El Capitan Climber's Log
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| andrew david | Fun One  Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2012 | |
| The sun was so bright from the summit all my photos and the view were washed out but the scramble and then very basic climb up were fun and brief. Camped nearby at Alice Lake and loved the whole loop trail, or nearly. Did Snowyside on the same day. | |
| Posted Feb 17, 2013 3:04 pm | ||
| reboyles | Dad and Daughter Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2010 | |
| My daughter Anne joined me for her first Sawtooth summit. It was a perfect day for both of us. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2010 12:35 am | ||
| Mlasky | Yes...Big Fun Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2010 | |
| What a great way to spend my 50th Bday. Beautiful day, great folks, fun summit, fun trip and everyone summitted!!! | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2010 8:24 pm | ||
| splattski | Big fun with the IS group Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2010 | |
| Perfect day. Started in a bit of fog along Pettit Lake, then bright sunshine. A little dusting of snow made everything look spectacular. Good looking bunch of folks, too! (see the photo) | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2010 7:55 pm | ||
| Smoove910 | Good Times Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2010 | |
| What a great b-day present! Had a great time with some great new buddies. | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2010 10:45 am | ||
| Deltaoperator17 | IdahoSummits Outing Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2010 | |
| WOW, what a fun outing with 11 others. All 12 on te summit!!!. | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2010 12:53 am | ||
| MattGreene | 4-star!!! | |
| I've done this mountain twice, and as a scrambler with a lot of experience I can confidently say that this peak should be considered a classic. El Capitan is completely vertical at one point, but then it sort of fans out, the mountain's angle decreasing as you travel along it's eastern flank (I think "east" is right, it's been a while). The advantage is that you can find a route that will exactly fit the level of difficulty you're looking for. The first time I climbed it, I hit some class 4 slabs that led to class 3 terrain higher up. The second time I climbed it, I went for the adrenaline rush of an unroped 5.2 route. One of my friends who wasn't as confident took a 3rd class route the whole way. There's something for everyone - all in the same vicinity. | ||
| Posted Dec 1, 2007 6:48 pm | ||
| mountaingazelle | East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2007 | |
| I climbed El Capitan during a three day backpacking trip. Alice Lake is a nice place to camp below the mountain. I saw a young black bear on the trail below the lake. The route up the east ridge was very enjoyable and had steep talus and rock scrambling. This is such a cool looking peak. From the north and east it has a sharp and pointed appearance and from the west it resembles El Capitan in Yosemite. | |
| Posted Aug 26, 2007 6:18 pm | ||
| nickkarl | Climb from Alice Lake Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2007 | |
| Climbed up from Alice Lake after summiting Snowyside Peak. Hard climb but a great view. Stay on route or you will be sorry! | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2007 2:06 pm | ||
| SawtoothSean | Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: July 26, 2000 | |
| Trail run and fun scramble with nice overlook of the backcountry lakes- saw Mtn. Goats on the ridge | |
| Posted Jan 11, 2006 9:30 pm | ||
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