pazzo Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Trip: Edge Peak - White Dyke Date: 8/24/2007 Trip Report: did the white dyke route up edge a few days ago. there's not much to tell, except that i saw a mtn goat. so i'll just post pics. in total, it was probably 6000' elev gain from the trailhead, and just over 20 kms round trip. enjoy... double summit of Edge crux section on Edge bypassing chockstone descent w/ mtn goat and rappel (down opposite side) Gear Notes: one 30m rope for rappel if descending via Golden Ears/ west canyon trail. Approach Notes: west canyon trail to alder flats. follow creek bed up until possible to take left hand branch near top. follow this to base of dyke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanB Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Thanks for the report and the route outlines! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 That picture with the rock and the drag marks is so cool. So do you think the rock was dragged under the influence of ice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 definitely!! ^ there was quite a few rocks like that around up there, only they weren't as neat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Trippett Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 dyketastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 So do you think the rock was dragged under the influence of ice? snow creep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponzini Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Saw this picture of the Dyke on a hiking website, it was taken this spring (around mid May). Pretty big snow blocks, lots of creepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRep Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 I love dykes!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matosan Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Nice TR and picts. How hard is the crux? how would the route be without rockshoes? matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 Nice TR and picts. How hard is the crux? how would the route be without rockshoes? matt crux is 4th. and i did the whole route in approach shoes, no probs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo Posted September 1, 2007 Author Share Posted September 1, 2007 haha sorry for the short answer, i was late for an appointment!! so the bottom of the Dyke itself, would be considered 4th, and easily doable w/out ropes, wet or dry (rock, not ropes) the crux of the whole route, if one were to summit Edge, would be the little 4th section passing the large chockstone in the gully as you start up the summit, after the col. but it's easily climbed/ downclimbed. if you don't feel comfortable downclimbing this section, there was rap slings around a tree to get thru this section. this pic shows the dyke from the bottom, before we started up and here's a pic of my ass as i mount the dyke . here's the last steep section of the dyke, before it slabs off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matosan Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 thanks a ton for the beta and photos! it looks great and I appreciate the info. cheers! matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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