[TR] Dragontail/Stuart- Backbone/Complet North Ridge 9/3/2006

[Dirtyleaf]

Climb: Dragontail/Stuart-Backbone/Complet North Ridge

 

Date of Climb: 9/3/2006

 

Trip Report:

Aaron and I left the Colchuck PL @ 9am for Backbone. We hiked up to the base of the 2nd pitch and started our climbing around 12:30pm. We got to the Fin around 3pm and waited for 2 groups to finish. We chose our own line up the Fin taking cracks that looked challenging and fun. We got to the summit a little before 7 and bivied up top. We woke up and drank coffee for an our or so and then started our traverse towards Argonaut and Colchuck. We than decided to go for the CNR of Stuart and ran down scree slopes and small snow fields and schwacked to the base of Stuart. We started climbing the Lower ridge a little after 3pm and got to the Notch of the UNR a little before 7. The smoke from the fire made for an amazing sunset. We awoke Mon. morning to lightning, thunder and rain. F'it and we were off with a break in the clouds. Enjoyed leading the second pitch of the Gendarme, (in hindsight)and then cruised to the top. All in all spent 7 hrs. base to top climbing the CNR. Got back to the car and drove straight to beer and pizza.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gear Notes:

Small set aliens, 1 set camalots to #3 1 no.5 HB offsets

 

Approach Notes:

Colchuck

[wayne]

Nice combo guys, Way to tag the high bivies as well. I still dont understand how you got to Stuart from colchuck. Did you bivy on Stuart? Where?

[Dirtyleaf]

We bivied at the start of the upper north ridge route

[Dannible]

Fucking sweet! So much for avoiding the Colchuck approach for the rest of the summer. How did SEWS treat you?

[OlympicMtnBoy]

Sounds like a ton o fun with some good high camps. Way to get some nice alpine mileage in! How was the way down from D-tail to Stuart via the Arg-C-chuck col? I was thinking about coming up that way from Stuart to get to the Enchantments last time I was there, ended up heading back to the trail and assguard though.

[olyclimber]

Awesome job you guys.

 

FYI, I moved this TR to the "Alpine Lakes" forum.

[AJScott]

SEWS was rad...how did you like the sw rib? Lets go get on some tieton crack dan-O!

 

Good climbing with ya again Geoff. I was fine with running out of water, and food...but when we ran out of tabacco...thats when things got down right desperate. heres a few of my photos.

 

 

 

 

 

2nd pitch of LNR

[TeleRoss]

Nice work Geoff. Sounds like a sweet alpine adventure. Those two climbs kick ass!

[summitchaserCJB]

Dude I love the combo. Got my wheels turning...