Black Peak Climber's Log

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thundercloud

thundercloud - Mar 23, 2008 7:46 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007

South Ridge  Sucess!

Nice day on decent climb and scramble finish. Getting from upper snow slope to the ridge seemed to be the crux, as terrain was very loose and crumbly. Excellent times camping out at the lake below.

Snidely Whiplash

Snidely Whiplash - Sep 28, 2007 11:07 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 1991

South Ridge  Sucess!

Beautiful summit. Very airy on top. Best views of Goode around. Camped at Wing Lake. Lake froze over during the night (Labor Day weekend).

jamminjman

jamminjman - Aug 12, 2007 11:09 am Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007

South Ridge  Sucess!

Stayed on scree to right of snowfield to notch. Snowfield had large moat making getting on or off too difficult. Followed many cairns on the ridge and in gully to below false summit. Traversed eastward and climbed a 40' class 3 gulley to summit. Nice day until smoke from fire in Stehekin put a lid on the viewed. Fun climb!

Annie

Annie - Aug 6, 2007 6:49 pm Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2006

Bears

Hiked into the lake with Brian, read about it in his trip report and all the bears we saw. I hurt my knee on the boulderfield and could not climb to the summit the next day. Beautiful camping place.

EastcoastMike

EastcoastMike - Jul 31, 2007 11:38 pm Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2007

Black peak overnight  Sucess!

Climbed today as an overnight with my girlfriend, the south ridge. Crampons and ice axe made the trip up the chute easier. Wing lake was still half frozen. Also saw bear tracks in the snow!

Casey Bates

Casey Bates - Oct 10, 2006 10:48 pm Date Climbed: May 15, 2006

Awesome day!  Sucess!

Screw skis or snowshoes, we post-holed! Tons of snow. Bear tracks (mama and cub). Awesome ascent up standard route. Crampons and axe made ascent more pleasant. My first time ever in crampons!

spotly

spotly - Sep 5, 2006 12:33 pm Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2006

South Ridge

A fun solo. Saw a small group coming off as I pulled onto the summit. Had the summit to myself - headed down as a couple were heading up. Really smokey sky. The scree slope to the ridge looked intimidating from a distance. Was easy - stayed to the right on more solid rock. Stayed right going up the chutes when the opportunity presented itself. Wound up right below the easy scramble to the top. Holds weren't positive but there were plenty plus good feet.

Brian Jenkins

Brian Jenkins - Aug 23, 2006 5:57 am Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2006

South Ridge  Sucess!

Hiked up Saturday to find Blondie, Radek and Shirley's dog at a campsite on Wing Lake. I knew then that they must have climbed that day already. Saw them along with Radek's brother and Haydar descending shortly after. Met Tazz and her friends Dicey and Mark(?) as well.

Stove had issues that night so dinner for Anette and I was cold chicken from a can and tepid Spanish rice. Mmm mmmm good! Annie's knee bothered her on Sunday so I started out solo at 7 am. The route is straightforward if you stick to the ridge and don't go left into the looser gully from the saddle. The last 15 feet or so are 4th or low 5th class but not super exposed. Amazing views of glaciers and peaks. Was back down at camp before 10:30 and the long hike out.

Oh yeah, did I mention we got off trail on the right side of Lewis Lake and bushwhacked into not one, not two but 5 black bears? (2 moms and 3 cubs) Had to yell at the last two so they weren't surprised by us. Oh yes, the blueberries aren't just for climbers anymore.

hkutuk

hkutuk - Aug 22, 2006 10:34 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2006

Black Peak, NE Ridge  Sucess!

Climbed with Shirley, Radek and his brother Tom as a day trip. Somehow I thought the cimbing was on good rock along a knife edge but was quite surprised to find out that the ridge was very loose and ledgy instead. Great views despite the haze from wildfires. The highlight of the trip (besides the spontaneous SP get together) was the mermaid at Lewis Lake!

dicey - Aug 22, 2006 6:30 am Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2006

south ridge  Sucess!

Nice to meet all the SP folks at wing lake in the evening hours. Hope your hike out wasn't too bad!

rpc

rpc - Aug 21, 2006 4:27 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2006

SP Get Together  Sucess!

NE Ridge car to car. Chosspile (esp. lower 1/2) but easy climbing and GREAT views! Shirley, Haydar, and my little brother (1st alpine outing) did this as two teams of two. On way down, ran into SP-ers Brian Jenkins and Anette as well as Tazz, Dicey and a gentleman whose name I unfortunately don't recall (my apologies!)! Nice meeting everyone and twas nice to shoot the breeze. Now need to come back for the South Face route...yeah, I'm there!

PS Oh yeah, my brother and Haydar saw a mermaid at one of the lower lakes ;)

jtschanz

jtschanz - Aug 21, 2006 4:54 pm

Re: SP Get Together

Car to car? Was there some other objective planned for Sunday? :)

rpc

rpc - Aug 21, 2006 5:12 pm

Re: SP Get Together

thought about d-town slabbing on Sun. but in the end were too lazy to wake up :)

Stehekin Country

Stehekin Country - Jul 31, 2006 5:40 am Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2006

South Ridge  Sucess!

Hot day but very clear. Excellent view from the top. Wing Lake was half frozen which made for a shockingly cold swim after the summit.

jordansahls

jordansahls - Jul 20, 2006 1:19 am Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006

South Ridge  Sucess!

Great views, was an ok scramble, nothing spectacular.

bacrossman

bacrossman - Jul 20, 2006 12:36 am Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006

South Ridge  Sucess!

Great views from the summit.

setrent - Dec 22, 2005 9:30 pm

Route Climbed: NE Ridge Date Climbed: 04 October, 2004  Sucess!

A great moderate route. Some loose rock lower down, but awesome position high. Highly recommended.

ren

ren - Nov 6, 2005 10:05 am

Route Climbed: south ridge Date Climbed: 7/17/04  Sucess!

Lewis and Wing lakes are beautiful and the views from the summit are incredible.

Rick Huff

Rick Huff - Jul 5, 2005 1:01 pm

Route Climbed: Northeast ridge Date Climbed: July 3, 2005  Sucess!

Didn't climb in Fred Beckey time, but had a great day with my friend Rod Xuereb. A lot of loose rock, but fun route with awesome views.

iluka

iluka - May 15, 2005 1:03 am

Route Climbed: South Ridge Date Climbed: September 25, 2004  Sucess!

The talus field on the way to Wing Lake was a bit of a slog but the views from the summit made it well worth it. The ridge from the saddle to the summit presents litte in the way of route finding difficulty except for one Class 3-4 move right near the top. There is a lot of loose stuff on the ridge, however, so having a helmet along and staying tight together is a good idea.

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