Chriznitch Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 Climb: Three Fingered Jack-sul de la Jacque Date of Climb: 7/20/2004 Trip Report: had a great climb up 3FJ on Tuesday with my buddies Kevin and Nate. Found the mountain totally empty--just the way we like it. I originally hoped to climb this last fall, but had to wait due to the B&B Complex fire which burned thru the area last summer. It was amazing to see the devastation from this--the fire burned completely around the peak and definitely was hot along the PCT: The weather early on was foggy-ish, and this didn't break until we reached the "Crawl" We roped up and climbed up to the summit. This was straightforward, but exposed and fun I was really impressed with the tiny summit, and the shimmy along it to sit on the highest point. Great views and exposure here--pretty shear drops to the east and west We rapped off the pinnacle and used the plentiful webbing already there. Check out the mini-trees in the background far below By this point it was a perfect day with few clouds--great views of our route on the hike out This is a fun climb and great on a weekday. This was also my last "Oregon High" peak, so cheers! Quote
Chriznitch Posted July 21, 2004 Author Posted July 21, 2004 oh yeah--we found some plane parts along the trail up to the ridge. It looked like most of the pieces had already been collected, but there are a few still scattered around... Quote
iain Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 wow, quite a bit different compared to the last time I saw that: Quote
gslater Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 Iain - Did they just helo the wreckage out of there? Quote
Chriznitch Posted July 21, 2004 Author Posted July 21, 2004 wow--pretty rough weather to be flying that plane in. Sure was convenient for hiking access and rescue considering it was only a couple hundred feet from the PCT Quote
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