Matterhorn at sunset from my...

Matterhorn at sunset from my...

Matterhorn at sunset from my bivy site.
Brian Jenkins
on Oct 6, 2003 10:10 pm
Image ID: 30014

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Dean

Dean - Mar 24, 2004 10:17 pm - Voted 10/10

This one gets better.....

....every time I look at it. Nice. That was a great bivy spot you had.

Brian Jenkins

Brian Jenkins - Mar 25, 2004 12:40 am - Hasn't voted

Re: This one gets better.....

Thanks! I had a great time out there. Can't wait to go back this Fall.

calebEOC

calebEOC - Jun 13, 2006 2:27 am - Voted 10/10

What a cliff !

Is that the largest vertical drop in Oregon? Cant believe I didnt notice this image before.

Brian Jenkins

Brian Jenkins - Jun 13, 2006 7:45 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: What a cliff !

That I could not tell you for sure. I had heard that statement before but not sure if the north face of Hood would compete or if that would be considered a cliff. I know of one guy who climbed this face of the Matterhorn a few years ago via a thread on cascadeclimbers.

donhaller3

donhaller3 - May 17, 2007 8:32 pm - Voted 10/10

Best color shot of Matterhorn

Did you ever find out about the highest cliff issue?

Brian Jenkins

Brian Jenkins - May 18, 2007 11:26 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Best color shot of Matterhorn

No, sorry. I have not heard anything about this since. I have seen reports about the rock quality and that the limestone is supposedly so soft, it can be damaged by just a hard bootkick. So, I don't think a lot of climbing goes on there to bring much notice to it. It sure is an impressive rock wall to see.

donhaller3

donhaller3 - May 19, 2007 12:53 am - Voted 10/10

Re: Best color shot of Matterhorn

The limestone seems to vary from very solid rotten clinkery stuff you can step through. On slopes it seems to vary unpredictably. The harder, relatively solid stuff (on Sac, at least) tends to break of in fairly regular flat chunks that can slide easily on each other. There seems to be a lot of small high speed rock coming off the steeper limestone around Thorp Creek. It's hard to imagine it being fun dealing with those conditions for two or three thousand nearly vertical feet.

Whatever the highest cliff may be (and how about some of the Great Basin scarps), this one looms largest in my memories.

Again, the relief, or modeling, of the features in your photo is outstanding and the color is sweetly intense and naturally subdued (ie not saturated to postcard hues in Photoshop).

SFMountaineer

SFMountaineer - Jun 9, 2009 12:23 am - Voted 10/10

great

bivy sites like this are what I look for

Brian Jenkins

Brian Jenkins - Jun 9, 2009 12:58 am - Hasn't voted

Re: great

Yeah, it was quite the spot. Heading back there in a couple months for a week trip. Hope to find some more like that one.
Thanks,
Brian

MacKenzie

MacKenzie - Aug 22, 2010 12:57 pm - Voted 10/10

Miss it!

pretty much my favorite place in Oregon: Ice Lake, getting ready to walk up the backside of the Matterhorn. Ever check out the cool fossils there?

Brian Jenkins

Brian Jenkins - Aug 23, 2010 12:22 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Miss it!

No, where were they?

I agree, it is one of my favorite places I've ever been in the world, not just Oregon. Went back last year too. Truly beautiful.

MacKenzie

MacKenzie - Dec 5, 2010 7:30 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Miss it!

Well, they are on the ridge north of the Matterhorn, look in the rotten shale, towards Sacajawea.
also, on the Enterprise side, up Murray creek, there is an amazing preserved reef system with giant cross sections of GIANT halobia clams. can you imagine 4 foot across clams?! anyway, you heading back anytime soon? I always wanted to go in, in the dead of winter, maybe try some of those shacks up Aneroid. Never did get up Jefferson this year. Bummed.
ok, cheers

Brian Jenkins

Brian Jenkins - Dec 6, 2010 3:05 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Miss it!

Wow, I had no idea about those clams. That would be amazing to see. If I get up Matterhorn again sometime, I will have to keep an eye out.

I'm probably headed back to the Wallowas next summer. I've often thought about snowshoeing up in the winter but not sure if I will this winter. Hopefully sometime. I think Chief Joseph would be a nice (and accessible) snowshoe trip. can you get in around Aneroid in winter? Or are you talking about hiking down the Hidden/East Peak ridge?

Sorry about Jefferson, hopefully next year for you.

take care,
Brian

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