TimL Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Does anyone have information on any of the routes in this part of the Temple Range? Basically I'm looking for any information on Mt. Temple, Razorback Spire, Comet Spire, The Meteor, The Professor and Lighthouse Tower. Also wondering if an ice axe and crampons would be reccomended for this area this time of year or should most of the snow in the basin below temple Ridge be gone by now? BTW - One of the best Beckey descriptions I've come acrossed happens to be for the Meteor. "This short but exposed route involved two shoulder stands to gain lichened slab. Class 4 or 5) [ 08-28-2002, 02:47 PM: Message edited by: TimL ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Would that be two shoulder stands at the same time or at different times? If the former, it would be kind of hard to do with two people. Three people would work. I wonder if a three-person (triple) shoulder stand has ever happened in climbing history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 quote: Originally posted by klenke: Would that be two shoulder stands at the same time or at different times? If the former, it would be kind of hard to do with two people. Three people would work. I wonder if a three-person (triple) shoulder stand has ever happened in climbing history. I saw some picture of some East Germans doing a 6 man human pyramid somewhere in the Elbesandstein where climbing on your partners is considered free and not aid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 quote: Originally posted by TimL: Does anyone have information on any of the routes in this part of the Temple Range? Basically I'm looking for any information on Mt. Temple, Razorback Spire, Comet Spire, The Meteor, The Professor and Lighthouse Tower. Also wondering if an ice axe and crampons would be reccomended for this area this time of year or should most of the snow in the basin below temple Ridge be gone by now? BTW - One of the best Beckey descriptions I've come acrossed happens to be for the Meteor. "This short but exposed route involved two shoulder stands to gain lichened slab. Class 4 or 5) Here is some information: look under a certain boulder near Smoke-a-thai wall to find a hiden cache of Capt Caveman equipment probably chewed up and covered with pellets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Hehe you just dont know hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimL Posted August 28, 2002 Author Share Posted August 28, 2002 Dynos, sloppers, dirty slabs and OW cracks are all something I can deal with, but class 5 shoulder stands? Please Fred Beckey, come out and give us a clue here? Is it awaiting a first "free" ascent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 quote: Originally posted by TimL: Dynos, sloppers, dirty slabs and OW cracks are all something I can deal with, but class 5 shoulder stands? Please Fred Beckey, come out and give us a clue here? Is it awaiting a first "free" ascent? Yeah you better call the mags when you do the FFA of that route. If you don't use a piton for safety you can claim first clean ascent too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimL Posted August 28, 2002 Author Share Posted August 28, 2002 Probably be more like a grovel fest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Sounds like a good first proving ground for suction climbing. See http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002875 [ 08-28-2002, 04:27 PM: Message edited by: klenke ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tread_tramp Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 During my first visit to the Temple canyon side of the ridge, We thought we'd climb Temple from the north. When we got to the top we noticed that the next peak up the ridge was higher and therefore must be Temple. So we climbed Razorback spire by accident. That was 16 years ago but it seems the way we did razorback was up an easy ledge, maybe class 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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