Great day hike. Climbed up from Chocolate Lakes. Stayed mostly on the 4th class slabs on the left side of the chute - fun scrambling! Great views of the Palisades. Descended to green lake. First time I've hiked/climbed in the Sierra and never encountered one person all day! Was even more surprising given the popularity of the S. Lake/Bishop Pass area.
bechtt - Aug 16, 2010 10:13 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2010
from Vagabond
Sierra Challenge alternate -- nice rest day after Huxley
Daria - Aug 15, 2010 8:33 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2010
sweet jagged ridge pinnacles
From Sky Haven Day 8 of Sierra Challenge-cool summit surroundings, jagged ridges and pinnacles abound.
96avs01 - Aug 15, 2010 2:16 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2010
West Chute w/special guest appearance
After thoroughly enjoying the West Chute we were treated on the summit with a visit from Bob Burd out on the Sierra Challenge of Sky Haven.
Blair - Aug 9, 2010 8:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2010
West Chute
Highly Reccomended route. Fun solid climbing all the way up. Climbed with Deb, we kept it spicy w alot of 5th and 4th class
Deb - Aug 7, 2010 2:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2010
West Chute
Oh man! This was an awesome climb! Blair and I kept it as 4th and 5th Class as possible with some 3 to rest on. Loved it....and so easy to get to as well. Hit Vagabond on the way out too.
I climbed this one day thinking it would be a part of like four peaks total, but I got hella lost. I wound up cruising along the north ridge which wandered me past two other summit registers that hadn't been signed in like fifteen years! One was informally called "Thunder and Lightning Peak," and the other was something like Peak 13,112 (basically a bump on the ridge). Either way I found some really fun climbing before those peaks along the ridge. And the view of the Palisades from Cloudripper is so sweet!
jullee - Nov 5, 2009 6:42 pm Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2009
45 minutes
Perfect day for a summit climb. Came up from 7th Lake and the worst of it was the nasty mile up a scree slope which took us only 45 minutes!
RussThaw - Oct 10, 2009 6:51 pm Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2009
A quicky from 4th Lake
We, myself & my W.P.'s Jackie & Steve Neau, & Cindy Thaw, hiked/climbed the talus field adjacent to 7th Lake,(large talus), then up the talus slope to the saddle, then up the talus NE ridge to the summit. Beautiful windless warm day ! It's always great to get "high"! Duck Soup !
seano - Oct 6, 2009 6:11 pm Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2009
West face from Chocolate Lakes
Nice short scramble up, though I topped out on Vagabond instead. The talus descent to Green Lake sucked on the return, though.
dshoshone - Aug 28, 2009 6:55 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2009
West Face
Climbed up a chute on the West Face with my dog, came out just below Vagabond, so we climbed that then went on to Cloudripper..dog had no problem at all,,barley cl.3
EManBevHills - Aug 20, 2009 12:46 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009
To & fro 7th Lake
Great perspective of the Palisades! Nice meeting you and DB at the top, Courtney...
cp0915 - Aug 17, 2009 9:16 am Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009
West Chute
With DB. Then on to Vagabond.
chudder - Jun 10, 2009 1:06 am Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2009
Up east chute and rib, down east ridge to seventh lake
From tarn east of Seventh Lake up big snowy chute. Moved to the rib that goes directly to the summit once the snow started to soften up. Class 2-3. Fun descent of east ridge on mostly snow and then scree to Seventh Lake. Beautiful morning climb, then walked out in hail and then rain.
Noondueler - Nov 2, 2008 1:04 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 1999
Ripping Clouds
Big week in the Eastern Sierra. Kearsarge Peak on Tues., Wonoga Peak on Weds., Meysan Lake on Thurs., Lone Pine Peak on Fri., Mt. Barcroft in the White Mtns. on Sat., and Vagabond Peak/ Cloudripper on Sun.
great loop hike, easily accessible from south lake trailhead - climbed west chute, basically just an extension of the ridge formed by chocolate peak that divides ruwau and chocolate(?) lakes - then traversed ridge to cloudripper and vagabond and descended via green lake and then cross-country to the parking lot - great day out
Ridgeard - Oct 2, 2010 5:55 pm Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2010
west chuteEva and I climbed a chute from Green Lake putting us at the west end ridge of Vagabond Peak. It was 35 mintues to Cloudripper from there.
Bob Burd - Sep 29, 2010 11:21 am Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2010
From Sky HavenDay 8 of the 2010 Sierra Challenge. Trip Report.
