[TR] Lundin Traverse - -MiniTR 9/28/2008

[zoroastr]

Trip: Lundin Traverse - -MiniTR

 

Date: 9/28/2008

 

Trip Report:

Just a quick post of some snaps taken on yesterday's repeat of a local fave. Mellow and short, the traverse of Lundin involves

mostly 3rd-class scrambling and one mid-5th step if you ascend the West Ridge, as we did. The ridge is pretty, and affords tremendous

views of the Snoqualmie Alps and the Old PCT.

 

Start of the W. Ridge. The step at the top of frame is airy and fun, but represents the only actual climbing on the route.

 

 

Climbers lower on the ridge--I've done this one a couple of times before in perfect solitude; yesterday the place was lousy with peeps.

 

 

From the step (5.5?), the rest of the way to the summit is a carry.

 

 

A traverse of Lundin involves a considerable amount of light reading...

 

 

 

Ejohnson watches the progress of another party as they descend the E. Ridge walkout--very purdy path!

 

 

East Ridge descent route....

 

 

Gear Notes:

We brought a small length of 9mm and a couple of cams to protect the ultra-short pitch

 

Approach Notes:

We tried an experimental schwack directly through the Commonwealth Basin... not bad, kinda fun, but my calves still resemble raw hamburger. Upside: got to enjoy a side of the valley that intelligent people never see --kidding EJ.

Edited September 30, 2008 by zoroastr

[pope]

Enjoyed your TR. With complete respect for those who knew and loved Lundin's victims, let it be know that if I happen to pitch off that hill on a wet afternoon, I do NOT wish for the event to be marked with an intrusive memorial of any kind, and please don't add a mess of bolts on a 3rd-class ridge, if that's where I happen to pitch off.

[zoroastr]

I hear ya. The day before the Lundin climb i spotted this one up in B.C. at the summit of a peak called Hardy. And have you ever seen the full-size grave marker on top of Mt. Si? What's with all these plaques, anyway? Is it a recent phenomenon? ..Like the proliferation of impromtu roadside shrines to accident victims? What makes people think they have the right to appropriate an entire mountain for the purpose of their own emotional gratification? What monumental hubris! Revised Gear Notes: Bring hammer and chisel!