Sierra NevadaMatthes Crest Climber's Log
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| Rileywyna | Route Climbed: traverse Date Climbed: aug 2001  | |
| Had to rap off at the start of the traverse do to in coming weather | |
| Posted Dec 18, 2005 8:34 am | ||
| plume | Route Climbed: ridge Date Climbed: 8-05 | |
| Great climb. Will go back. | |
| Posted Nov 7, 2005 10:31 pm | ||
| tdoughty | Route Climbed: S to N Traverse | |
| With James Barnett..Fun!! | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2005 1:43 pm | ||
| forjan | Route Climbed: S to N Traverse Date Climbed: September 4, 2005 | |
| A long day (15 hrs car-to-car) as we climbed this beautiful ridge as a party of three (Mark Ingram, Sam Eichelberger and I). We belayed the first 2 pitches to get to the crest (60M ropes) and then simul-climb until the notch between the south and north summit. Belayed the last pitch to get to the north summit. As it was getting late, we rapped off the north summit. I guess I gotta go back and finish the full traverse some day. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2005 1:59 am | ||
| salad | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: 1999ish | |
| long day car to car, as ropes got stuck rapping... sweet route. | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2005 3:37 pm | ||
| rdesota | Route Climbed: South to North Traverse Date Climbed: July 27, 2005 | |
| Climbed with Derek Bomholt. Simul-climbed the whole thing except that last pitch to the North Summit. An awesome fun climb on a beautiful day in the Sierra. Much easier than it looked. Took the 5.8 variation at the North Summit to cap off a great day. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2005 12:52 pm | ||
| kovarpa | Route Climbed: South to North Traverse Date Climbed: July 23, 2005 | |
| Very fine climb with Misha. Great rock. Beatiful scenery. I really enjoyed it. | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2005 12:39 am | ||
| Misha | Route Climbed: South to North traverse (full ridge) Date Climbed: July 23, 2005 | |
| My 2nd climb of the route in one year. This time we bagged both South and North summits and continued for the rest of the ridge. Belayed for three pitches, rapped from the South summit to the notch, solo'd the rest of the 1st half of the route and simul'd the 2nd half. The 2nd half of the route was more exposed and technically challenging than I anticipated. One of the exposed ~5.8 downclimbs on the 2nd half of the route almost got me, but I presevered thanks to the calm encouragement by my climbing partner, Pavel. I could not wish for a more solid partner to do this route with. The weather was impeccable! We started from the trailhead at around 6:15am and returned at 8pm. A long and beautiful day! | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2005 12:33 pm | ||
| aleasure | Route Climbed: South to North traverse Date Climbed: August 2004 | |
| Typical Sierra ridge climbing. Not really my thing, but still fun. Good views. | ||
| Posted Jul 14, 2005 7:51 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Route Climbed: South - North traverse Date Climbed: July 30, 2004 | |
| Climbed with Romain & Rene the full length of the ridge, minus the two northernmost towers. The outstanding climbing was surpassed only by the outstanding partners I had with me - a truly great day. Only roped for the one pitch to the North Summit - might have to try soloing it next time. :-) Trip Report | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2004 11:47 pm | ||
| Misha | Route Climbed: South to North traverse Date Climbed: September 5, 2004 | |
| Insane climbing! We roped up for 3 pitches (2 pitches to get to the crest and 1 pitch from the notch to the North summit) and solo'd the rest. We will be back next year, for sure! | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2004 12:21 pm | ||
| gordonye | Route Climbed: South to North Traverse Date Climbed: August 21, 2004 | |
| This has got to be one of the most aesthetic peaks. Climbed with Dirk (Diggler) on a day hike. What a beautiful climb with fun exposure, and the approach is very scenic too. Unfortunately stormy weather forced us to bail near the South Summit. | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2004 1:54 pm | ||
| Romain | Route Climbed: South to North Traverse Date Climbed: July 30th, 2004 | |
| Climbed with Bob Burd and Rene' Renteria. A great day. The best part of the climb is the airy ridge traverse North of the summit. There is awesome exposure and some pretty interesting downclimbs. A photo TR can be found here. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2004 5:00 pm | ||
| stoneman5 | Route Climbed: south to north summit Date Climbed: july 10, 2004 | |
| Very fun route. Technically, not terribly challenging, but good exposure and location -- all day. | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2004 10:40 am | ||
| Shaase | Route Climbed: The crest Date Climbed: 06/21/2004 | |
| Some of the best exposure in Sierra's. Highly reccommend completing the fin north of North Summit. | |
| Posted Jun 22, 2004 1:00 pm | ||
| mtnfoto | Route Climbed: S to N Traverse Date Climbed: Aug 1977 July 1997 | |
| Climbed this with Sheldon Moomaw in the 70's and Mark Bowling twenty years later. Day hiked it both times. I wrote an article about this route for Rock and Ice magazine a few years ago. | ||
| Posted Jan 22, 2004 3:27 pm | ||
| Dave Dinnell | Route Climbed: South-North Traverse Date Climbed: Sept. 28, 2003 | |
| Climbed with long time partner John Pfeiffer. Great fun. Approached via Cathedral Lakes and returned down Budd Creek. Knees getting a little gimpy and slow but still managed to avoid needing the headlamp. | |
| Posted Jan 13, 2004 3:41 pm | ||
| asmrz | Route Climbed: The crest from the South to the North Tower Date Climbed: September 01, 2002 | |
| Shauna Hermes, Liz Morelli, Michael Gordon and I did this fantastic climb in one day from the car, parked at HWY 120. We started at 04:30 and came back at about 6:00PM, a long day. We climbed as two parties of two and had a grand time. Decided to rap off at the North Summit as we were slowing down and it was now 1:00 PM. This route is an incredible tribute to Ellen and Chuck Wilts, Honorary Members of our SCMA club. They pioneered the route in the 40s. Thank you Mrs. Wilts (if you happen to read this message)! | |
| Posted Nov 14, 2002 3:43 pm | ||
| ron | Route Climbed: south to north traverse Date Climbed: sept.20, 2002 | |
| A classic indeed. Car to car in 10 hours, with 3 hours on the route. Take the first lead and run it to the start of the ridge. A true classic pitch with REALLY fun sections. Thought the last section to the summit was kinda wierd. A great day, one to never forget. The approach from Budd Lake is really enjoyable, with great views throughout. Take a light rack medium cams and a long rope. | ||
| Posted Sep 23, 2002 7:14 pm | ||
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