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| RSN473 | Route Climbed: SE Ridge Date Climbed: October 1999  | |
| Climbed south east ridge - avoided the sandy SE Slope by staying on or close to the ridge (climbers right) | |
| Posted Mar 11, 2004 10:40 am | ||
| birdhead | Route Climbed: SE Slope Date Climbed: August 2001 | |
| This mountain was the goal of my first backpacking trip back in 2000. We failed to summit. Then I went back the next year in June and failed to summit again. Then I went back that same summer in August, and finally...I summit. This is a beautiful peak and worth the hike. Now it seems straightforward, but when I first started climbing peaks it was tough. June 22nd, 2012 - Day hiked from Twin Lakes. | |
| Posted Feb 4, 2004 4:42 pm | ||
| Sam Mills | Route Climbed: East Couloir Date Climbed: August 2003 | |
| This is a very fun climb. I especially liked the small hanging meadows in the area below the glacier. These would make for a very relaxing campsite on a two day climb. There was no snow in the couloir at this time of year, but still a great outing. | |
| Posted Jan 29, 2004 5:34 pm | ||
| mtnfoto | Route Climbed: North Arete with 5.9 start Date Climbed: August 1994 | |
| Did this fine route as a day hike with Bruce Pottenger. We did the 5.9 variation right from the toe of the arete. | ||
| Posted Jan 22, 2004 3:12 pm | ||
| danbknox | Route Climbed: East Couloir Date Climbed: August 23 '03 | |
| With Joe Hansen during search for Fred Classen, Still missing | |
| Posted Nov 30, 2003 3:57 am | ||
| Misha | Route Climbed: East Couloir - East Ridge variation Date Climbed: October 25, 2003 | |
| Interesting late season climb. After crossing the rock-hard Matterhorn glacier (which included jumping over crevasses), Etsuko and I slogged our way up the couloir to the saddle on the East ridge. Couloir was snow free, very loose and unpleasant. From the saddle, we stayed true to the East ridge for some fun Class 4 climbing on perfect granite. This ~200' rock section made our trip worth while. Views from the top and the weather could not have been better! | |
| Posted Oct 27, 2003 10:13 am | ||
| Scott Pierce | Route Climbed: SE Slope from Horse Creek Pass Date Climbed: September, 1996 | |
| Descended via East Couloir | |
| Posted Oct 27, 2003 12:04 am | ||
| ScottyS | Route Climbed: West Face Date Climbed: Sept 6, 2003 | |
| Started from Twin Lakes, took the Cleaver Notch route from Horse Creek up to Blacksmith Peak, traversed behind the Sawtooth Ridge to the Doodad, then climbed the west face of Matterhorn and descended the East Couloir route to Horse Creek. | |
| Posted Sep 20, 2003 8:12 pm | ||
| ScottyS | Route Climbed: Horse Creek to East Couloir Date Climbed: July 3, 2003 | |
| My first ascent of this nice peak. Climbed with bearbnz after work on a cloudless, breezy evening. Drove down from Reno and left Twin Lakes around 1740, summited at 2050. Descent took about the same amount of time due to the lack of moonlight. The north arete was tempting --- I had to practically pull Barry off of it with the accompanying reassurance: "we'll have more time next time"! | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2003 1:38 pm | ||
| Felsberg | Route Climbed: SE Slope Date Climbed: June 7,8 | |
| 2 day ascent from Twin Lakes, camped below pass. snow above 8500' in horse creek canyon - great for a fast moving over what would be blocky talus - never icy (not even early morning). Beautiful summit conditions, sun and not a cloud around. PICS | |
| Posted Jun 10, 2003 11:56 am | ||
| dharmadog | Route Climbed: East Couloir Date Climbed: October 15, 2001 | |
| At last, after three tries. 5200 vertical with great views. Shrinking glacier will be gone in 10 years!!! | |
| Posted Apr 18, 2003 8:35 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Route Climbed: SE Slope (ascent), East Couloir (descent) Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2002 | |
