[TR] Colchuk Peak - North Ridge 6/2/2007

[kevino]

Trip: Colchuk Peak - North Ridge

 

Date: 6/2/2007

 

Trip Report:

Our original plan was to do the NBC on Colchuck, however neither of us had done this route nor paid attention to the guidebook and started heading up the mountain too soon. (aka we're dumb ) Our route kind of looked like this:

 

Don't really know if its proper to call it the North Ridge but thats what seemed to climb for the most part.

 

Started with steep snow climb up to this like rock face, which we soloed:

 

This took us up to the ridge line, where we traversed on rock ramps as far as we could. Eventually, we had to drop of the ridge and climb more snow and ice fields. Before we knew it we had placed ourselves on the edge of a cliff below the upper couloir of the NBC route. So we climbed so more rock stuff, no harder than 5.5ish with some great exposure until we finally got back on route.

 

By the time we had gotten to the upper couloir the snow was very wet and shitty, leaving us waist deep for the much of the climb and causing small avalanches. Eventually we summited - much later than planed.

 

Rather than continuing on the Prusik like we had orignally planned we just headed down completely exhuasted from making up our own route. Still it was great weather and fun day.

 

 

Gear Notes:

Mosquito repellent. We got eaten alive on the hike down and at the TH.

 

Approach Notes:

No comment.

Edited June 4, 2007 by kevino

[Weekend_Climberz]

Some of the best times in the mountains have been when I've gotten lost. The only experiences that topped those are when I found my way again

[AlpineMonkey]

Indeed, you are dumb.

[Off_White]

Yup, that's the north ridge.

[goatboy]

Kevin O,

 

Would you do it again (on purpose)?

[Kat_Roslyn]

Kevino,

You crack me up! The way you went looks more fun anyway!

[slothrop]

Ha! eric8 and I went that way, too, back in the day. Good times.

[kevino]

Goatboy - If I didn't have overnight stuff and the upper snowfields hadn't been in the sun ALL day, then I bet the route would be much better. We followed some old footprints onto and through the ridge (kind of) so obviously its not THAT bad.

 

Kat - Take matt cook and his truck hostage and go climbing.

 

Craig - I hate you.

[MountaingirlBC]

lmao... I just sent a link to ur tr to my climbing partner cuz we've done a lot of that too. I agree with Weekend..... those are often the best times.

[suckbm]

you were more off route, than you should be willing to admit

[olyclimber]

congrats on enjoying another way up

[cook]

Nice work man!!

 

Don't listen to Craig. He and Kat and I once climbed a west face instead of south on accident. And then spent 10 hours desencing and reascending the wrong drainage.

 

Good times

[Alpine_Tom]

Nice work man!!

 

Don't listen to Craig. He and Kat and I once climbed a west face instead of south on accident. And then spent 10 hours desencing and reascending the wrong drainage.

 

Good times

Alex Mineev and I once climbed the wrong peak -- we climbed the south ridge of South Ingalls Peak, rather than North Ingalls, the proper one, and I couldn't figure out why it was so easy.