Tyson.g Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 (edited) Trip: Cutthroat Peak - North Ridge Date: 8/18/2012 Trip Report: Inspired by the TR by Leland, I had an overwhelming desire to chase Puppies and Rainbows of my own in the basin below Cutthroat Peak that he so eloquently described. Equally enticing to me was the thought of multiple pitches of solid 5 easy rock. ... I cannot add to Lelands route description as his panache with pros is far superior to mine and the beta he gave was impeccable. Well, maybe I would add two small items: 1) The amount of time on the PCT was probably less than a mile as it only took my sorry lardness a scant 15 minutes to the turn off. 2)I believe Leland and partner scrambled the descent from the false summit on thier way to the final pitch to the true summit so we followed suit. (please correct me if I was mistaken) I would call it the mental crux for me as there were one or two moves of some pretty exposed climbing with very little room for error. In particular one move that steps down onto a semi loose block and then a traverse to a easy but exposed slab. (I may have actually at this point, but I am bit of an old sissy) I would agree that the hardest moves were about 5.6 but you can definitely choose moves to make it a little harder. The approach took about 2.5 hours The ascent took us about 3 hours The descent took 2 hours The deproach about 2 hours All told we were 11 hours round trip including breaks,summit time and creek beers on the way down. Anyway, I cannot recommend this outing enough! Solid, Fun, Easy and the appproach is sweet like a sweet sweety thing. Enjoy some pictures: [ Gear Notes: Small rack of Metolius TCU's,a few nuts, a couple of fist size pieces handy for the offwidth crack. 8 mountain runners 60 meter double ropes (worked well for a team of three) Approach Notes: Rainy Pass TH. 15 minutes to first real creek. Into open woods and meadows on the North side and just follow the path of bliss. Edited August 25, 2012 by Tyson.g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Awesome! All this glowing talk of the route makes me want to visit it again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Already on my list after the last TR. Can't wait to try it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtveld Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Can't wait to try it out! Me too, man I wish I'd been there ....wait, actually I was Great shots, Tyson, especially the B&W of Goode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leland Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Nice supplement! Makes me want to do it again. At this rate maybe there will be boot path by the next time I'm up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson.g Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Can't wait to try it out! Me too, man I wish I'd been there ....wait, actually I was Too true Curt you were indeed there and it would not have been half the trip if it wasn't for the company of good partners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtveld Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 it would not have been half the trip if it wasn't for the company of good partners! Absolutely, and a fine outing it was. Good call on the route! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benmurphy Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Nice one! Going to have to add this one to the list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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