syudla Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 (edited) Climb: Mt. Russell-Fishhook arete Date of Climb: 7/21/2005 Trip Report: The climb was one we'd wanted for awhile. Finally the opportunity presented itself. Late start after approach drive meant an overniter. Portal to iceberg lk - 4 hrs, including 30 min break at LBS lk. Iceberg to summit - 5 hrs, including slow time on P2 Summit to car - 4 hrs This is a really fun route thats never too hard. Great exposure and a couple really nice pitches, esp. P5 after the notch. Note: Some snow still exists on east side of W-R pass, doable in approach shoes. Edited July 25, 2005 by syudla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Post the photo of the route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgw Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Photo with route superimposed: http://www.summitpost.org/mountains/phot...r_by____limit__ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 awesome...what a beautiful route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgw Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Dechristo, It LOOKS good from afar but the climbing was mediocre I thought. First pitch was OK but the rest are kind of ledgy - much low 5th terrain with a step here and there of up to .7 or .8 (there's no .9 on it as Supertopo would suggest). Think there's better routes on that peak. Thinking Mithral Dihedral (5.9) for example which I haven't done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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