Flagpole Peak Climber's Log
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| Kathryn | Flagpole Peak  | |
| Climbed with JN, VS, TJ. Lotsa snow and neve, but summited and slid down on the descent. Easy and fun winter climb. | ||
| Posted Feb 5, 2012 2:59 am | ||
| Darren9 | Fun local peak Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2011 | |
| Close, fun scrambling with SMG, and we even set up a short top rope off the summit. | |
| Posted Nov 1, 2011 8:56 am | ||
| fedak | From Echo Peak, Down SW ridge Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2011 | |
| Easy afternoon traverse over from Echo Peak. Still quite snowy up there but no skeeters yet. Pics and commentary are here. | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2011 9:49 pm | ||
| Denjem | Who knew | |
| I have been in this area twice and climbed it twice. I just never knew it had a name or was it's own peak. | |
| Posted May 26, 2011 3:00 pm | ||
| Jonodo | From Echo Lake Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2009 | |
| Nice early morinig hike from Echo Lakes. I left the trail just after the dam at Echo Lake. Scrambling in the dark is harder than I thought. Very fun scrambling along the ridge. Continued on to Echo Peak. I ran into an old college friend on the way out. What a trip! | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2009 5:13 pm | ||
| ckerth | From Echo Lakes Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2009 | |
| Plenty of fun climbing, especially if you stay close to the ridge line the entire way. Continued on to Echo Peak after climbing Flagpole. There has to be at least 10 different formations along the way that offer class 3/4 climbing on good rock. Part way between the two I thought I saw a giant marmot dash behind a rock. I continued up a little ways further to find 3 baby coyote pups sitting around a tree hollow. I never did see the parents. | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2009 2:02 pm | ||
| Adamus | Scramble from Echo Lakes TH Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2009 | |
| WEnt up real quick in hopes of a nice sunset. There wasn't one, but had a good time anyway. | ||
| Posted Jun 11, 2009 3:27 am | ||
| Kerstin | Fun scramble Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2007 | |
| Made in Tahoe and I walked along the Echo Lake trail and headed up at the cabin with the blue galvanized steel roof. The route got more fun the higher we went. I'll have to do this again sometime. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2007 2:35 pm | ||
| Wallylongridge | From Echo peak Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2006 | |
| From Echo peak you follow the ridge to Flagpole. the last 20ft. is ( class 3 ) up a short corner. | |
| Posted Nov 1, 2006 2:55 am | ||
| nikolai | I like scrambles Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2006 | |
| Lately at diners I have been opting for scrambles over the traditional omelete. I feel like I get more vegetables with a scramble and it's a heartier meal. Apparently my love of scrambles transcends eggy comfort food and enters the realm of mountains. Flagpole is certainly a scramble that I would opt for again versus a simple trail hike. This mountain was a lot of fun and nothing was too exposed. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2006 2:44 am | ||
| BCL | South East Ridge Date Climbed: Mar 26, 2006 | |
| Lot of snow/ice on the rock making it a little more exciting. Saw avalanche activity on ralston and mount price. | |
| Posted Mar 28, 2006 4:16 pm | ||
| jfrishmanIII | Many times | |
| I hiked this one a lot with my grandparents when I was growing up. Usually we'd traverse from Echo Peak, sometimes from the Echo Chalet. My favourite descent was down the loose gullies just west of the cliffs. Great place to be a kid! | |
| Posted Mar 24, 2006 4:19 am | ||
| Sierra Scrambler 30 | South East Ridge Date Climbed: Feb 11, 2006 | |
| Had a great day of climbing. There is still quite a bit of snow on the mountain. It was pretty icy in some areas. The views of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding peaks were amazing. | |
| Posted Feb 13, 2006 7:15 am | ||
| Matthew Holliman | Route Climbed: SE Ridge (ascent) / NW Ridge (descent) Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2004 | |
| Fun hike/scramble/bushwhack around Echo Lakes: Flagpole Pk-Echo Pk-Ralston Pk-Talking Mtn-Becker Pk. | |
| Posted Nov 18, 2004 9:23 pm | ||
| Greg D | Route Climbed: Various Date Climbed: Numerous | |
| Fun little scramble with many 3rd/4th class possibilities. A good day hike/scramble is to take the ridge all the way around the lakes, that way you can hit Ralston, Echo and Flagpole. The views are hard to beat. | |
| Posted Oct 22, 2004 3:03 am | ||
| derbilly | Route Climbed: From Echo Peak and down Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: March 22, 2003 | |
| Snowshoed from Johnson Pass Rd to Echo Lakes and Echo Peak then down the ridge to Flagpile Peak. By the time I was at Flagpole, the day was spent, the weather was changing for the worse and the wind was nearly blowing me away. This led to a more challenging night time descent via the Southeast Ridge than I had expected. | |
| Posted Oct 17, 2004 6:23 pm | ||
| tahoeberne | Route Climbed: Echo Lake cross country scramble Date Climbed: sometime in the early 1980s | |
| A fun, quick rock scramble from Echo Lakes up the west slope. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2004 11:19 pm | ||
| ScottyS | Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: June 14, 2004 | |
| Climb up this sweet little peak with my wife in a couple hours from Echo Lake. Great rock, great views. A must-do afternoon adventure! | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2004 1:26 am | ||
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