cbuelow - Jun 28, 2008 10:39 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008
From Bishop Pass
Great solo hike from Bishop Pass. Stuck to as much class 3 as I could find on the way up. Took my time on the way down - it seemed like every rock was about to move. Ugh. The views, however, were amazing.
Brian Kalet - Jun 24, 2008 5:28 pm Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2008
West Slope from Bishop Pass
6 h roundtrip.
Robertthethird - Jun 9, 2008 10:58 am Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008
Summit from Bishop Lake
Fun climb, though move as much to the N/W as possible for more sustained class 3. Had to down climb a short section of 5th class at a head wall dropping me into the next chute to the north. finally topped out after a short 5th class section on the talus slope below the summit. As everyone else has mentioned the views are what make this climb worth while.
yaknjorgl - Mar 2, 2008 1:14 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 1988
bishop pass
just out o' high school- had a cast iron skillet for bacon breakfast, drank bottles of beer at the top.
danman3156 - Oct 22, 2007 6:50 pm Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2007
West Slope
An awesome day hike from south lake. Great views up top.
graham - Oct 2, 2007 2:57 pm Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2007
Normal west face
Hiked up the talus slopes on the west face above Bishop Pass with Tony and ET. Incredible views of the Palisade Glacier area and the rest of the Sierras
The Tailor - Sep 3, 2007 11:41 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
I will be back!
Started from the Bishop Pass trailhead and I made it about 1/4 of the way up and soon realized that I was going to exhaust myself for the trip back so I headed back down.
I plan on attempting this again, but I will be sure to get a good nights sleep at Bishop Pass before summit!
Left Flag AZ at 3:00 am. Got to Bishop at 1130 am. Started hike at 1210 pm. What a great summit. I really enjoyed. Hike ended 930 pm. What a fun day. Hurried but great.
Dave S - Aug 27, 2007 11:07 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007
West Slope
Solo dayhike from South Lake. Started early hoping to beat the weather that was forecast to hit by early afternoon. Some great views even with the low level clouds!
steve_hiebert - Aug 16, 2007 2:30 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
West Slope from Bishop Pass
Very pleasant day climb from South Lake. Great views.
Misha - Aug 9, 2007 2:54 am Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2007
2nd time
Scrambled up from Bishop Pass in order to investigate NW Ridge of Winchell. Didn't like what I saw which prompted to climb West Ridge of Winchell instead the following day. I am glad that I changed my mind :)
Bill Kish - Aug 4, 2007 11:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
West Slope
Warmup for sierra challenge. Got a late start but made good time. I went up a more southerly chute looking for better rock. I found some slightly more interesting bits but not enough. But the petite summit and the awesome views made it worth all the talus hopping!
soslaw - Jul 25, 2007 11:26 am Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2007
Southwest slope
Summited with Jim. Spectacular summit views. Dry year for the Sierra.
Jim Carr - Jul 17, 2007 2:47 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
Bishop Pass
Via talus on the west slope from the pass. Descent via large chute on soutwest.
Climbed with EJ from Bishop Pass. Going directly from sea level to camping at 11,200 (Bishop Lake) feet just about killed me! I was ok on the asecnt of the peak though. Very fun day, if a little hot. The views of the Palasades are fantastic. The mosquitos at the lower elevation were horrible.
dpatmalloy - Jun 10, 2007 8:19 pm Date Climbed: May 31, 2007
from Bishop Pass
some rotten snow to cross to get to Bishop Pass, then fun talus and ledge scrambling up to the peak. There were three of us people and one dog; the humans stayed away from the snow, the dog jumped right into it. We ascended to the right of the "standard" chute, which made for a more pleasant way up - we came down following the use trail and cairns. A great early season shape up hike.
Steve Larson - Apr 28, 2007 12:07 am Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2007
From Bishop Pass in Spring
Skied in to Bishop Pass, then chucked the skis for light hiking boots and walked the rest of the way. I seriously considered hauling the skis up another 1,200 feet so I could ski the north chute down, but in the end was too lazy. The snow sucked. It was a warm day, no wind--it felt like summer. The snow was bottomless in places. Some times it was unavoidable, and progress would become painfully slow. On the way down I descended the north chute and got a nasty surprise. The top is about 40 degrees, and it turned out that there was a layer of very hard ice underneath the soggy leavings of the storm earlier in the week. Kind of scary. In my infinite wisdom I had left the crampons at the pass, thinking that my only problem would be postholing! Some very careful downclimbing, and two uncontrolled sliding sessions ensued. Finally made it back to the pass, but due to my late start I only caught the top run from the pass wihle it was still in the sun. The rest was evil breakable crust. But, I made the summit, and that was spectacular. Overall good day despite teh sketchy ice and crusty slopes on the way down.
David Senesac - Feb 15, 2007 6:11 am Date Climbed: Aug 24, 1981
north chutes
From the pass up the talus slog.
Some others were already there.
trailhuggersarah - Jan 9, 2007 7:10 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2006
Route Climbed: From Bishop Pass Date Climbed: 8-25-06
Talus slog, but the views made it worth it!
mlarkin2002 - Oct 10, 2006 1:45 am Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2004
Dayhike from Bishop Pass
Talus scramble from Bishop Pass. Great views of the Palisade Group. Previous group up the same route brought a large dog with them that had as much fun scrambling as we did.
cbuelow - Jun 28, 2008 10:39 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008
From Bishop PassGreat solo hike from Bishop Pass. Stuck to as much class 3 as I could find on the way up. Took my time on the way down - it seemed like every rock was about to move. Ugh. The views, however, were amazing.
