[TR] Persis-Index Traverse- 10/9/2005

[colt45]

Climb: Persis-Index Traverse-

 

Date of Climb: 10/9/2005

 

Trip Report:

Yuko and I did this traverse yesterday; it's a lot of fun but is longer than one might expect with some tricky route-finding. We ran into a very experienced climber going solo who was able to help us stay on track. In total it took 10 hours car-to-car, with good visibility on the way out and a white-out on the way back. The summit was fully encased in fog, so we'll have to return another time to actually see the view!

 

 

Beta:

(1) when traversing the ridge behind Persis, be sure to stay low passing point 5205--then cut up to the ridge when you reach the small lake.

(2) at the basin below the summit of Index, we went up on the left via a gully that led to some 3rd class scrambling. This was easy and quick, and may be preferable to the center and right options mentioned in Smoot which would take much longer.

 

Gear Notes:

lightweight boots, no axe.

[magellan]

Often talked about, nice to hear it was done. Good tip on the gullies.

[layton]

way to get it done so late in the year!

surprisingly low snowpack for all the storms we've had.