| Day 1 of the 2002 Mountaineers Challenge. After climbing Whorl Mtn with four others, I tagged this one on the way back. Trip Report. | |
| Posted Jan 24, 2003 4:21 pm | ||
| KWANZOR | Route Climbed: East Couloir Date Climbed: Aug. '99 | |
| A good view of the Taco Bell in Bridgeport | ||
| Posted Dec 4, 2002 6:45 pm | ||
| jeffn | Route Climbed: Maze? Date Climbed: July 2002 | |
| Missed the right turn out of the East Couloir to the North Arete so ended up in what I think is the Maze area to the right, higher up the Coulior. Maybe 5.4-5.5. Enjoyable day hike. | ||
| Posted Nov 5, 2002 8:54 pm | ||
| thenunz | Route Climbed: East Couloir via Twin Lakes Date Climbed: 10/27/02 | |
| Beautiful, small summit. Difficult time acceding due to 4-6 inches of new snow over the talus. One step forward, two steps back. Glacier was clear and blue ice, nasty slips coming and going. | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2002 7:49 am | ||
| bearbnz | Route Climbed: East Couloir to the East Ridge from Twin Lakes Date Climbed: Summer 1995 | |
| Dayhiked the East Couloir alone from Twin Lakes in about 7 hours round trip. Saw very few tourists, none above the glacier. July 3, 2003. Left Twin Lakes at 5:40pm, arrived on the summit at 8:50 via the East Couloir and East Ridge. Made most of the descent in the dark, took almost as long as the ascent with the darkness. Climbed with ScottyS. September 6, 2003. Climbed Blacksmith Peak, went over to the Doodad (not via traverse), and then on to Matterhorn Peak with ScottyS. Long but satisfying day. July 30, 2005. East Couloir with my next-door neighbor. He has lived in Bridgeport for 24 years, looking up at that peak and never venturing up there. Needed to correct that situation. June 25, 2006. North Arete with Misha Logvinov. Ctc in a day, but a long day. Returned the stolen summit register to the top, probably should have picked a hiking route, but in retrospect, the North Arete was kinda fun. March 9, 2008. Skinned up from Twin Lakes to the East Couloir, and cramponed to the top of the couloir. Scrambled up to the top in ski boots, and then skied the East Couloir and the rest of the route back to the car. | |
| Posted Sep 27, 2002 5:21 pm | ||
| Joe Hanssen | Route Climbed: East Couloir Date Climbed: August '01 | |
| August '01 SouthEast Slopes A quicker ascent then I planned, could have hiked out in the afternoon, but decided to camp above Horse Creek Pass. Amazing view of the Sawtooth Ridge. August 23rd '03 East Couloir This was part of our search assignment for missing backpacker Fred Classenn. To date, he has not been located. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2002 6:10 pm | ||
| Josh | Route Climbed: North Arete Date Climbed: June 26,2002 | |
| Ran up from Twin Lakes. There was some hard snow below the route, so I had to pick up a stick for an ice axe. I soloed the fun North Arete in my Kayland Spiders (the only shoes I took), then descended the East Couloir. The summit register is in tatters and is completely full. Car to car in just over 5 hours. | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2002 3:48 pm | ||
| steeleman | Route Climbed: SE Slope Date Climbed: October 21, 2001 | |
| Climbed up from Horse Creek and attempted Whorl and Matterhorn in one day and back to car. Was stopped on Whorl by nasty cliffs just below the summit. Made it up Matterhorn. To see trip report, click here. | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2001 2:57 pm | ||
| mconnell | Route Climbed: East Couloir Date Climbed: March 21, 2000 | |
| Climbed with mtnartman on the first day of spring. Beautiful weather. This is a really nice winter climb. | ||
| Posted Sep 19, 2001 2:44 pm | ||
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