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| Vitaliy M. | SE Face direct  | |
| Day-hike of SE face, with direct start. Fun outing. | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2012 3:38 pm | ||
| Dave S | Rock Route Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2012 | |
| Climbed the Rock Route with Carlos. Great day in the mountains and fun scramble! | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2012 3:05 am | ||
| Kerstin | Southeast Face Date Climbed: Sep 2, 1987 | |
| A stunningly beautiful area. I found this route quite difficult. It seemed like off-hand, and wide fist cracks a lot of the time, and lots of loose rock. No fun for my little needle fingers. | |
| Posted May 28, 2012 12:13 am | ||
| krrt2000 | Starr's Route Date Climbed: Sep 15, 1996 | |
| N-ice climb! | |
| Posted Feb 17, 2012 12:16 am | ||
| Super Dave | Rock Route Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2011 | |
| What an awesome climb. Sawtooth Sean and I hiked to Cecile Lake from Devil’s Postpole trailhead. Used axe/crampons to cross the snowfield, which was large this year, then some excellent scrambling up the rock route. Some airy moves on the summit ridge. A truly fantastic peak. Camped at Cecile, then hiked out to Agnew Meadows the next day. Trip Report | |
| Posted Nov 30, 2011 12:47 am | ||
| apachedino | Almost Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2011 | |
| Stopped @ ridge downclimb from rock route. Looked hairy and couldn't see and easy way, though there probably is a "4th" class way. We didn't bring a rope and were doing it in a day. After heavy drinking the night before, plus Matthes Crest, N. Ridge of Conness, and Tenaya in the 3 days prior our nerves were a little shot and we decided to go with our gut feeling and turned back without regret. I DO want to come back and get this peak for real maybe via the SE face. Among other peaks in the area. | |
| Posted Oct 27, 2011 9:52 pm | ||
| mrchad9 | Rock Route Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2011 | |
| A fantastic route. Easier than I expected but a great climb all around. Needed crampons and ax to reach the base, and good rock from there. Reminded me a lot of Middle Palisade, except tons better (a little steeper and lacking the obscene amounts of deadly softball sized rocks everywhere). Downclimb on the ridge was easy, I found the crux to be about 20 feet below the ridge, but not a very exposed area. | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2011 1:03 pm | ||
| seano | Rock route Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2010 | |
| Got to the base from the glacier, coming from Ritter. Fun climbing, but I was tired. Amazing views -- I need to climb the others now. | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2010 12:11 am | ||
| haishan | Rock route (?) Date Climbed: Oct 18, 1998 | |
| Epic scramble w/ snow-covered loose rock, turned into all-nite hike. Beautiful peak and great fun. | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2009 1:36 am | ||
| scottmitch | rock route Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2009 | |
| climbed with apachedino ridgeline about 30 ft below summit wasnt feeling the downclimb to summit along ridge | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2009 6:50 pm | ||
| Pantilat | Rock Route Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2009 | |
| Great climb with awesome views | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2009 3:30 pm | ||
| gordonye | Southeast Face - Direct Start Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009 | |
| Followed Dirk (diggler) on my classic #4! Very pleasurable climbing thanks to Dirk's efficient lead. Weather was beautifully calm. Love this slick metamorphic rock with lots of tiny cracks. Descended via the Rock Route, part of which under headlamps. A long, exhilarating day. This is now my favorite area of the whole High Sierra, the Minarets reminds me of the rock on Mt Kenya. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2009 2:53 pm | ||
| gordonye | Rock Route Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009 | |
| Climbed with Samantha from Minaret Lake. Had to traverse a snow field above a bergschrund when following the ledge system. Samantha lead this and also the 4th class down climb on the summit ridge. A route packed with exciting obstacles to overcome and big exposure. Grand views from the summit, esp. of Michael Minaret. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2009 1:51 am | ||
| Diggler | 2nd time's the charm! Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008 | |
| Attempt with Megan. Instead of starting at 9 (an hour after I'd planned), we should have started at 7 or so. The follower pack was making things miserable for her & slowing us down, so I 'hauled' it (hand over hand) for 2 shortened pitches, as they were considerably harder (.9 & .9+) than the 1st we did with her wearing it (.8). Getting to the top of the traditional 2nd pitch at 13.00, I reasoned that if we kept on going at that rate, we'd be headed for an epic, so we bailed (after 'pitch' 3). At any rate, the area is one of the most beautiful in the Sierra, the peak is spectacular (a fitting testament to Mr. Clyde), & the face & climb (well, at least the first 2 pitches) stellar. I think the direct start is the only way to go (quality of climbing & aesthetically; we never managed to locate the '5.7' face original start anyway). As the Governator would say, "Ah'll be back!!" 15 August, '9- came back & did this, with G Funk. One of the best climbs I've done. First 2 pitches of the direct variation (like last time) were phenomenal. Despite my misgivings about the large number of options available after the traverse pitch (where the direct variation meets up with the original line), once I picked a line, everything flowed great. Climbing was sustained, exposed, & just a blast. Running some of the pitches together with a 70m rope made things faster- recommended. Started route at 8.02, summited at 19.02- long (but great) day! Descent sucked- steep, $#itty rock, & good amount of exposure- was glad when we finally made it back to terra firma. Being on that funky metamorphic rock, with the other minarets surrounding you, you almost think you're in some other range! A true classic (Classic #7), & another great climb with ya, bro! | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2008 1:35 pm | ||
| fatdad | SE Face: Aug. 2003 | |
| Since I climbed this just a few months before becoming "fatdad, unfortunately, this is the last long technical route I've done in the Sierras. But what a way to go out. Really a remarkable route with a great setting and enough loose stuff to keep you on your 'A' game. That upper dihedral has some amazing climbing. I'd love to go back and do the direct start. | |
| Posted Aug 26, 2008 5:02 pm | ||
| Tom Fralich | Direct SE Face (IV 5.10a) Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2008 | |
| Met up with MichaelJ in Mammoth Lakes and did this excellent route. We hiked in on Sunday and found a great campsite by Cecil Lake. Up at 5:30AM the next day, climbing at 7:30AM. We finished through the summit dihedral in 8 pitches and then some scrambling to the summit. Great day with only one other party on Ken Minaret. The descent is a death chute of falling rocks. Made it back to the tent at around 6PM and hiked out the next morning. Had lunch in Mammoth and then drove back to Sacramento for a night shift in the ER. | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2008 8:51 pm | ||
| dshoshone | Rock Route Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2008 | |
| As good as it gets. My favorite climb to date. | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2008 11:00 am | ||
| Sierra Ledge Rat | 1978: Rock Route | |
| What a cool summit | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2008 11:31 pm | ||
| travelin_light | SE Face Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2006 | |
| The direct start is sexy. I like. | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2007 1:50 am | ||
| Deb | Rock Route! Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007 | |
| What a thrilling blast! My darling husband talked me through the reachy spots but nothing impossible for little ole me. Beautiful weather, we left the mosquitoes down at camp. :) Definitely a "do it again" peak! | |
| Posted Jul 2, 2007 12:38 pm | ||
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