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[TR] Mount Stuart - Complete North Ridge 7/19/2015


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Trip: Mount Stuart - Complete North Ridge

 

Date: 7/19/2015

 

Trip Report:

Ten years after I climbed the upper north ridge and gendarme I returned to give the whole shebang a go with Trent, my usual rope gun. There is plenty of beta for the CNR aspirant so I won't bore you with the excruciating detail. Since we aren't young or particularly fast, we opted for the slow and steady plan from the Esmeralda road end- TH bivy, approach and climb lower NR to notch on day 1, up over and out on day 2. This meant that both days were around 11-12 hours, providing ample time to rest and enjoy the surroundings (or pant and grunt up the 5.9 pitches in my case). If you have the Kearney guide, we opted for the death pitch option on the lower ridge and found it to be clean, well-protected, strenuous lie-backing. We climbed Sunday-Monday and had the whole mountain to ourselves, which was a pleasant change of pace from the usual Stuart weekend gong show. The only thing I would add is that you might want to treat your water near the base of the NR or when you are melting snow at the notch. I didn't and came down with Giardia a couple weeks later when I was in the Bugaboos (though iron gut Trent did not). Not recommended.

 

Really though, the trip was an excuse to try out my new Canon S120. It is nice to finally be able to shoot RAW with a small camera that fits on my pack strap.

 

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Trent Photo:

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Trent Photo:

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Cascadian Couloir Dirt Lines

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Gear Notes:

No crampons or axe needed. Treat your water.

 

Approach Notes:

Goat pass. There was snow about a rope length below the notch for melting.

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The only thing I would add is that you might want to treat your water near the base of the NR or when you are melting snow at the notch. I didn't and came down with Giardia a couple weeks later when I was in the Bugaboos (though iron gut Trent did not). Not recommended.

 

That sucks but is somewhat ironically humorous that Trent didn't get sick. Nice work otherwise! :tup:

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Giardiasis is miserable, but at least it lasts a long time.

 

:laf: Tell me about it. This was my worst experience with giardia. I'm going to be more consistent with treating water, at least for a few years.

 

Glad you guys liked the photo, it was a pretty amazing sunset- i.e., not hard to take a nice picture of.

 

 

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