Zzyzx - Oct 26, 2007 1:16 am Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2007
N. Ridge
Solo after climbing NW Ridge of North Peak. Met 3 guys from East side at the beginning of the ridge a we had a nice chat. One of them told me to climb the 1st tower on the right and it was indeed much better than going on the left side. Fun scramble, especially the last section after the 2nd tower.
gomez13 - Oct 20, 2007 11:13 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2007
Yes and No
Came in from Saddle Bag lake and climbed the east ridge enroute to the West Ridge but could not find the correct chute to go down.after getting cliffed out a few times we went back up the east ridge and bagged the summit. we were the only guys climbing the east ridge with a rope and rack gotta go back and do that west ridge!
Very long day. Need to simul climb until after the second rappel. Descent route is hidden behind ridge; easy to go toward White mtn which is the wrong way.
mfutch78 - Sep 25, 2007 12:26 am Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2006
Young Lakes up to Conness
Hiked up to Young Lakes and climbed Conness the next day. Fun hike and surprisingly not too crowded for Labor Day weekend in Yosemite.
Soloed with Michelle and Deron (~ 9.5 hrs car-to-car). Next year: link-up North Peak's NW Ridge --> Conness North Ridge --> Conness West Ridge.
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Route Climbed: North Ridge
Date Climbed: September 16, 2006
After a solo of the left couloir of North Peak, I continued on to the north ridge of Conness. On the second rappel from the 2nd tower, my 50m rope got stuck about half way. So, I had to go back up and free the rope caught under a flake. Was dragging ass because it took me 2.5 hrs from the summit of North Peak (10:45am) to the summit of Conness (1:15pm). My heavier mountaineering boots had something to do with it. Back at Saddlebag Lake parking lot at 3:55pm (~ 9.5 hrs roundtrip).
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Route Climbed: West Ridge
Date Climbed: September 3, 2006
Climbed the west ridge with awagher. Long day. CTC=14.5 hrs.
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Route Climbed: North Ridge
Date Climbed: September 6, 2003
Climbed the North Ridge with fellow SCMA member Steven Sauter. Route-finding was not a problem. We climbed unroped 'til we got to the top of the 2nd tower (just where there is a cordolette cord with 2 rings on it). We rappelled down the 2 pitches (this being the crux of the climb), and then I led all the pitches to the summit. After the 2nd rappel, all the pitches to the summit looked to me as class 4 with maybe a few 5.2 moves. We had good weather (clear & sunny), although it was windy on the ridge most of the time.
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Route Climbed: East Ridge from Alpine Lake
Date Climbed: October 20, 2002
A nice fun climb. We were a party of four: mdostby, jimconsid, Will and I. We started walking around 6:35am from the hiker campground on Saddlebag Lake. We hiked cross-country close to the south side of the ridge coming from Saddlebag Lake dam. Took a snack break near Alpine Lake and then went onto scrambling up the East Ridge to the summit plateau. There was a cross cairn up there to mark for your way down. The final push was a short moderately exposed class 3 section. I reached the summit at 10:43am. Will, Jim and Mike followed. We all had lunch at the summit while enjoying the views. We had a fantastic day: sunny, almost windless, and very clear. We could see Half Dome clearly, Mt Lyell, Mt Dana, North Peak, Boundary Peak in Nevada, the Cathedral range among others. All in all, a great day!
Dennis Poulin - Sep 18, 2007 6:26 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007
East Ridge
Gorgeous day !!! Lots of SP'ers on the summit together today. forjan you are an animal (running to the summit is superhuman). mybackyard and fossana only 4 minutes and 10 minutes behind forjan, you qualify as animals also with your second summit of the day!! wingding it was a pleasure to make your acquaintance along with Dave, Bruce, Alan, and Frank. I guess Mt Conness was violated from all 4 sides today.
Started at 5:30 am from the parking lot at Saddlebag lake with fossana and forjan. Solo'd the North Ridge, had a snack at the summit, then descended to the base of the West Ridge and solo'd again to the summit. Back to the Car in 9.5 hours. Awesome weather, bad ass granite, good company. A good day.
kovarpa - Sep 14, 2007 1:21 am Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007
traverse from White Mountain
with Vendulka. nice hike
danman3156 - Aug 28, 2007 7:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2007
A west facing gully
Meant to go the west ridge but botched up the approach we scrambled up some nasty gully on the west side and summited. Now I understand the mountain and will know were to go next time.
Superb scrambling up the east ridge from Saddlebag Lake. Wonderful views and a wonderful day. Down via Alpine Lake. Luckily I started early and it didn't start raining until after I got back and made it down to Lee Vining.
