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| Rocky Alps | East Ridge / East Face  Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2012 | |
| What an awesome climb. The smooth slabs near the end of the ridge pushed the limits of what I was comfortable climbing, so we made a gnarly traverse over to the face and continued to the top from there. The heat, along with a little bushwhacking on a side trail at the beginning, made this one of the more tiring hikes I've been on. Surprisingly, Timberline Lake was still completely snow-covered (basin below Buck and Static was very scenic), and there were all sorts of nice wildflowers at various elevations along the way. See "Pushing My Limits" trip report for details. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2012 12:16 pm | ||
| David Mortensen | Buck Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2012 | |
| We made the approach up through Stewart Draw. We took a break at Timberline Lake. I enjoyed the view from the lake with both Static Peak and Buck Mountain as backdrops. We then went up the couloir to the East Ridge Route. We went up the East Ridge for most of the climb, but we decided to exit the route near the end for the East Face. It was a bit of a treacherous traverse. The views from the summit were great. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2012 4:28 pm | ||
| Jolee | So much fun Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007 | |
| Super fun east ridge. | |
| Posted Sep 20, 2011 12:00 am | ||
| triyoda | East Ridge/East Face Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2011 | |
| Tons of snow. East face snowfield was very steep for a descent. Lost my helmet on the way up. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2011 10:47 pm | ||
| renogurt | East face | |
| Got up in 3 hours, back down in two. Easy 3rd class with great views. | |
| Posted Dec 31, 2010 8:08 am | ||
| Garfimi | East Face Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2010 | |
| Nice day to be in the Tetons. Came up Stewart Draw to Timberline Lake and then up the East Face of Buck. Not a cloud in the sky and amazing views to be had up top. East Face is a fun class 3. | |
| Posted Sep 27, 2010 12:05 am | ||
| musicman82 | Great climb! Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2010 | |
| Climbed the East Ridge with Tim Worth and descended the East Face; would have been a better day if I hadn't lost my wallet on the mountain and had my car die later that evening! This is a great summit - wow! | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2010 12:48 am | ||
| seano | East face Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2010 | |
| A fun, quick climb with snow on it, but it would be a nightmare once it melted out. Buck itself is so-so, but the view north is awesome. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2010 2:36 pm | ||
| wyopeakMike | personal favorite | |
| Still my favorite Teton. I have been to the true summit 15 times, and I need to get back next year. I still have never skied it, been up there with lots of snow many times. The east ridge is just such a fun time. Teton freakin paradise! | |
| Posted Nov 22, 2009 12:27 am | ||
| lloyd | East Face | |
| Fun weekend with friends. Buck Mountain, pizza in Moose, TGR premier. Can't wait to get to back to Buck for the E/ Ridge and/or S.E. ridge! | |
| Posted Oct 11, 2009 6:20 pm | ||
| Indiana Mad-Man | East Face to East Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2008 | |
| A great climb with lots of snow. We decided to connect to the east ridge to avoid weaving in and out of cliff bands. Also had a very interesting time crossing the drainage in Stewart Draw. A great day though. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2008 2:37 pm | ||
| wmolland | East Face Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2008 | |
| A sweet snow climb up from frozen Timberline Lake with awesome skiing on the way down. Definitely one of the better climbs of the season. | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2008 4:39 pm | ||
| Judd97 | East Face Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2008 | |
| Climbed up the East Face this morning and gained the summit with clear skies and great views. One of the harder climbs I've done with all of the snow that is still up there. Glad I had my ice ax with me. Fun glissading on the way down though :) | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2008 7:03 pm | ||
| TripoliRick | First Climb with Nick | |
| We had climbed a few one pitch things at Patrick's Point when Nick was stationed at Klamath AFS but never anything "Big" so when we met in the Tetons we did Buck for a warm up for the Grand and others. On the way up I dislodged a basket ball size boulder that almost hit Nick...almost. | |
| Posted Jul 2, 2008 12:52 am | ||
| Sam Page | East Face Date Climbed: Jun 30, 1996 | |
| Dean Halfacre and I started hiking at 2:30AM and summitted at 7:00AM. I remember steep snow climbing during the final stretch. | |
| Posted Apr 19, 2008 11:25 pm | ||
| chugach mtn boy | E Face/desc. E Ridge Date Climbed: Sep 14, 1977 | |
| Beautiful fall colors, nobody else on the mountain | |
| Posted Dec 2, 2007 5:24 pm | ||
| MattGreene | Rain! | |
| What a miserable time to spend in a bivy sack! It started raining around noon and didn't let up until daybreak. I found 2 large boulders stacked on top of each other with a coffin-sized space in between, and climbed in there. It was comfortable enough to read and eat, but a little claustraphobic. | ||
| Posted Dec 1, 2007 8:00 pm | ||
| TetonJimmy | East Face Snowboard Descent Date Climbed: May 13, 2007 | |
| Unbelievable Scary exposure on the descent... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXH0IF4MQRs also a summit panorama video @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OSMzJmQEsk | |
| Posted Oct 14, 2007 5:56 am | ||
| b. | E Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007 | |
| Slow, easy day from Timberline Lake. We had a sweet night up there with an almost full moon, alone. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2007 1:07 am | ||
| cp0915 | up - East Ridge; down - East Face Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2007 | |
| Just under 6 hours, car-to-car. The highlight of the day was running into a mama grizzly and her cub on the trail. I was jogging down the trail, when I saw a bear head rise up out of the brush next to the trail about 30 feet in front of me. I put on the brakes and froze. I started to back away from her, but she and her cub just kept eating berries. A few minutes later, they wandered off and I continued on! | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2007 8:36 pm | ||
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