Vertigo soul - Sep 18, 2010 12:32 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2010
West ChuteGreat day hike. Climbed up from Chocolate Lakes. Stayed mostly on the 4th class slabs on the left side of the chute - fun scrambling! Great views of the Palisades. Descended to green lake. First time I've hiked/climbed in the Sierra and never encountered one person all day! Was even more surprising given the popularity of the S. Lake/Bishop Pass area.
bechtt - Aug 16, 2010 10:13 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2010
from VagabondSierra Challenge alternate -- nice rest day after Huxley
Daria - Aug 15, 2010 8:33 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2010
sweet jagged ridge pinnaclesFrom Sky Haven Day 8 of Sierra Challenge-cool summit surroundings, jagged ridges and pinnacles abound.
96avs01 - Aug 15, 2010 2:16 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2010
West Chute w/special guest appearanceAfter thoroughly enjoying the West Chute we were treated on the summit with a visit from Bob Burd out on the Sierra Challenge of Sky Haven.
Blair - Aug 9, 2010 8:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2010
West ChuteHighly Reccomended route. Fun solid climbing all the way up. Climbed with Deb, we kept it spicy w alot of 5th and 4th class
Deb - Aug 7, 2010 2:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2010
West ChuteOh man! This was an awesome climb! Blair and I kept it as 4th and 5th Class as possible with some 3 to rest on. Loved it....and so easy to get to as well. Hit Vagabond on the way out too.
jonhersh - Jul 27, 2010 6:22 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 1999
7th LakeFrom 7th Lake. Great views.
Princess Buttercup - Nov 30, 2009 11:56 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2008
From VagabondDid it the right way this time from Green Lake, then descended to Thunder and Lightning lake on the way back. NICE!
A-Lex - Nov 24, 2009 12:55 pm
From the North Slope/RidgeI climbed this one day thinking it would be a part of like four peaks total, but I got hella lost. I wound up cruising along the north ridge which wandered me past two other summit registers that hadn't been signed in like fifteen years! One was informally called "Thunder and Lightning Peak," and the other was something like Peak 13,112 (basically a bump on the ridge). Either way I found some really fun climbing before those peaks along the ridge. And the view of the Palisades from Cloudripper is so sweet!
jullee - Nov 5, 2009 6:42 pm Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2009
45 minutesPerfect day for a summit climb. Came up from 7th Lake and the worst of it was the nasty mile up a scree slope which took us only 45 minutes!
RussThaw - Oct 10, 2009 6:51 pm Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2009
A quicky from 4th LakeWe, myself & my W.P.'s Jackie & Steve Neau, & Cindy Thaw, hiked/climbed the talus field adjacent to 7th Lake,(large talus), then up the talus slope to the saddle, then up the talus NE ridge to the summit. Beautiful windless warm day ! It's always great to get "high"! Duck Soup !
seano - Oct 6, 2009 6:11 pm Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2009
West face from Chocolate LakesNice short scramble up, though I topped out on Vagabond instead. The talus descent to Green Lake sucked on the return, though.
dshoshone - Aug 28, 2009 6:55 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2009
West FaceClimbed up a chute on the West Face with my dog, came out just below Vagabond, so we climbed that then went on to Cloudripper..dog had no problem at all,,barley cl.3
EManBevHills - Aug 20, 2009 12:46 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009
To & fro 7th LakeGreat perspective of the Palisades! Nice meeting you and DB at the top, Courtney...
cp0915 - Aug 17, 2009 9:16 am Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009
West ChuteWith DB. Then on to Vagabond.
chudder - Jun 10, 2009 1:06 am Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2009
Up east chute and rib, down east ridge to seventh lakeFrom tarn east of Seventh Lake up big snowy chute. Moved to the rib that goes directly to the summit once the snow started to soften up. Class 2-3. Fun descent of east ridge on mostly snow and then scree to Seventh Lake. Beautiful morning climb, then walked out in hail and then rain.
Noondueler - Nov 2, 2008 1:04 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 1999
Ripping CloudsBig week in the Eastern Sierra. Kearsarge Peak on Tues., Wonoga Peak on Weds., Meysan Lake on Thurs., Lone Pine Peak on Fri., Mt. Barcroft in the White Mtns. on Sat., and Vagabond Peak/ Cloudripper on Sun.
paisajeroamericano - Oct 21, 2008 6:20 pm Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2008
rippin it upgreat loop hike, easily accessible from south lake trailhead - climbed west chute, basically just an extension of the ridge formed by chocolate peak that divides ruwau and chocolate(?) lakes - then traversed ridge to cloudripper and vagabond and descended via green lake and then cross-country to the parking lot - great day out