Thomas Gurviez - Jul 22, 2007 8:24 am Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2007
ascent by glacier and central couloir
Ascent by the glacier up to the unpassable bergshrund of the central couloir. This bergshrund can be avoided by the loose rocks on the right, then back to the couloir above the bergshrund, with some exposure then up to the ridge.
xharv - Jul 5, 2007 5:55 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2007
East Ridge
Climbed with sodapants, from Sawmill Campground. Four hours up, two hours down. From Alpine Lake, we took snow fields below summit plateau to get to the top segment of East Ridge. Deep sun cups and soft snow slowed us down. A photo report is available.
Fun climb up the East Ridge from Sawmill Camp via Alpine Lake. Very nice class 3 with a little exposure on the last ridge to the summit.
rdesota - Jun 26, 2007 12:36 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007
North Ridge
Great climb - unroped except for rap off tower
J Fox - Jun 26, 2007 11:18 am Date Climbed: May 29, 2007
West Ridge: Agony!
Jon and I were hoping to climb the West Ridge. Unfortunately we ended ended up traversing left pass the base of the ridge and climbed an arrete instead that was on the left of a massive gully. We had a sweet climb up sublime 4th easy 5th class granite only to summit on peaklet that was seperated from the summit via a deep notch. Doh! Wrong ridge but a sweet climb nonetheless. The descent was hellacious though we had to trudge through some deep snow and ran out of water.
Pantilat - Jun 20, 2007 2:47 am Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2007
Conness Glacier
Ascent after climbing NW ridge of North Peak and descent via East Ridge down to Carnegie.
Jim Carr - Jun 15, 2007 2:56 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2003
North Ridge
This route is a classic. Superb granite and beautiful weather.
physics - Jun 11, 2007 1:29 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
Route Climbed: West Route Date Climbed: June 9, 2007
great day out climbing with ChuckO. Took us about 14:30 car-to-car. Some time was wasted by route-find error (mine) in which we followed up the incorrect drainage, and then had to climb up and over the east ridge to get into the correct one. Total time on route was ~4:30. Fun climb.
ChuckO - Jun 11, 2007 12:26 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
West Ridge
With Kurt (thanks Buddy!). Great day. Would agree with the description "exposed". Simul-climbed most, belayed a few spots.
Steve Larson - Jun 10, 2007 4:36 am Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2007
West ridge
Kind of a chilly day, but nice. Climbed ropeless with Doug. Easier than I thought it would be.
Zzyzx - Oct 26, 2007 1:16 am Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2007
N. RidgeSolo after climbing NW Ridge of North Peak. Met 3 guys from East side at the beginning of the ridge a we had a nice chat. One of them told me to climb the 1st tower on the right and it was indeed much better than going on the left side. Fun scramble, especially the last section after the 2nd tower.
gomez13 - Oct 20, 2007 11:13 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2007
Yes and NoCame in from Saddle Bag lake and climbed the east ridge enroute to the West Ridge but could not find the correct chute to go down.after getting cliffed out a few times we went back up the east ridge and bagged the summit. we were the only guys climbing the east ridge with a rope and rack gotta go back and do that west ridge!
tombcronin - Sep 25, 2007 12:42 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2006
North RidgeVery long day. Need to simul climb until after the second rappel. Descent route is hidden behind ridge; easy to go toward White mtn which is the wrong way.
mfutch78 - Sep 25, 2007 12:26 am Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2006
Young Lakes up to ConnessHiked up to Young Lakes and climbed Conness the next day. Fun hike and surprisingly not too crowded for Labor Day weekend in Yosemite.
forjan - Sep 18, 2007 8:42 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007
North Ridge/West Ridge link-upSoloed with Michelle and Deron (~ 9.5 hrs car-to-car). Next year: link-up North Peak's NW Ridge --> Conness North Ridge --> Conness West Ridge.
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Route Climbed: North Ridge
Date Climbed: September 16, 2006
After a solo of the left couloir of North Peak, I continued on to the north ridge of Conness. On the second rappel from the 2nd tower, my 50m rope got stuck about half way. So, I had to go back up and free the rope caught under a flake. Was dragging ass because it took me 2.5 hrs from the summit of North Peak (10:45am) to the summit of Conness (1:15pm). My heavier mountaineering boots had something to do with it. Back at Saddlebag Lake parking lot at 3:55pm (~ 9.5 hrs roundtrip).
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Route Climbed: West Ridge
Date Climbed: September 3, 2006
Climbed the west ridge with awagher. Long day. CTC=14.5 hrs.
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Route Climbed: North Ridge
Date Climbed: September 6, 2003
Climbed the North Ridge with fellow SCMA member Steven Sauter. Route-finding was not a problem. We climbed unroped 'til we got to the top of the 2nd tower (just where there is a cordolette cord with 2 rings on it). We rappelled down the 2 pitches (this being the crux of the climb), and then I led all the pitches to the summit. After the 2nd rappel, all the pitches to the summit looked to me as class 4 with maybe a few 5.2 moves. We had good weather (clear & sunny), although it was windy on the ridge most of the time.
