benmurphy Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Trip: Morning Star Peak - East Route Date: 10/26/2008 Trip Report: Background: Tried to climb this one last Sunday with 2 others...ascended the large slab east of the route shown in the Beckey guide then headed up the gully shown in the Beckey guide...turn out this is the wrong gully. We didn't have time to go down and back up the correct gully so we scrambled up the peak east of the true summit... Armed with knowledge of the correct route, I went back this Sunday to tag the true summit...Last week there was no snow, this week there was quite a bit...hence i decided against the slab route...ended up leaving the river basin at about 3,300 feet and ascending brush, wet slab, steep snow gullies, rock, etc. If it weren't for veggie belays (going up and down), I'm not sure I'd of made it...Several safety stops saw me to the summit...Good times... Point I turned upslope: Slab with snow: Looking towards notch (right most): Looking down route from notch: obligatory summit shot: Vesper, Headlee Pass, Sperry: Monte Cristo Peaks: Notch from South/East on Descent: Car to summit - 4 hours Summit to car - 3 hours Gear Notes: rolling rock and vodka Approach Notes: wet brush, slide alder, devil's club, slippery frozen trees and boulders... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 neat, what is that on the one pic, Del Campo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 The one with the diagonal banding is Del Campo. The face pictured, the NW Face, is in my opinion one of the best easy ski mountaineering day trips I've done that are close to Seattle. The time to go is as soon as the Mtn Loop Highway opens to the bottom of that Sunrise Mine road. From the notch at upper right, there is a short and mildly exciting pitch to the summit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Nice pictures! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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