Whitney Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 (edited) Climb: Ingalls-South Ridge Date of Climb: 6/2/2006 Trip Report: Left the car at 10am and hiked in the rain for 3 hours up through Ingalls Pass to camp. The rain stopped as we got to camp and the mountains were looking good. We established camp and then it proceeded to rain for approximately three more hours. We took refuge in the tent and waited for the rain to stop. Fortunately, the rain did stop around 5pm, but the cloud ceiling dropped to below base of the Ingalls climb. After spending most of the afternoon in the tent, we decided we'd rather leave the tent and hike to the base of the climb then stay all evening in camp. We left the tent at 6pm to begin our approach to the climb. We hiked 1,300' vertical on snow to the base of climb and arrived at 7:30pm. Climbed around the dog-tooth crag to gain access to the first pitch. Taber led the 1st and 2nd pitches (the pitches were combined as we free climbed part of the 1st pitch) in the mist. He was trying to climb with his gloves on; he later took them off. I climbed with fingerless mittens that worked fine. I took the second lead to the top of the technical climbing section. A short walk led us to the summit of Ingalls (7,762') around 8:30pm, it was getting dark and we're trying to get off the mountain quick: The rope snagged on last rappel (which we should have downclimbed in the first place). We spent at least 30 minutes working rope problems which culminated in me scrambling-up part of a gully using my headlamp to retrieve the rope. We wasted way too much time rappelling when we should have done an easy downclimb. Fortunately, the moon appeared on the hike back to camp which made the trip more pleasant. We arrived back at camp at 10:30pm. My leather mountaineering boots were completely waterlogged at this point...toes were bruised and numb. Ingall's is a very easy climb in a beautiful setting. Just wished we had better weather. The next day we climbed Mt. Stuart via Ulrich's. Snow most of the way in the couloir and much better weather. Gear Notes: Small alpine rack, a few stoppers Edited June 7, 2006 by Whitney Quote
scottgg Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 Must have taken some will power to pull on those wet boots in the morning and tackle Stuart! Quote
magellan Posted June 8, 2006 Posted June 8, 2006 Stuart via Ulrichs TR with pictures coming soon? Quote
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