Brian Kalet - Jun 24, 2008 5:28 pm Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2008
West Slope from Bishop Pass6 h roundtrip.
Robertthethird - Jun 9, 2008 10:58 am Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008
Summit from Bishop LakeFun climb, though move as much to the N/W as possible for more sustained class 3. Had to down climb a short section of 5th class at a head wall dropping me into the next chute to the north. finally topped out after a short 5th class section on the talus slope below the summit. As everyone else has mentioned the views are what make this climb worth while.
yaknjorgl - Mar 2, 2008 1:14 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 1988
bishop passjust out o' high school- had a cast iron skillet for bacon breakfast, drank bottles of beer at the top.
danman3156 - Oct 22, 2007 6:50 pm Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2007
West SlopeAn awesome day hike from south lake. Great views up top.
graham - Oct 2, 2007 2:57 pm Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2007
Normal west faceHiked up the talus slopes on the west face above Bishop Pass with Tony and ET. Incredible views of the Palisade Glacier area and the rest of the Sierras
The Tailor - Sep 3, 2007 11:41 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
I will be back!Started from the Bishop Pass trailhead and I made it about 1/4 of the way up and soon realized that I was going to exhaust myself for the trip back so I headed back down.
I plan on attempting this again, but I will be sure to get a good nights sleep at Bishop Pass before summit!
eferesen - Sep 2, 2007 8:51 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007
Great TripLeft Flag AZ at 3:00 am. Got to Bishop at 1130 am. Started hike at 1210 pm. What a great summit. I really enjoyed. Hike ended 930 pm. What a fun day. Hurried but great.
Dave S - Aug 27, 2007 11:07 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007
West SlopeSolo dayhike from South Lake. Started early hoping to beat the weather that was forecast to hit by early afternoon. Some great views even with the low level clouds!
steve_hiebert - Aug 16, 2007 2:30 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
West Slope from Bishop PassVery pleasant day climb from South Lake. Great views.
Misha - Aug 9, 2007 2:54 am Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2007
2nd timeScrambled up from Bishop Pass in order to investigate NW Ridge of Winchell. Didn't like what I saw which prompted to climb West Ridge of Winchell instead the following day. I am glad that I changed my mind :)
Bill Kish - Aug 4, 2007 11:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
West SlopeWarmup for sierra challenge. Got a late start but made good time. I went up a more southerly chute looking for better rock. I found some slightly more interesting bits but not enough. But the petite summit and the awesome views made it worth all the talus hopping!
soslaw - Jul 25, 2007 11:26 am Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2007
Southwest slopeSummited with Jim. Spectacular summit views. Dry year for the Sierra.
Jim Carr - Jul 17, 2007 2:47 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
Bishop PassVia talus on the west slope from the pass. Descent via large chute on soutwest.
Jonodo - Jul 4, 2007 5:16 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2007
Bishop PassClimbed with EJ from Bishop Pass. Going directly from sea level to camping at 11,200 (Bishop Lake) feet just about killed me! I was ok on the asecnt of the peak though. Very fun day, if a little hot. The views of the Palasades are fantastic. The mosquitos at the lower elevation were horrible.
dpatmalloy - Jun 10, 2007 8:19 pm Date Climbed: May 31, 2007
from Bishop Passsome rotten snow to cross to get to Bishop Pass, then fun talus and ledge scrambling up to the peak. There were three of us people and one dog; the humans stayed away from the snow, the dog jumped right into it. We ascended to the right of the "standard" chute, which made for a more pleasant way up - we came down following the use trail and cairns. A great early season shape up hike.
Steve Larson - Apr 28, 2007 12:07 am Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2007
From Bishop Pass in SpringSkied in to Bishop Pass, then chucked the skis for light hiking boots and walked the rest of the way. I seriously considered hauling the skis up another 1,200 feet so I could ski the north chute down, but in the end was too lazy. The snow sucked. It was a warm day, no wind--it felt like summer. The snow was bottomless in places. Some times it was unavoidable, and progress would become painfully slow. On the way down I descended the north chute and got a nasty surprise. The top is about 40 degrees, and it turned out that there was a layer of very hard ice underneath the soggy leavings of the storm earlier in the week. Kind of scary. In my infinite wisdom I had left the crampons at the pass, thinking that my only problem would be postholing! Some very careful downclimbing, and two uncontrolled sliding sessions ensued. Finally made it back to the pass, but due to my late start I only caught the top run from the pass wihle it was still in the sun. The rest was evil breakable crust. But, I made the summit, and that was spectacular. Overall good day despite teh sketchy ice and crusty slopes on the way down.
David Senesac - Feb 15, 2007 6:11 am Date Climbed: Aug 24, 1981
north chutesFrom the pass up the talus slog.
Some others were already there.
trailhuggersarah - Jan 9, 2007 7:10 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2006
Route Climbed: From Bishop Pass Date Climbed: 8-25-06Talus slog, but the views made it worth it!
mlarkin2002 - Oct 10, 2006 1:45 am Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2004
Dayhike from Bishop PassTalus scramble from Bishop Pass. Great views of the Palisade Group. Previous group up the same route brought a large dog with them that had as much fun scrambling as we did.