[TR] Hook Creek Area, Icicle.- Mole north face, Puff Majic Dragon, Edward's Peak 8/29/2004

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Climb: Hook Creek Area, Icicle.-Mole north face, Puff Majic Dragon, Edward's Peak

 

Date of Climb: 8/29/2004

 

Trip Report:

Kyle Flick and I decided to wyle away a beautiful Sunday afternoon slogging up hook creek, climbing the north face of the Mole, rapping the south side, climbing the arete of Puff the Majic Dragon, and ending up following the west ridge of Edward's Peak. Pretty unremarkable, straightforward climbing in an incredible setting. Check out the pictures for details.

 

We started from the pull-out by Alphabet Rock at 4.45am, hiking the nice trail up past Yellowjacket Tower, into the schwack to access Hook Creek. Three hours later, we were at the base of the Mole's north face.

 

This face was two, 200 foot pitches of 5.7 climbing with hummocks and nice hand jams, and great pro. Rapping down the south side, we then went to the base of Puff. Puff's north ridge was mid fifth at most and pretty unremarkable. Topping out and looking down the W. face, we realized we should've climbed the 3 pitch dihedral on the W. face. Oh well, next time. The last two pitches followed a solid, scenic ridge that Kyle dubbed Edward's Peak that led from the top of Puff to Edwards Mesa. Back to the car by 6.30pm.

 

If you're headed up there this fall, there's no water in hook creek, however, there are some stagnant pools on the mesa itself.

 

Kyle starting the first pitch of n.f. of the Mole.

 

View from the nice ledge belay on the n.f.

 

View down to hook creek from the top.

 

Top of Puff, looking down Rat Creek.

 

2nd pitch of Edward's Peak ridge.

 

Gear Notes:

Light rack, one 60m rope.

 

Approach Notes:

Typical eastside bushwack.

[Szyjakowski]

nice work gents!!!