Harrison Peak Questions

[spotly]

I imagine there's a book that covers this but, any recommendations on a good route up Harrison Peak (Selkirks)? Something in the 5.6 range possibly?

[pu]

Idaho Rock by Randall Green.

 

The regular route "South Face" is 3 pitches.

1. Start just left of the obvious weakness in the center of the face. Stretch the rope to whatever belay you can find.

2. Move right across the weakness to just below the obvious headwall. Belay at a bush. Approx 80 feet.

3. Go straight up. Gain right slanting ledges and lieback corners. Follow up and out to right. You will top out about 30 feet below summit on east skyline.

 

Keystone: From the top of the first lieback corner on the last pitch of the south face go straight up the obvious crack/weakness that heads directly to the summit. 90 feet. 5.9.

 

I doubt the road is melted out completely. Give it a couple weeks.

[spotly]

I'll have to pick up the book. Keystone is a bit much for me on a trad lead right now but thanks for the beta. Is the "regular" route in the 5.6 range with plenty of pro?

[bigbro]

The book is out of print and it's pretty hard to find a used copy. Unless you can find someone to let you copy the book, you're on your own. The regular route is the obvious weakness on the right side of the face. The gear is plentiful (normal rack mostly finger to hand size). Most of the climbing is in the 5.6 realm aside from one move at the lieback which is well protected. Walk off. As PU mentioned, it is probably too early to gain easy access to the climb.

[Off_White]

Anybody have contact info for Randall Green? I'd be game to post some of the stuff from his out of print guidebook online here, but I'd like to get the nod from him before I do much of that...

[fgw]

This one?

 

http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/153359/harrison-peak.html

 

SW Ridge looks like 5.0

[spotly]

Found a copy of Idaho Rock today by chance Now I'm looking forward to when the Pack River road is clear enough to get my truck up it. Thanks for all of the feedback.

[sobo]

The two flake routes (Running Flakes and Twin Flakes, and all variations) are also good. Don't miss 'em!

[drater]

The book is out of print and it's pretty hard to find a used copy. Unless you can find someone to let you copy the book, you're on your own.

 

You can stop at Outdoor Experience in downtown Sandpoint and leave your drivers license and walk two blocks to the UPS store and photocopy Randall's Book (I'm assuming they've cleared it with him, I should ask Martin)and the new route folder that has accumulated there over the years.

 

Also, new guidebook to North Idaho coming out soon by a guy named Thad.

 

Haven't been up the Pack this spring but I was just at 4200' on a heavily forested and shady road and other than a couple streams crossing the road, it was dry and mud free.

 

And bolder infested.

 

[spotly]

New route folder. Dry road already EDITED{I see - a dry road, not THE dry road ]. New revision of the book. All that in one post! Thanks.

Edited May 27, 2006 by spotly

[drater]

Not a revision of the book. A new book. Different author, supposedly a local who's been climbing up here forever.

Should be good stuff.