mhux Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Trip: Dragontail Peak - Backbone Ridge Date: 7/26/2012 Trip Report: After weather shut us down about a month ago, my friend Brayton and I got after it on Thursday. First alpine rock route, fun climbing and pretty committing! 22 hours car to car, not bad for a first experience like this but we weren't rushing by any means. A great time in the hills by all means! I've already written it up here, check it out: http://verticalism.blogspot.com/2012/07/dragontail-peak-backbone-ridge-59-iv.html Gear Notes: Borrowed a (new) #5 and #6 for the offwidth from Sol, thanks a ton! Otherwise a medium rack up to 3", doubles in finger sizes. You might want crampons for the snow hike down to Aasgard pass, or maybe just an ax to control your glissade Approach Notes: Straightforward, the only snow is crossing the moraine to the base of the route and coming off the summit col to Aasgard pass Heinous mosquitos from the lake, to the summit, back to the lake- bring as much repellent as you can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Nice send. Looks like the stars aligned on this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Nice blog post fellas. Great to meet you. You dudes really reminded me of myself and Jimbo going for it on Backbone years ago. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave7 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Sweet job guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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