climbed since then. ssshhhhh don't tell anyone about that super nice couloir on the north side leading up to the "u-shaped notch" shhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Roper Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 There's a good shot of this couloir in red CAG, p.135, 2nd edition. We looked up at it from the Skagit-Ross Lake road, and looked down on it from the notch on a recon trip up Silver Creek to Silver Lake in 1970. Just a matter of time before one of you guys is skiing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 SSSSSSSHHHHH! John! SHHH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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