Bigtree Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Trip: Wedge Mt in a day - Classic/north-east arete Date: 7/12/2008 Trip Report: After 3 previous attempts I finally tagged the summit of Wedge Mt via Classic route along entire north-east arete. Had some great company, stellar weather and good snow/ice conditions. Approach to arete via Weart-Wedge col: North-west face of Wedge Mt: Entire north arete: Arete from up top: Descent via west ice fall: Route map/topo: Gear Notes: - Rope. - Std glacier travel gear. Approach Notes: - Left trail-head (~ 2 500') at midnight Saturday July 12. - 3 hrs to hut at Wedgemont Lake. - Short break for tea at lake, - Ascended via Wedge-Weart col/north-east arete. - On summit (~ 9 527') at 8:40 am. - Descended via ice fall on west side (some crevasse and falling serac hazards at ice fall). - Back to car by 4:30 pm after some lounging at hut. - Total elevation gain/loss 14 000' (~ 7 000' each way). - Total distance 14.6 miles. - View from the summit - spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_A Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Great pics! Looks like a fantastic overnight trip for the g/f and I. Thanks for the post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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