bgratias Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 Trip: Twin Peaks - Wallowas - Date: 1/16/2010 Trip Report: This weekend I was finally able to summit my nemesis. Twin Peaks was one of the first mountains I tried to climb, and over the past couple of years I have failed repeatedly. Previous Attempts I was 0-5 going into this weekend, and I wasn't going to let a little post-holing and cloudy weather force me to go 0-6. Six of us started up Saturday morning. We all made it to the headwall at around 8750 feet, but it looked a little too technical for most of the group, and four of them turned back. Ryan and I kept going. To be fair, Steven (Sneaky_Steve) wanted to continue to the summit, but being the gentleman he is, he turned back with his girlfriend. Steven and Ashleigh The headwall was pretty rocky, but the short section we climbed had enough snow to make it fun. The tops of the clouds were only 100 feet or so above us when we reached the summit, but unfortunately they never broke up enough for us to see blue sky for more than a second. The summit block was about 20-30 feet of loose and snowy 5.2. Traversing away from the summit We downclimbed the headwall, and enjoyed perfect plunge-stepping on the way down. Gear Notes: Bike helmet. Approach Notes: Super icy road to the hurricane creek trailhead. Quote
rbw1966 Posted January 20, 2010 Posted January 20, 2010 Nice--I was on the other side in McCully skiing the freshies. Quote
dorianlee Posted January 20, 2010 Posted January 20, 2010 Hell yeah, you don't see enough Wallowa trip reports on here, especially in winter. Hopefully I can make it over there soon and add to the collection. It really is the place to be in Oregon.. Quote
mountainsloth Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 cool stuff! yay for defeating the nemesis! Quote
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