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| soslaw | West Face Variation  Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2012 | |
| At the west face chute described on SP I traversed to the left and climbed a class 3 rib for approximately 300 feet. An airy step across the rib put me on the north ridge 100 feet north of the summit. Met CA 14teener record holder SeanO on top. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2012 8:33 pm | ||
| bechtt | West slope Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2012 | |
| My plan to climb one of the rocky ribs was dashed when it started to rain on me. Slippery granite forced me into the crappy scree slope but the views made up for it. Much cooler than Onyx had been in the morning. | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2012 2:56 pm | ||
| ScottHanson | South ridge from Robinson Lake Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2012 | |
| SC 2012 day 8 alternate peak with Jeff Moffat | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2012 12:27 pm | ||
| Bob Sihler | Fun climb Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2012 | |
| I wanted something relatively quick and easy for a day between two bigger climbs, and this was perfect. I followed the trail to Robinson Lake, but instead of heading up the west face to the summit, I left the trail where it crests above the lake. This meant less talus and gaining the south ridge. Then I followed the fun Class 3 ridge to the summit. Where it gets harder than that, it can be bypassed, but I stayed high for the extra challenge and fun. For the descent, I did go directly down the west face to regain the trail. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2012 11:37 pm | ||
| jaxcharlie | Suprise Climb Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2011 | |
| I was going to go up to Golden Trout Lake, but as soon as I set up camp in in Onion Valley I noticed the trail sign to Robinson lake right by my campsite, at which point I looked at the map and decided to head up independance peak. I went up the west face to a nice notch leading up to the Ridge, where I headed up. Great fun! | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2011 8:36 am | ||
| Bill562 | West Face Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2011 | |
| Solo from Onion Valley. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2011 1:59 pm | ||
| hightinerary | Climbed Independently Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2010 | |
| I have climbed it solo three times, more or less from Robinson Lake. The fun starts on the ridge. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2011 5:05 pm | ||
| 96avs01 | Corn Harvest Date Climbed: May 13, 2011 | |
| Shredded the E gully, had to drop at 11AM without a trip to the top as the 'corn bomb' was going off and clouds were beginning to build on the crest. Recommend this line, will definitely be back for more spring sliding. | |
| Posted May 17, 2011 3:59 pm | ||
| mhengst | From Robinson Lake Date Climbed: May 7, 2011 | |
| Climbed up from Robinson Lake. Fun scrambling along the ridge. | |
| Posted May 10, 2011 5:34 pm | ||
| GigaMike | West Face Date Climbed: May 25, 2007 | |
| A nice warm up for Mt. Williamson two days later. | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2011 9:30 pm | ||
| Michael Graupe | West Slope Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2010 | |
| Already some rain in the morning. Good workout to get to the S-ridge, then a fun scramble. Wanted to continue to University but the weather didn't cooperate. | |
| Posted Oct 8, 2010 7:42 pm | ||
| cab | West Slope Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2010 | |
| Rain started just after I left the summit which made for some sketchy climbing back along the ridge and in a few spots near the top of the west slope. The ridge itself is a fun climb but the west slope getting up to that point is a pretty brutal slog. Climbed after Kearsarge Peak in the morning. | |
| Posted Oct 4, 2010 10:59 am | ||
| Princess Buttercup | Good scramble Date Climbed: May 25, 2007 | |
| Warm up for Williamson weekend. | |
| Posted Nov 30, 2009 9:37 pm | ||
| dshoshone | West Slope Date Climbed: May 17, 2009 | |
| Fun climb, nice scramble along the ridgeline to the summit | |
| Posted May 19, 2009 12:42 pm | ||
| Franky | North Ridge Date Climbed: Mar 21, 2009 | |
| Attempted to climb the North Ridge. We were able to drive all the way up Onion Valley Road, which is apparently plowed on occasion despite being advertised as closed. Talked to some NFS employees who suggested that people contacting the county and letting them know that there is a great deal of recreational interest (tourism dollars) in having access to trailheads would help a ton. Very short approach from the 9200 foot trailhead/campground. A short snowclimb of about 30-35 degrees led to a flat scree covered area just above the gendarme at the bottom of the ridge. From there we attempted to stay on the crest of the ridge as much as possible. At the top of a tough 4th/low 5th section we decided to rap off to the east side of the ridge. The east side is a nice snow gully, probably about 40-45 degrees at most. Hiked the gully back up to the crest of the ridge and switched over to a scree/small talus hike on the west side of the ridge. Decided to go up to a pinnacle that we thought was the summit, but we couldn't quite be sure. Did some 5th class climbing to the top of it, and found that we were one pinnacle north of what looked to be the true summit, the summit looked accessible from there, but conditions were getting pretty nasty. Rapped off in very cold, windy, and snowy conditions. Called off the climb and descended the snowy west slope, which was pretty mellow despite the storm. All in all, you could probably turn it into a 3rd class with some 4th class as Secor suggests if you are willing to part ways with the ridge at the right times. Otherwise, there is plenty of low 5th class terrain on the ridge. All if it would be pretty mellow with good conditions and rock shoes (or even approach shoes probably). | |
| Posted Apr 2, 2009 1:43 pm | ||
| Noondueler | West slope Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2000 | |
| Standard class 3 route | |
| Posted Nov 4, 2008 11:27 pm | ||
| MoapaPk | North Ridge Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2008 | |
| Terrain was much more complicated than I expected. I'm not sure if I found Secor's 4th class, but the last push up the west side, which got us to 11700', certainly seemed to fit the bill. The descent down the 3rd class west face chute was OK-- but I can't believe this is ever a popular route for ascent -- that loose crap must be horrible. I ran up the N ridge several times looking for a route that didn't leave us on top of a peaklet or gendarme. Best equipment: an accurate altimeter. Don't take a route that just starts at 11400' on the "true" ridge; it will be at the limits of class 4, and will leave you hanging in the middle of nowhere. The last 300' of ridge N of the peak is interesting; a real knife-edge feeling at times. Nothing is really hard, but the exposure is substantial, and hanging over the edge is often the best option. I didn't see the 3rd-class rib, mentioned in Bob Burd's TR, till we were at the summit. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2008 2:37 am | ||
| dpsiebert | West Face Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2003 | |
| Pretty easy side trip on the descent from University. | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2008 5:01 am | ||
| Desert Solitaire | Slog w/ aging climbers Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007 | |
| As the youngest member of a 28-person group (yes, just like the old days, I suspect), I joined a Sierra Peaks Section list finish party for my friend Randall Danta. Along with several other list-finishers and well-aged Sierra Club climbers, I had a great time chatting, talking Sierra history, and recounting first-ascents, Norman Clyde stories, and general Sierra lore. Good times. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2007 12:38 am | ||
| Adamus | West Slope Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2007 | |
| Slogged up from Robinson Lake after tagging University. Going along the ridge towards the summit was fun. Perfect day. | ||
| Posted Jul 21, 2007 3:22 am | ||
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