Ponzini Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 Of course. Too easy! The ridge in the foreground is hiding about half of the relief. Here's another, in the same region. Like Tiara, lots of potential. Unlike Tiara, I actually climbed it. Quote
Dru Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 How long did it take you guys to get in Todd? Quote
Ponzini Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 It took 8 hours from the end of the Kwoiek Cr road to a good camp a little NW of Kwoiek Peak. 2 people with lighter (ie 3 day) packs could do it in 5 hours. Although I think some of the Kwioek Cr bridges have been pulled, the creeks should be drivable with a good 4X4, making this access way faster than Log Creek. Quote
Dru Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 The Kwoiek Cr deactivation was an inhouse job Quote
layton Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 just leading y'all astray w/the grimface thing. clue: hiking trail, it's not on the way to anything, owe it to us, we didn't climb it for a good reason lately you can't ride a mtn bike most of the way b/c lots of downed trees due to fire indeed it's in red fred way back there a far hike yucky i actually spelled it out for you if you read the 1st letter of each line. there may or probably may not be a good line on it. The ridge coming down on the right side of the photo would probably be a VERY fun ez moderate, the face is lots of ribs with wide cracks separated by LOTS of sand gullys, kinda like parts of silverstar. no route stood out as much fun and we made an agreement to not force something stupid (finally). Quote
jordop Posted January 6, 2005 Author Posted January 6, 2005 Of course. Too easy! The ridge in the foreground is hiding about half of the relief. Here's another, in the same region. Like Tiara, lots of potential. Unlike Tiara, I actually climbed it. the ellen Woodpile or what? Quote
Ponzini Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 You got it. North Ridge on the right - a pleasent scramble. Quote
wdietsch Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 (edited) All right ... I'll play ... Brown Becky pile of Choss Edited January 7, 2005 by wdietsch Quote
wdietsch Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 gee didn't mean to rain on your parade ... throw you northerner's some rubble from South Cenral and you run and hide under those nice granite slabs up north. her are a few clues ... Half the height of Rainier, give or take a few hundred feet old volcanic remnant winter conditions are the best for climbing intricate maze of gulleys terrain of the goat tom and bob, not necessarily in the morning South of Snoqualmie unsavory rock quality crow and Raven Roost krawarik & martin survey to the west Quote
Ponzini Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 (edited) Uhhhh.... Mt. <name deleted>? Edited June 12, 2006 by Off_White Quote
wdietsch Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 (edited) Uhhhh.... Mt. <name deleted> no ... mounting <name deleted> is Caddis' job Edited June 12, 2006 by Off_White Quote
Alpinfox Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 Goat Citadel? Or one of those other goat rocks peaks. Quote
wdietsch Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 Decent guess, but no ... equally decomposed and "friable" as Fred would say Think like a Viking not a Goat Quote
wdietsch Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 correct .... North Face of the East Peak there's a shot of your "Rumors of Ice" from Jason & Alex's book ... taken in the spring of 88? pm if you want more info Quote
Alpinfox Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 How hard is it to get to? You took that pic from the NW peak 6917'? Quote
wdietsch Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 it all depends on the snow conditions .... one year, in Feb, it took me and 2 buddys 6 @#$% hours in fresh knee deep powder (even with snowshoes) to get from the snow park directly below to a camp refered to as "The Yeti's Lair" below the Mainmast .. on good solid pack it's about 2-1/2 hours ... roughtly about 3000 vertical in 1 mile Becky's description in approach (b) is the best .. even with that there are a few tricks ... keep an eye out for some survey tape and every once in a while you may also see tree blazes and old pieces of tin can nailed to trees as well ... this area gets a fair amount of hunter traffic in the fall disclaimer - I am in no way saying that the ice on the north face is worth the effort. Likewise for other potentials throughout the rest of the formation. And you won't know what you will find untill you are on it ... Some years it's been good others have been nothing but loose snow and some crappy class 4. leave your skis at home ... if the snow is deep shoes are the only way to do it If you have a snowmobile you can do a little recon by taking the FS road up to Raven Roost which is directly to the north acrossed the Falls creek drainage Quote
wdietsch Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 How hard is it to get to? You took that pic from the NW peak 6917'? the picture was taken from the West Peak, 6880 Here is a shot of the South Face of the East Peak from 410 Quote
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