chucK Posted January 23, 2001 Share Posted January 23, 2001 Took a quick afternoon out on Red Mountain sometime in September (2000). The Southern Face is a pretty fun scramble. Hike up the Commonwealth Basin Trail until one of the switchbacks is right next to rock. No bushwhacking should be involved. Scramble right and up, over some chossy rock. Head toward the bottom of the hanging basin on the South face with a big tree at the base. The rock gets better and better, and soon you're padding up smooth, frictiony red slabs. Follow the obvious path of good rock surrounded by a sea of choss. I got wigged out by some blank slabs and cut back to the ridge before the good rock ran out. Next time I'll take rock shoes. Views are nice up there with a clear shot into the Chimney Rock area. Nicer view than The Tooth. Descended the standard route, a well-marked talus trail, which gets you to the main trail. My time was around 3 hours, car to car. That involved some trail running. chucK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
none_dup1 Posted January 23, 2001 Share Posted January 23, 2001 See also my write-up on this climb done this past weekend (1/21/01). Go to the "Local Ice" thread, page 2, seventh entry. Cheers, John Sharp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highclimb Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 does anybody have any beta on the north face of Red? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted February 26, 2001 Share Posted February 26, 2001 Did the West Face on 2/25/01. There are enough hardpack snowshoe trails in Commonwealth Basin that we never needed snowshoes. We took a direct line up the west side in pretty good snow. Firm crust with softer snow below. (Mostly stable now, but beware with any coming storms.) A few rocks showing. Mostly easy plunge stepping on the way back down. Definitely a fun day and a great vantage for views north and east. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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