Gary_Yngve Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 Climb: Red Mountain-up NW face, down SW face Date of Climb: 12/23/2004 Trip Report: Five of us headed up Red Mountain, hoping to catch some good views despite the crummy snow conditions. There wasn't much snow, and it was hard and firm along the trail. At Red Pass, we took a gully upward for a few hundred feet that consisted of nice styrofoam snow. The gully exited onto the upper face, where we found nowhere near enough snow over choss and slabs. After painstaking excavations of good holds, we walked to the summit. Descending the SW face was easier, but there still wasn't enough snow to feel comfortable plunge-stepping down. Every once in a while there'd be just 2-3 inches of snow over rock. Toward the bottom we had to meander around some more rocks, but we all got down without too much trouble. I'll post a few pics later. Gear Notes: all of us should have had helmets didn't ever need snowshoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpine_Dreamer Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 I attempted der Toofen last Tuesday (Winter Solstice ) with a couple folks and experienced similar flailing. We expected a cruise climb, and possibly a swing by Chair to check on conditions there. We were promply cold-cocked by the wet snow/ice covered rock (we didn't bring tools or 'poons). Hopefully the only time I'll have to see aided 5.4 climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted December 28, 2004 Author Share Posted December 28, 2004 (edited) Edited December 28, 2004 by Gary_Yngve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Nice pics Gary. I thought about heading up to Red Mtn yesterday, but opted for rock climbin' at Erie instead. Der Toofen... Hopefully the only time I'll have to see aided 5.4 climbing. So how far did you get? That first section is probably the toughest in winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted December 31, 2004 Author Share Posted December 31, 2004 I should add that we had five of us plus gear in a sedan. SUVs suck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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