Mt Index south approach beta?

[ziggy]

Is there any beta on going up Mt Index from the south and avoiding the long traverse from Persis?

 

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[Otto]

No.

[Buckaroo]

"going up Mt Index from the south and avoiding the long traverse from Persis"

 

It's most likely harder from the south although it may be a little shorter as the crow flies. Depending on snow cover though the south might be easier when all the slide alder is snow covered.

 

Did Main peak from the south in summer as a day climb, 45deg slide alder bushwack for about 1,500 ft. It was a LONG day.(about 22 hrs.) False summits go on forever. came down the mountaineer east route.(tricky route finding) Think there's a TR somewhere buried.

[kevbone]

Hope this helps

[Bug]

Yes.

Head up the road toward Persis but instead of zagging left to the Persis trailhead, go straight ahead and park in the head of the basin. Walk up the old road until it starts to turn left and then cut through the brush to the right to get in the creek bottom. Walk up the creek to the headwall and climb the slabs right of the waterfall (easy 3rd class). push through about 20 feet of brush and you break into the talus or open snow depending...

Head up and left and skirt the base of the cliffs to gain the top of the ridge between Persis and Index.