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I'm not sure if this has been done, but it may be interesting. What is the mountain that you have attempted the most?

 

Now these aren't always the most difficult. I once met a guy who turned around for the 7th time on Shuksan. It took me 4 tries before I got it right! After that first one, I tagged the summit the next 4 out of 6.

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Does it matter if a success followed all of those failures?

 

Most failures before a successful ascent: 5 --> Mt. Index (main peak); 3 --> Cashmere Mountain; 2 --> Jack Mountain, Lennox Mountain, Lundin Peak

Most failures without a successful ascent*: 3 --> Malachite Peak; 2 --> Elephant Butte, Kyes Peak, Gunn Peak, Mt. Stickney, Whitehorse Mountain, Mt. Curtis Gilbert; 1 --> numerous (probably around 40 total)

 

* not leaving the trailhead/car does not count here for me

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4 attempts on S Face Prussik.

 

1st - partners wimped out on sight of the peak

2nd - rain

3rd - rain

4th - lightning on 4th pitch -- rappelled off

 

Not sure if I'll try again or not!

 

My wife has attempted to climb Forbidden Peak I think 3 times, and gotten sick, been weathered off, or failed to get the requisite permit and changed plans.

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Mt Robson for me with 4 attempts.

 

1st: Kane face spent 1.5 days in a tent while 2.5' of freshiez accumulated.

 

2nd: N Face, got to the shrund at midnight and we were wallowing in crotch deep slush plus as soon as the sun hit the face it started avalanching.

 

3rd: Drove to the parking lot and didn't like it...no sir.

 

4th Wishbone arete, we bivied somewhere on the route and woke up to rain and a nice static hum as we rapped.

 

5th Climbed the Wishbone thumbs_up.gif

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These are the one's i still haven't climbed for reasons beyond the control of man or god:

 

4 on Colonial Pk N.F.

3 on NY Gulley

3 on baker NR

3 on colfax ice route

3 on staurt glacier couloir

4 on crestone needle

5 on ham and eggs

2 on eldorado nw face couloir

3 on the ribbon

2 on Ashlu

4 on Vienesse NF

2 on cardinal pinnacle

2 on rideout

4 on price glacier/nooksack tower

3 on hyperspace

3 on hood/i-rock

2 on sloan w.face

I've fail on a WHOLE lot more shit than that, but i just listed one's i've either failed multiple times. I didn't list shit i've finally gotten up...like backbone ridge took 3 attempts but with success finally.

 

this winter i attempted 7 alpine climbs 7 weekends in a row with much driving and slogging without any success.

i'm good at failing...but i get up lots of shit too. it's all about the short term memory, persistance, and will of the gods. Skill has LITTLE to do with it.

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NAh, the hardest thing about alpine climbing is getting up early.

 

I agree completely. It also allows the most successful ascent of whatever you are doing.

 

The earlier you are there, the more time you allowed to screw up on a route, and spend time in deep snow conditions.

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Whitehorse, as I recall, is one peak with an awful lot of unsuccessful attempts. I'd have to say that I have never had more than one failure on anything. The only unfinished business I have at present is Triumph and Liberty Ridge. I think I need to aim for a higher mark. I am not failing enough.

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Whitehorse, as I recall, is one peak with an awful lot of unsuccessful attempts. I'd have to say that I have never had more than one failure on anything. The only unfinished business I have at present is Triumph and Liberty Ridge. I think I need to aim for a higher mark. I am not failing enough.

 

You got up Johannesburg?

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I think I tried N Ridge of Stuart "4 times" before I got up it. I always went up there way late season after it started raining elsewhere, thinking I could "get away with it" since the Stuart Range is typically drier than the West side. It was total noobville.

 

I also tried Rainier a few times before I finally summitted.

 

I am really bad though, if I don't get up something my first try I typically just go do something else, I'm not one who has a short list of stuff that I absolutely have to get done before I change focus. That, and sometimes it takes a while for me to forget how much work some of these objectives are. Thankfully my memory is pretty short.

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I've been super lucky!

 

2 attempts at the Brother's Traverse - at least I have tagged both summits now. :-)

2 Winter Rainier Attempts - My spring climb of Fuher Finger went off without a hitch

2 Winter Tooth Attempts - too much snow, too much wallowing

2 Winter Chair Peak Attempts - would have made it the second time if we had been a party of two. It was great ice that year.

 

Otherwise, I have been successful on almost all my climbs.

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I'm like Alex - I've failed on a lot of things once, never to go back again... or else failed only once, and then succeeded (on my admittedly modest objectives)

 

3 attempts on Chair Pk, w/o success

2 attempts on Maude in winter, before succeeding

2 attempts on Vesper N face before succeeding

2 attempts on Jack, w/o success

2 attempts on Shuksan, w/o success (3 if you count never leaving the trailhead as an attempt)

2 attempts on Forbidden Pk before succeeding

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