John Muir WildernessEast Buttress Climber's Log
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| TheNobleSunfish | 3-Man Spring Climb  Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2013 | |
| Excellent! Snow in a few places made things a bit trickier. A long, great day! | |
| Posted Apr 22, 2013 6:08 pm | ||
| Buckaroo | Awesome!! Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2011 | |
| Climbed with Matt K. Did a 5.7 variation on the first pitch. Nice cool sunny day. Took a nap on the summit and set the rack down. Got to near the bottom of the Mountaineers route when I realized I'd left the rack. So climbed both routes in a day. Still made camp at Upper Boy Scout right after dark. | |
| Posted Nov 3, 2012 2:39 am | ||
| seano | 6-1/2 pitches Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2012 | |
| Fun climbing and excellent position, though not too sustained. It's not hard to scramble to the belay ledge partway up the description's P1. From there, it was 6-1/2 50m pitches (remember to move the belay to the base of the face on P2). We found some extracurricular climbing on P6 that was probably harder than 5.8. Trip report. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2012 5:41 pm | ||
| Daria | dayhike Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2011 | |
| Great very fun route! 16.5 hours car to car | |
| Posted Nov 4, 2011 10:10 pm | ||
| marauders | Superb! Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2011 | |
| Phenomenal route! Stellar climbing on every pitch. Quite cold at this time of year, but much easier to get a permit. | |
| Posted Oct 4, 2011 5:30 pm | ||
| vanman798 | Fantastic Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2011 | |
| The views are amazing, and what a classic trad climb, you "gots" to love it. It was a little chilly but I really enjoyed it nevertheless. There were a couple other parties climbing the same time as our group, but we had the peak to ourselves. We desended via the Moutaineers route and that was dusted in snow with icey patches, pretty dangerous. | |
| Posted Sep 25, 2011 5:19 pm | ||
| zoomloco | classic whitney Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2010 | |
| c2c, The route is classic bc of location, not its climbing which is not so sustained. but the rock is good and the route super aesthetic...plus, it's a way to get up whitney without so many people...just go before the guided parties.. | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2011 5:40 pm | ||
| BLong | Whitney Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2011 | |
| I enjoyed climbing this route from Upper Boy Scout Lake. Staying on route took a bit of time, but the climbing was fun and straightforward. We descended via the mountaineers route. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2011 3:29 am | ||
| jspeigl | Good fun with good people Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2010 | |
| Windy and cold, but otherwise a great day. Climbed this with Isabelle and Memo. | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2010 10:40 pm | ||
| biz | Good fun! Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2010 | |
| With Neil and JB. Had a ball! Great weather and good friends. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2010 3:03 pm | ||
| SKI | Late Start Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2010 | |
| Came up behind another party moving slowly on the second pitch. Great conditions, but ended up not going for the route because of the hour. Will be back for this July 24th! | |
| Posted Apr 12, 2010 8:19 am | ||
| Misha | First winter bronchitis ascent Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2010 | |
| Climbed this beautiful route with Pavel on a glorious late winter day. We camped at Iceberg Lake after getting there the day before from the snow line (~7,000'). Froze my ass and other body parts off as we got in the shade half way up the route. I was suffering quite mightily the entire trip and wondering what is happening, only to find out that I have bronchitis when we got down. Would I do it again? Absolutely! | |
| Posted Mar 17, 2010 12:26 am | ||
| kovarpa | Winter ascent Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2010 | |
| with Misha. Seven pitches total with a 60m rope. Last two pitches we partly simuled. Topped out directly on the summit. Started with the 5.8 pitch, after PeeWee I took a wrong turn (stayed too much to the right) and got into some 5.9/10 territory... I lead pitches 1-7, all in plastics. Relatively warm in the sun, cold in the shadow, windy up high. Total time on the rock approx. 7 hours. Good fun. | |
| Posted Mar 16, 2010 1:57 pm | ||
| Princess Buttercup | Lovin' it Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008 | |
| Steve Larson leading, Len Lochmiller and I following. A magnificent and fun route. Views are incredible. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2009 11:06 am | ||
| Desert Solitaire | Patagonian conditions Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009 | |
| Part of the joys of less-than-perfect weather (aka snow on the route) is that you have the whole mountain and route all to yourself! Beautiful, mellow climb up the E. Buttress with my friend Axel. Linked pitch 1 and 2. Simuled after pitch 3 all the way to the top. Car to Car 14 hrs. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2009 5:22 pm | ||
| sierrasclimber | Easy | |
| Thought was easy for 5.7 but good time on easy climbing. | |
| Posted Apr 7, 2009 9:54 pm | ||
| mthomas | What a classic! Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2008 | |
| Beautiful climb with Doug Robinson. | |
| Posted Mar 1, 2009 10:51 pm | ||
| dabender | Another pretty route Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2007 | |
| Great views of Russell - which we'd climbed the day before. | |
| Posted Dec 29, 2008 1:46 pm | ||
| alejandro | All-around great climb Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2007 | |
| I joined my dad JanG. and had a very memorable climb on the East Buttress. It was my first ascent of Mt. Whitney, but hopefully not my last. All things considered, it was a healthy challenge of endurance and technique. I'm proud to say that I've summited the highest peak in the continental US and was tested in the process. | |
| Posted Oct 18, 2008 9:15 pm | ||
| dubhunter | East Buttress Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2008 | |
| Climbed with Luis, Miguel, and Joan. Two parties. Turned 8 pitches into 7, and soloed the last 3. I led the odd pitches. 5 hours 15 minutes to summit. Such a beautiful climb! | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2008 12:36 pm | ||
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