diggler Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Buddy & I are planning on heading up to central Oregon this weekend to attempt a 3 Sisters Marathon. Axe &/or crampons required? Conditions? Any recommendations on places to camp while we're there? If anybody could help us out with a shuttle so we don't have walk back to where we started that would kick ass too (we're planning on doing the traverse on Sunday)! Any beta appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couloir Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Sister's Marathon...as Thomas puts it, "a unique form of suffering..." Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggler Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 Thanks! A 17-mile scree slog/hike/scramble with 8,000 or so ' of elevation gain in an amazing area seems pretty unique to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Are you going in via North ridge of North Sister? it eliminates a fair bit of mileage and makes for a better traverse. The rock is better than the SW ridge IMO--decent down low, but still loose near the summit. Helmets are still a good idea. Go in through Scott Pass trailhead, follow the trail to Alder Creek (probably 10 minutes or less from car, if i recall correctly), cross the creek on a log bridge, and turn left onto a faint climber's trail. Keep the creek on your left and follow it up into the Villard glacier basin (with one large boulder with some fun problems on it next to a stream). then climb up and right onto the ridge. Follow the ridge to the pinnacle and climb up the Bowling Alley. here's a pic from the basin (Alder Creek) and the upper ridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggler Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 Thanks for the beta! I was thinking about the SW ridge, but will consider the option you described. Is it the same difficulty (class 4ish, from what I understand)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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