Sierra NevadaMatthes Crest Climber's Log
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| pjc30943 | Awesome  Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2006 | |
| The most scenic alpine meadow ever on the approach, perhaps assisted by sunsets through stormclouds--and a cool Sierra Wave. Great climb. | ||
| Posted Aug 5, 2009 2:35 am | ||
| haishan | primo Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2009 | |
| Traversed S-N to N tower... T-storms in the distance, will have to come back for N end of the traverse. Opinion: if starting at south end, Cathedral Pass is a more efficient approach. | |
| Posted Aug 3, 2009 7:53 pm | ||
| biz | Great Fun Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2009 | |
| Very enjoyable outing with a couple good friends. Fantastic Peak! | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2009 9:44 pm | ||
| NeeDlzdos | Entire South-to-North, first simul climb! Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2007 | |
| This was an incredible climb. Super fun, super long, super exposed. Simuled w/ Tim Triche, 11 hours car to car, 5 hours on route. Did entire South-to-North traverse. | |
| Posted Dec 7, 2008 12:58 am | ||
| atavist | unbeatable exposure Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2008 | |
| After 2 warm days in the Valley, a calm day in the Meadows was ideal. I soloed the full crest (S-N) with Peter. Beyond the north summit the terrain was more sustained but still no harder than 5.7 though more exposed (it didn't seem possible). Some fins were very thin and some holds sounded hollow so caution is advised compared to the well-trodden southern half. The 'granite cornice' (aka the wave pitch) is a unique and unbelievable formation. The whole effort is worthwhile just to see this piece of rock which most people skip. We ran into Bighornmonkey and Shirley on the summit. Overall it made for a great day. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2008 5:48 pm | ||
| danman3156 | S to N Travers Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2008 | |
| A great climb, car to car. Beautiful rock in beautiful setting. | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2008 11:52 pm | ||
| Drewid | Finally Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2008 | |
| Having wanted to do the S-N Matthes Crest traverse for so long and having spent way too many hours drooling over pictures and dreaming about the big exposure I finally took the plunge and the adventure lived up to the expectations. Go do this route now! The exhiliration and the setting is outrageous. A full rush that should keep you boosted for a solid 36 hours. If not then you should throw yourself under a train. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2008 6:53 pm | ||
| Zzyzx | South to North traverse Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007 | |
| Climbed with Steve Larson. Probably one of the most scenic climbs I've done. Pretty easy scramble, but very exposed with incredible views of the Yosemite high country. We climbed a little ways past the North Summit, but didn't quite finish the whole traverse. Got to come back for the Wave! | ||
| Posted Oct 26, 2007 12:48 am | ||
| soslaw | South Summit Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2007 | |
| Did the traverse from south to north with Peter Doucette. Rapped after the south summit. Windy but spectacularly clear. | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2007 11:47 am | ||
| Dave S | South to North (to North Summit only) Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2007 | |
| Climbed South to North with JM, rapping from the North Summit. Beautiful day and awesome exposure made for a great day! | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2007 3:53 pm | ||
| J Fox | Sweet climb and awesome weather: South to North Date Climbed: May 27, 2007 | |
| Climbed with my bro "dervin" on our Memorial Day weekend mountaineering get away. What a sweet, sharp ridge. Nothing like a little exposure to get the adrenalin flowing. This has to rate as one of my all time favorites. | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2007 11:11 am | ||
| Steve Larson | South to North--almost Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007 | |
| Made it to the south summit in good time, ropeless all the way with Kris. Then we took the wrong way to the north summit. Oof! It was a lot harder than 5.6 or whatever it's supposed to be. Made it down the north side, then across the ridge for a while before we decided to call it a day. Two raps, a little downclimbing, and we were running for the car. Then a loooong drive all the way back to LA. Ugh. | |
| Posted Jun 10, 2007 4:41 am | ||
| dervin | One Belay Short: South to North Date Climbed: May 27, 2007 | |
| This was day two of our memorial day festivities. First I had to run to mammoth the night before, cause I forgot a belay device, and then on the way to the climb we got stuck on hard snow with out an axe. A toenail is a small price to pay for a beautiful climb like this. Cheers. | |
| Posted Jun 9, 2007 10:23 am | ||
| graham | South to north Date Climbed: May 28, 2007 | |
| Climbed (traversed?) the crest with my nephew (Marty) on a beautiful Memorial Day 2007. Amazingly, we didn't see anyone else on or near the crest all day. CTC in about 11 hours | |
| Posted Jun 4, 2007 8:56 pm | ||
| fossana | S2N or N2S? | |
| Aug ?, 1997 Can't remember direction, but I can't forget what an amazing climb this was. Definitely need to return. | |
| Posted Apr 9, 2007 1:04 am | ||
| bcd | South to North Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2004 | |
| can't imagine wearing a rope on this one. More trouble than it's worth. And despite what some guidebooks say, the second half (past the summit) is excellent. | |
| Posted Mar 19, 2007 1:31 am | ||
| hockeyman | KIller place! | |
| Went south to north. Came up and over Cockscomb. Excellent day great/weather/good partner. | |
| Posted Mar 7, 2007 6:06 pm | ||
| MichaelJ | S2N Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006 | |
| Soloed to the north summit with Kristina. The climbing to gain the ridge and the 5.7 crack to the north summit were the most fun but the entire stroll was a blast. Approach: Plenty of easy snow fields to cross to get to the Echo shoulder, then some steep snow fields on the final Matthes approach (I kicked steps in approach shoes and was glad to have a trekking pole for balance). Rap beta: From the north summit, a short vertical rap got us to the next station, then two full length raps (60m rope) got us to the top of the snow field, which we skirted with some class 4 rock downclimbing. The summit register could use a new book if anyone is going up there. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2006 5:19 pm | ||
| jeffn | S-N Traverse Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2006 | |
| Solo'd to the North Tower with Dug which means I got to carry the rope for the rappel. Lots of snow on the approach. No bugs, no wind. The perfect day climb. | ||
| Posted Jun 24, 2006 1:21 pm | ||
| dervin | How I like to spend my Mondays! Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2005 | |
| Cheers. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2006 3:58 am | ||
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