skyclimb Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Climb: torment-forbidden traverse- Date of Climb: 8/7/2006 Trip Report: Its still good to go....traverse is mostly ice... moats and shrunds are manageable Pretty classic route in a cascades sort of way Gear Notes: should of had a screw or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyclimb Posted August 9, 2006 Author Share Posted August 9, 2006 pictures in gallery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 were you up there on monday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyclimb Posted August 9, 2006 Author Share Posted August 9, 2006 Naw, Friday and Saturday for the climb... driving through Leavenworth on Thursday I was wondering if you were in the neighborhood.... traveling Band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 i came in for the second shift saturday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle_Flick Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Skyclimb, We were up on Torment on Sat. morning around 10:00 am and thought we saw someone soloing two nobs over on the ridge traverse. Good job completing the traverse. We were surprised how precipitous the first section of the ridge traverse is and figured we'd need bivy gear to complete the whole thing. Any more beta? E.g., Did you rap to the northside from the notch below Torment to bypass the gendarmes and regain rock on the next major nob? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle_Flick Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Don't answer that. I returned the following weekend (8/12-13)and bypassed the schrund on the north side of the east ridge of Torment, by a single 100' rappel. Don't need screws or a second tool. Avoided any steep snow thereafter by staying on the ridge crest as much as possible. Amazing exposure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Nice, Kyle. Good job tagging that one on the 2nd effort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Were you by yourself? Did you rap off a bollard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle_Flick Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Goatboy, Thanks for the earlier PM. We slung a flake on the rock on the right side (looking down). Pete, Still can't get over you guys doing that traverse car to car in a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 You're welcome. Nice work getting that route done -- one of my favorites! No real need for a bivy on this one, in my opinion -- though I can't imagine a prettier place to do so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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