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Route Climbed: East Ridge from Alpine Lake
Date Climbed: October 20, 2002
A nice fun climb. We were a party of four: mdostby, jimconsid, Will and I. We started walking around 6:35am from the hiker campground on Saddlebag Lake. We hiked cross-country close to the south side of the ridge coming from Saddlebag Lake dam. Took a snack break near Alpine Lake and then went onto scrambling up the East Ridge to the summit plateau. There was a cross cairn up there to mark for your way down. The final push was a short moderately exposed class 3 section. I reached the summit at 10:43am. Will, Jim and Mike followed. We all had lunch at the summit while enjoying the views. We had a fantastic day: sunny, almost windless, and very clear. We could see Half Dome clearly, Mt Lyell, Mt Dana, North Peak, Boundary Peak in Nevada, the Cathedral range among others. All in all, a great day!
Dennis Poulin - Sep 18, 2007 6:26 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007
East RidgeGorgeous day !!! Lots of SP'ers on the summit together today. forjan you are an animal (running to the summit is superhuman). mybackyard and fossana only 4 minutes and 10 minutes behind forjan, you qualify as animals also with your second summit of the day!! wingding it was a pleasure to make your acquaintance along with Dave, Bruce, Alan, and Frank. I guess Mt Conness was violated from all 4 sides today.
mybackyard - Sep 16, 2007 2:56 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007
Solo North and West Ridge LinkupStarted at 5:30 am from the parking lot at Saddlebag lake with fossana and forjan. Solo'd the North Ridge, had a snack at the summit, then descended to the base of the West Ridge and solo'd again to the summit. Back to the Car in 9.5 hours. Awesome weather, bad ass granite, good company. A good day.
kovarpa - Sep 14, 2007 1:21 am Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007
traverse from White Mountainwith Vendulka. nice hike
danman3156 - Aug 28, 2007 7:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2007
A west facing gullyMeant to go the west ridge but botched up the approach we scrambled up some nasty gully on the west side and summited. Now I understand the mountain and will know were to go next time.
metasyn11 - Jul 26, 2007 7:11 pm Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2007
East RidgeSuperb scrambling up the east ridge from Saddlebag Lake. Wonderful views and a wonderful day. Down via Alpine Lake. Luckily I started early and it didn't start raining until after I got back and made it down to Lee Vining.
Thomas Gurviez - Jul 22, 2007 8:24 am Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2007
ascent by glacier and central couloirAscent by the glacier up to the unpassable bergshrund of the central couloir. This bergshrund can be avoided by the loose rocks on the right, then back to the couloir above the bergshrund, with some exposure then up to the ridge.
xharv - Jul 5, 2007 5:55 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2007
East RidgeClimbed with sodapants, from Sawmill Campground. Four hours up, two hours down. From Alpine Lake, we took snow fields below summit plateau to get to the top segment of East Ridge. Deep sun cups and soft snow slowed us down. A photo report is available.
gregoryv - Jul 5, 2007 2:33 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2007
East RidgeFun climb up the East Ridge from Sawmill Camp via Alpine Lake. Very nice class 3 with a little exposure on the last ridge to the summit.
rdesota - Jun 26, 2007 12:36 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007
North RidgeGreat climb - unroped except for rap off tower
J Fox - Jun 26, 2007 11:18 am Date Climbed: May 29, 2007
West Ridge: Agony!Jon and I were hoping to climb the West Ridge. Unfortunately we ended ended up traversing left pass the base of the ridge and climbed an arrete instead that was on the left of a massive gully. We had a sweet climb up sublime 4th easy 5th class granite only to summit on peaklet that was seperated from the summit via a deep notch. Doh! Wrong ridge but a sweet climb nonetheless. The descent was hellacious though we had to trudge through some deep snow and ran out of water.
Pantilat - Jun 20, 2007 2:47 am Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2007
Conness GlacierAscent after climbing NW ridge of North Peak and descent via East Ridge down to Carnegie.
Jim Carr - Jun 15, 2007 2:56 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2003
North RidgeThis route is a classic. Superb granite and beautiful weather.
physics - Jun 11, 2007 1:29 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
Route Climbed: West Route Date Climbed: June 9, 2007great day out climbing with ChuckO. Took us about 14:30 car-to-car. Some time was wasted by route-find error (mine) in which we followed up the incorrect drainage, and then had to climb up and over the east ridge to get into the correct one. Total time on route was ~4:30. Fun climb.
ChuckO - Jun 11, 2007 12:26 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
West RidgeWith Kurt (thanks Buddy!). Great day. Would agree with the description "exposed". Simul-climbed most, belayed a few spots.
Steve Larson - Jun 10, 2007 4:36 am Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2007
West ridgeKind of a chilly day, but nice. Climbed ropeless with Doug. Easier than I thought it would be.