Kaleetan Peak Climber's Log
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| EastKing | South Ridge  Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2009 | |
| Great day, hazy but still stellar views and a great little barely Class 3 scramble at the end. Looked a lot more intimidating from a distance than it actually was. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2009 11:04 pm | ||
| Justin Pucci | Kaleetan Peak via South Route Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2009 | |
| After being thwarted by the 50 feet of visibility due to clouds the previous weekend, my wife and I headed back to settle the score. Previously, we weren't able to find the small climbers' path from the toilets up to Pt 5700 because of poor visibility. This time, we found it in no time and headed up. The terrain leading up to Pt 5700 and then again when dropping down into the West basin was sketchy at times, since this climb followed on the heels of a pretty decent rain week in the PNW. Mud and wet roots on a 45 - 50 degree slope can be difficult if not draining to negotiate. From the bottom of the basin back up the ~600 feet to the summit block was very straightforward. The final class 3 gully was a refreshing and simple scramble. Views were amazing! This was a long day, but a very rewarding one! | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2009 8:20 pm | ||
| cp0915 | East Face Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2009 | |
| A beautiful peak I hadn't even heard of 'til I was most of the way there. Climbed it with an arrogant idiot who's gonna get someone killed someday (if he hasn't already). | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2009 12:26 am | ||
| mbiropm | path Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2009 | |
| turns out the boot path starts just before the second privy sign on the west side of Melakwa Lake. Oh and the toilet is nearly full- looks like I'll be digging a new hole for the privy next time I'm up there in Sept. | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2009 1:26 pm | ||
| Martin Cash | North Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008 | |
| Soloed the north ridge in about 7 hours car to car. A fun scramble. Descended the South Ridge. | |
| Posted Jan 19, 2009 7:10 pm | ||
| Mjollnir | Fun day scramble Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2008 | |
| Took the 4th class gully down. Wish we had taken it up. Good stuff. | |
| Posted Dec 14, 2008 9:22 pm | ||
| WeatherMan | Perfect day in the Hills Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2008 | |
| 6:00am- Wake up 6:30am- Starbucks 7:15am- Start Hike 8:45am- Melakwa Lake 9:00am-10:30am- Putter around the lake trying to find the 'well beaten' path that leads to the rock gully... ended up going the ridge route 11:50am- Summit Kaleetan 3:45pm- Back to the car 4:30pm- Home, shower change 5:30pm- McCormick & Schmicks Happy Hour ($1.95 burgers with beer) on Lake Union in the sun. 5:31pm- "I love living in Seattle" | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2008 12:48 am | ||
| Dan Winter | South Scramble Date Climbed: Sep 6, 1998 | |
| Off route and slow party = 13hours 7 minutes. | |
| Posted Apr 28, 2008 9:40 pm | ||
| bmwboarder7 | Beautiful Climb Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2007 | |
| This was a nice fun hike. The scramble at the top isn't too bad. We took the south ridge up, but then took one of the east gullies on the way home for a nice loop. Beautiful views from the top. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2007 8:47 pm | ||
| gimpilator | Denny Creek Approach Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2007 | |
| I was stunned by the beauty of Chair Peak reflecting in Melakwa Lake. To my surprise, it seems the haystack scramble on Mount Si is more challenging than the standard route of Kaleetan. The mountaineers have left a summit register for people to sign up there. My feet hurt. | |
| Posted Jul 1, 2007 10:34 pm | ||
| Pantilat | South Ridge | |
| Nice scramble close to home. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2007 2:59 am | ||
| DBaker | Traverse from Roosevelt Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2006 | |
| Hiked to base of Mt. Roosevelt prior night, camped, climbed Roosevelt by 9am. We decided that the day wasn't nearly over, and traversed across to Kaleetan over what I would consider mostly high 4th class terrain. Made a poor route choice for the final hundred feet or so to the summit, ended up on low 5th class rock without protection and a fair amount of exposure. | |
| Posted Jan 25, 2007 7:18 pm | ||
| supermarmot | he beat me again... Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006 | |
| see below:) | |
| Posted Jul 9, 2006 6:36 am | ||
| agreenstreet | Route Climbed: South Route Date Climbed: July 4, 2006 Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006 | |
| Spent the night at Lake Melakwa the night before. Had thunder storms and rain during the night but perfect weather for the climb. Some VERY large thunder heads could be seen east of Mt Rainier to the south. Some strange weather during those days. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2006 7:37 am | ||
| Andy Dewey | Route Climbed: South Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2006 | |
| Great scramble, lots of fun. Hit snow at about 3500'. Partly cloudy day, great views. | |
| Posted Jun 7, 2006 5:29 am | ||
| rialtosol | Route Climbed: South Ridge | |
| My first Scramble. Summited early so I headed over Melakwa pass and down past Chair Peak Lake to summit Roosevelt also. | |
| Posted Mar 1, 2006 3:21 am | ||
| ren | Route Climbed: loose gully 7/04/04 7/24/04 Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2004 | |
| I did't have any views the first time up so I did repeat. | |
| Posted Feb 15, 2006 4:21 am | ||
| dyscti | Route Climbed: Main Trail Date Climbed: June 2005 | |
| Unfortunately my friend Alex and I chose a bad day for this climb. It rained the whole way up and we entered a cloud while scrambling to the ridge. It was a near white out when we gained the ridge and snow was beginning to stick on the rocks. We decided to get out of there and luckily made it off the steep part before the worst of the weather. I have to go back some time when it's sunny to climb this one. | |
| Posted Sep 21, 2005 12:33 am | ||
| dicey | Route Climbed: ridge Date Climbed: August 2004 | |
| fun scramble | ||
| Posted Sep 4, 2005 1:30 pm | ||
| iluka | Route Climbed: South Ridge Date Climbed: August 2004 | |
| No idea what the views are like on this one... 20 m from the top we climbed right up into a cloud. Seemed to be a nice airy summit, however. Easy approach, fun scramble at the end but a lot of loose stuff in the last gulley up to the summit | |
| Posted May 21, 2005 8:44 pm | ||
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