tivoli_mike Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Climb: Mt. Persis-West Ridge Date of Climb: 1/2/2005 Trip Report: Scottp and I with canine escort settled on this as a nice way to start the year. We were able to drive all the way to the trailhead for this climb, passenger cars will have no problem until the next dump of snow. Found the trail ( orange tape ) and began the steep ascent. This trail meant business... Encountered snow about 3300' which made passing one of the lower Talus fields quite tough. Not enough snow to cover the field but enough to make the rocks slick as ice. Finally broke into thick snow ( 6" worth ) around 4200' and did some postholing about 500' from the summit. The views were absolutely stunning of Index, Baker, Shuksan, Glaicer, Rainier, and the Columbia tower in downtown Seattle ( I am not kidding ). Ran into one other on the way down. Round trip from the car was about 5 hours with a couple of rest breaks and lunch at the summit. Gear Notes: wagon, leash Approach Notes: road is clear all the way to trailhead at 3000' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treknclime Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Nice photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 mount persis is cool. highly recommended for a day trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Hey Goddess: Do you work for Jeff Minzel? Just curious. John Sharp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottP Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 A poorly stitched trio of the Jumpoff Ridge to Baring Group: A banner day for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Looks pretty good to me, Scott. Sounds like a fun trip. Im not familiar with that area. Is it a worthwhile ski after a little more snow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Amazing photo! Anybody ever climb the sick ice pillar on the N. face of Persis? (I remember it touching down in 96? 97?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Amazing photo! Anybody ever climb the sick ice pillar on the N. face of Persis? (I remember it touching down in 96? 97?) I'm pretty sure it touched down last year as well, but I was just looking at it from the Hwy. I dunno if anyone has ever climbed it.... painful approach fer sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 I dont know if anyone has ever climbed it either, it has certainly been attempted though, and watched for a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backcountrydog Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 I dont know if anyone has ever climbed it either, it has certainly been attempted though... by who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ade Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Ummm... Alpine. Got any more pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 February 2004 from Hwy2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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