Flagpole Peak Climber's Log

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ckerth

ckerth - Jun 24, 2009 2:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2009

From Echo Lakes  Sucess!

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.

Adamus - Jun 11, 2009 3:27 am Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2009

Scramble from Echo Lakes TH  Sucess!

WEnt up real quick in hopes of a nice sunset. There wasn't one, but had a good time anyway.

Kerstin

Kerstin - Jun 20, 2007 2:35 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2007

Fun scramble  Sucess!

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.

Wallylongridge

Wallylongridge - Nov 1, 2006 2:55 am Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2006

From Echo peak  Sucess!

From Echo peak you follow the ridge to Flagpole. the last 20ft. is ( class 3 ) up a short corner.

BCL

BCL - Mar 28, 2006 4:16 pm Date Climbed: Mar 26, 2006

South East Ridge  Sucess!

Lot of snow/ice on the rock making it a little more exciting. Saw avalanche activity on ralston and mount price.

jfrishmanIII

jfrishmanIII - Mar 24, 2006 4:19 am

Many times  Sucess!

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!

Sierra Scrambler 30

Sierra Scrambler 30 - Feb 13, 2006 7:15 am Date Climbed: Feb 11, 2006

South East Ridge  Sucess!

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.

Matthew Holliman

Matthew Holliman - Nov 18, 2004 9:23 pm

Route Climbed: SE Ridge (ascent) / NW Ridge (descent) Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2004  Sucess!

Fun hike/scramble/bushwhack around Echo Lakes: Flagpole Pk-Echo Pk-Ralston Pk-Talking Mtn-Becker Pk.

derbilly

derbilly - Oct 17, 2004 6:23 pm

Route Climbed: From Echo Peak and down Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: March 22, 2003  Sucess!

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.

tahoeberne

tahoeberne - Aug 13, 2004 11:19 pm

Route Climbed: Echo Lake cross country scramble Date Climbed: sometime in the early 1980s  Sucess!

A fun, quick rock scramble from Echo Lakes up the west slope.

ScottyS

ScottyS - Jul 18, 2004 1:26 am

Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: June 14, 2004  Sucess!

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!

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