bedellympian Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Trip: Trinity Alps - easy scramble Date: 4/18/2013 Trip Report: Topped out Thompson Peak, highest in the Trinity Alps during a ski trip. I was able to skin to within a hundred vertical feet of the summit. Exposed scrambling got me almost there but I had to take off my ski boots and make the last move barefoot. Also topped out Mt. Hilton (2nd highest) with some friends via the N ridge. Fun traversing on the rock ridge led to the summit which we were able to ski off on a steep E facing headwall. Cool area reminiscent of the North Cascades in a way. Access is hard. skiable face looking south shasta from summit of thompson topout stoke ski boots below Gear Notes: AT skis, aluminum pons, ice axe Approach Notes: Thompson: Canyon Creek all the way, cross over south ridge and scramble to summit on SW face. Hilton: Canyon Creek Lakes, ascend to west, follow bowls to the south, ascend N ridge from col. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtveld Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Beautiful country for sure! The second photo looks familiar - I think I took a nap on that same bedrock platform a few decades back....on a balmy summer morning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_warfield Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 (edited) Thanks for the TR. And any picture of my feet would suck compared to yours even on a beautiful ledge. Edited April 29, 2013 by matt_warfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rat Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 (edited) wonderful. there is supposedly some granite tower climbing back there (rock 'n road hearsay).....see any? gotta be a little more solid than castle crags being farther from the contact? Edited April 29, 2013 by rat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedellympian Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Yeah, there are some good looking faces/towers/slabs. None look that long, 4-5 pitches at most. MOST of the granite I got close to was solid. It looks cool but it would be a long hike in with all your gear to do a few smaller objectives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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