John Muir Wilderness > Bear Creek Spire > Climber's Log
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| asmrz | Route Climbed: North Arete, III, 5.8 Date Climbed: July 11, 1987  | |
| Robert Somoano and I climbed this beautiful North Arete from Dade Lake. We thought this was one of the best trips we have ever done in the High Sierra. | |
| Posted Nov 13, 2002 8:16 pm | ||
| asmrz | Route Climbed: The East Ridge IV, 5.8 Date Climbed: August 10, 1994 | |
| Gerry Cox and I got on the East Ridge at it's base and followed the crest to the summit. We took 10 hours and roped 22 pitches with one or two(?) rappels. I thought this was a long, classic Sierra rock climb. I would highly recommended it as a full day trip from/to Dade Lake. | |
| Posted Nov 10, 2002 3:34 pm | ||
| Craig Peer | Route Climbed: N E Ridge Date Climbed: August 1995 | |
| Did this with Duncan Laing. I fine climb with an outstanding setting. A lot of snow in 1995 which froze hard as a rock at sunset, making the return to camp real interesting. | |
| Posted Sep 23, 2002 9:51 am | ||
| Joe Hanssen | Route Climbed: Ulrich's Route Date Climbed: August 20 '02 | |
| This was one of my favorite climbs during the 2002 Sierra Mountaineers Challenge. There are many possibilities to get to the top and most of them are on solid rock. This is one peak I would go to climb again, I highly recommend it. There was little foot traffic on this climb. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2002 8:39 am | ||
| Bob Burd | Route Climbed: Northeast Ridge (ascent) / Ulrichs Route (descent) Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2002 | |
| Day 4 of the 2002 Mountaineers Challenge. The NE Ridge was a very fun route. It starts off as a boulder scramble but soon turns into an interesting weave along the ridge, mostly class 2-3. Near the summit ridge, where it joins the North Arete, there is some easy class 4 for extra excitement. The summit ridge itself is a hoot (mostly class 2 with serious exposure) all the way to the summit block. Vishal and Joe came up Ulrichs Route and joined me shortly after I had reached the summit. Trip Report. | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2002 6:02 pm | ||
| Josh | Route Climbed: North Arete (5.8, III) Date Climbed: July 31, 2002 | |
| I woke up this morning in the woods outside of Mammoth Lakes and started leafing through Secor's book. Bear Creek Spire looked like a worthy objective, so I drove to the trailhead and started up the trail at a relaxed pace (i.e., not running). About 6 miles and 2 hours later, I was at the base of the North Arete. I changed into my rock shoes and started up the FINE North Arete. The rock was solid and the setting was spectacular. 46 minutes later, I reached the summit, slid down some talus, and ran back to my car. Car-to-car time: just under 5 hours. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2002 3:16 pm | ||
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