[TR] Mount Larrabee - southeast ridge 8/16/2012

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Trip: Mount Larrabee - southeast ridge

 

Date: 8/16/2012

 

Trip Report:

Scrambled Mt. Larrabee as a solo venture mid August. Hoping that the southeast ridge would be faster (I had to be at work by 4:30 in the afternoon and got a later start than initially hoped) than the typically climbed southwest route, I scrambled straight up to the Larrabee summit. I'd place the climb as class 3 and 4. A few moves we're very exposed. Rock was usually cohesive, but I definitely pulled and kicked some rocks down.

 

Descended the Southwest route, which had cairns to follow. Then traversed east to where I abandoned my backpack at the beginning of the climb. The hardest part was down climbing.

 

Great route up, I'd recommend it. Not technical. Careful traveling with two or more people, because of the high potential to kick rocks down.

 

Five hours from trailhead-summit-trailhead.

 

Approach Notes:

Twin Lakes Road is completely clear to the parking area and lakes. Trail to High Pass was in great shape, a view snow patches to cross. Before hitting the mines, at High Pass, I veered left (south) off trail over some snow patches and scratchy scree to get to the top of mountain. Water at High Pass

 

Gear:

Helmut!!

 

[JasonG]

Thanks for the report, I've wanted to climb Larrabee but was put off by the chossy nature of it (was thinking a winter ski would be the ticket). Not that the route you climbed sounds amazing, but maybe preferable to the standard?