[TR] Warbonnet - Southwest Rib 9/7/2009

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Trip: Warbonnet - Southwest Rib

 

Date: 9/7/2009

 

Trip Report:

Another Great trip into the tooths. We went in Via Redfish, and made quick time getting back into Goat Creek Drainage, with light rain coming from the west. A spectacular night of camping at the feather lakes led to a leisurely sleep and a 7:00 coffee wake up.

Finding the base of the route is rather tricky, but basically you traverse the lowest point facing goat creek drainage and start on this rib.

The route is adventurous to be sure. The rock and gear is fairly solid, but many of the pitches are quite awkard and require serious route finding with a few blind committing traverses into the unknown. That being said if you are hiking all the way back in there this is an option to extend the regular route by about 1000 feet of climbing. Pitch 5 is a 200 foot 5.8 squeeze chimney, so pack accordingly.

 

 

 

Gear Notes:

Gear to #4, nuts not very useful, fishing pole

 

Approach Notes:

Redfish-Alpine lake-3rd swithcback to baron lakes-sidehill west to col-up to next col- into goat creek drainage