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| Peak_Bagger | Fun one  Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2004 | |
| Did the east face. It was a beautiful approach passing lots of cool lakes. The glacier was a pain to traverse. We attempted a 5.5 trad route but had to bail b/c of snow. Then went for the normal route which was also hard b/c of snow. | |
| Posted Apr 28, 2008 2:34 am | ||
| jimegan | MIDDLE PALLISADE Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2004 | |
| CLIMBED ON A LVMC OUTING LED BY XAVIER VIA THE E FACE...AN EXCELLENT CLIMB | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2008 1:04 am | ||
| Shirley Lam | I like... Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2007 | |
| all the big fat marmots pikas you meet along the way. If it weren't for them, I don't think I would have enjoyed this 14er that much. | |
| Posted Jan 30, 2008 9:54 pm | ||
| bighornmonkey | Done... Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2007 | |
| Up it twice! This mountain can be dangerous if there are several parties climbing it due to loose rocks | |
| Posted Dec 25, 2007 9:02 am | ||
| dshoshone | NE Face Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2007 | |
| Fun climb, once you're in the main shute just bear left and you can't go wrong. Unlike the group ahead of me who went right and ended up skunked. Thank God they went the wrong way, all I heard was screaming, yelling, and rocks crashing down the right hand chute. | |
| Posted Oct 17, 2007 6:27 pm | ||
| lefty | Northeast Face Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2007 | |
| Fun | |
| Posted Sep 20, 2007 1:45 am | ||
| RickF | California Fourteener No. 11 Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2007 | |
| Even the "easy" route up this fourteener took a great deal of effort. Sustained class 3 climbing. My most challenging fourteener so far. Thanks to Phil, Joe and Stuart for the team effort. | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2007 8:27 pm | ||
| CookieMonster | Almost made it! Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2007 | |
| The glacier turned me back at ~13,000ft. It only had an inch of soft snow with glare ice underneath. There are also open crevases as of Aug 10th. One fall = you are screwed without an axe. My backup plan was the "red and white" route. Unfortunately, I got lost below Finger Lake and wasted an hour. Didn't like the look of the "red and white," so I'll come back another day. Took approx. 11.5 hours RT for this first timer. Expect 12 hours RT if you are fast and know the route. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2007 12:15 am | ||
| salad | Route Climbed: NE Face Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2007 | |
| Day hike, really enjoyed the chute. Looks a lot more challenging from the approach. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2007 8:56 pm | ||
| eggheadsherpa | NE Face Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2007 | |
| Climbed the NE face with four others from SoCal. A very fun climb with solid handholds throughout. We went up the "Main Chute" and came down the "Secor Chute". The Main Chute has solid handholds but loose rock, and the runout is a bit intense. After that the route has some great class 3 climbing for 1,000ft. | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2007 12:47 pm | ||
| plume | East Face Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007 | |
| Great climb w/ the wife. ONe of the most beautiful summits in the Sierra. | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2007 2:38 am | ||
| Dave S | East Face Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2007 | |
| Solo climb via East Face - beautiful day in the mountains! Ran into Tomcat and friends along the way. | |
| Posted Jun 21, 2007 2:08 am | ||
| fossana | E Face | |
| Aug ?, 2001 | |
| Posted Apr 8, 2007 10:45 pm | ||
| tb00957 | mid pal Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2006 | |
| Using several trip reports, we stayed completely class 3 or lower. A bit loose but great fun. | ||
| Posted Jan 11, 2007 11:25 pm | ||
| ChuckO | NE Face Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2006 | |
| Solo from camp at Finger Lake. Lived up to all the advertisment - loose rocks down low, fun ledges, awesome summit views, lots of elevation gain. Used Bob Burd's lower entrance chute instead of Secor's - loose crumbly rock, but a straight forward route to find. | |
| Posted Oct 2, 2006 10:42 pm | ||
| bechtt | NE Face Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2006 | |
| Climbed with Ryan . Great view north -- Mt Agassiz, which we had climbed the day before, was just peeking through between Mt Sill and North Pal. Pictures | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2006 3:47 pm | ||
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| MoapaPk | Re: NE Face | |
| You know, after looking at pictures of the route, I'm still not sure what the heck Secor was talking about. I understood Bob Burd's instructions, though. | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2006 3:14 am | ||
| jonhersh | NE Face Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2005 | |
| Fun 3rd class climb with my brother. Camped at the north end of Finger Lake and enjoyed the views. | |
| Posted Sep 1, 2006 4:51 am | ||
| MoapaPk | No crampons or axe needed lately Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2006 | |
| NE "Face": As of Aug 6, one could travel up the middle moraine and cross over to the "red band" (brown-red?) in summer boots (non-goretex vasque catalysts for me). We crossed about 20' only of high-angle snow, and it readily admitted kick steps. That chute to the top has plenty of class 3 holds, but is otherwise a shooting gallery for loose rock. If there are more than 2-3 closely-matched people in the party, consider taking helmets. I probably spent 80% of my energy trying NOT to kick up loose rocks; but rocks 1' distant from my boot would let go at the merest suggestion. I ended up climbing down every talus-free rock rib I could find, and we spread laterally across the gully to avoid beaning each other. I was initially surprised at the number of people who did that trip as a dayhike from the Pine Cr Campground. However, the round trip is about 14-15 miles, with about 6500' elevation gain, half on semi-decent trails. If you start early at the parking lot, it should be "easy" enough. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2006 8:01 am | ||
| dpatmalloy | NE Face Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2006 | |
| Great climbing day - firm snow for crampons from the inlet of Finger Lake all the way up the glacier. Ledges to the face were easy to find. A slushy snowfield covered what I believe to be the "standard" route, up the left branch of the main couloir, and I climbed the right branch of the couloir instead. Good rock and good climbing, but some definite 4th class and some interesting routefinding near the top. Great fun! | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2006 10:01 pm | ||
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