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| cjrandall | Wasted at Cottonwood Lakes Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2006 | |
| Had hiked Sonora Peak in the morning, and driven the 2.5 hours to Horseshoe Meadows and started my hike to Cottonwood Lakes at 5:30pm. Was totally spent when I crashed at 8:30pm at Lake #3, and didn't have the mojo in the morning to get up and climb the 3000 feet up Old Army Pass and up to the peak. Spent the day with a couple fisherman fishing Golden Trout and hiked back out to Horseshoe Meadow. Snowpack was light, didn't look like any ice equipment would be necessary to get up the pass. Talked briefly with a few groups coming up from the meadows to do Langley. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2006 3:52 am | ||
| skotty | Its all beyond the pass  Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2006 | |
| The first 6.5 miles to the last lake at the bottom of Old Army Pass are nearly flat (about 1600ft gain). The pass itself isn't too much work, but the last 4 miles or so are easy to underestimate. Overall, great hike. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2006 4:05 pm | ||
| n8jojohnson | Horseshoe Out & Back Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2006 | |
| Out & Back from Horseshoe via Old Army in 11 hours. That north face is awesome! | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2006 3:33 pm | ||
| Quadaxial | Army Pass Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2006 | |
| For a first timer, it is difficult to make out the trail between New Army Pass and the first ridge. Wonderful hike though. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2006 2:51 pm | ||
| kolbi2112 | New Army Pass Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2006 | |
| Camped at Long Lake. Some snow/ice at the top of the pass but got around it ok without any gear. Opted for the class 3-4 summit approach for fun! | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2006 10:32 pm | ||
| catullus | first 14er Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2005 | |
| Cottonwood lakes, old army. | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2006 4:14 pm | ||
| Smith93 | My Second 14'er Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2006 | |
| We began hiking from the top of New Army pass towards Mt. Langley at around 2pm. It was a very long hike to the top and we had to climb some of the class 3 route. The view from the top was spectacular and it was completely clear. It was very windy and cold on the way down and we didn't get to camp at Soldier Lake until 9:30 that night. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2006 5:46 pm | ||
| drewcmf | CMF Langley Trip Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2006 | |
| Climbed Langley via Winter Pass. Made 13,150'; did not want to downclimb the pass in the dark. Good excuse to return soon. | |
| Posted Jun 29, 2006 6:48 pm | ||
| Wallylongridge | South Slope Date Climbed: Sep 16, 1999 | |
| Good times in the Sierra | |
| Posted Apr 11, 2006 8:18 pm | ||
| bajaandy | Cottonwood Lakes to Army Pass | |
| Awesome summertime trip. Thunderstorms each night, bears roaming through camp and a group of kids that had a blast. Took most of them (my son included) up to Army pass where all but one bailed back for camp while Joey G. and I made the summit. | |
| Posted Mar 9, 2006 4:04 pm | ||
| BCL | Old Army Pass Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2005 | |
| From Cottonwood Lakes. | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2006 5:13 pm | ||
| Augie Medina | Route: New Army Pass Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2000 | |
| Left Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead the day before and set up camp at High Lake. We climbed Cirque Peak in the afternoon. Next day, our route to Langley took us over New Army Pass. A little windy on the summit but the views were as good as you could want. A dog reached the summit while we were there and this was quite a sight. | |
| Posted Feb 14, 2006 10:29 pm | ||
| old5ten | Route Climbed: NE Chute Date Climbed: Summer, mid-80s | |
| Can't recall the exact date, but do remember the epic. I was invited by a friend to join her and a group of others from the Sierra Club youth section in LA to climb Mt. Langley. There were about ten of us, including a trip leader and an assistant. Hiked to Cottonwood Lakes early on a Saturday morning. Got to camp in a hurry and after a quick vote decided to push for the summit the same day. All went well, except that the planned descent via New Army Pass was blocked with snow and ice. This left our large group the option of making a slippery, death-fall potential traverse of several hundred feet with the sun setting behind us or trying to find our way down (Old) Army Pass and walking around the Southern edge of Cirque Peak along the Pacific Crest Trail. We chose the later option, which also had snow but was much less exposed, and staggered back to our tents roughly about 20 hours after we had left the car the previous morning. | |
| Posted Dec 22, 2005 6:39 pm | ||
| graham | Route Climbed: Old Army Pass Date Climbed: Jul-31-05 | |
| Hiked up Old Army Pass and went back via New Army Pass. Very nice day hike and good warm up for the 2005 Sierra Challenge. | |
| Posted Nov 25, 2005 2:40 pm | ||
| thebeave7 | Route Climbed: Old Army Pass Date Climbed: 11/5/05 | |
| My second late season acsent via Old Army Pass. This mountain always has a special meaning for me, so it was great to be back on top after 3 years. Amazingly clear day, great views from the top. | |
| Posted Nov 13, 2005 1:08 pm | ||
| GraniteBayJim | Route Climbed: Old Army Pass/ New Army Pass Date Climbed: Nov 5 2005 | |
| Just returned from a wonderful Mt. Langley climb Nov 5. Cold, but sunny and beautifully clear. There's now snow on some steeper sections of the Old Army pass, making cossing some places a bit scary. Suggest wearing crampons and taking an ice axe. Otherwise, use the snow free New Army route. While it is somewhat longer in distance, it's totally snow/ice free so it doesn't take more time. | ||
| Posted Nov 7, 2005 1:43 am | ||
| Deb | Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: 23 October 2005 | |
| OK, the ONLY things I enjoyed about this trip to Langley was the Class 3 trash and the sun on my face while sacked out in a boulder cave; other than that, it was one foot in front of the other to a summit register. :P Spectacular view, what you would expect from the top of a 14'er, but the trip down was nearly as painful as the trip up. Check in the block. | |
| Posted Oct 24, 2005 1:28 pm | ||
| Dave Daly | Route Climbed: East Ridge (via Tuttle Creek) Date Climbed: 23 Oct 2005 | |
| My only beef about this route is the suggestion to take the "faint" trail heading south, up from Tuttle Creek (just before the bridge which takes you to the Stonehouse). This "trail" was a joke.....more like a faint game trail! All in all, I liked this route, espeically at the top of the southern gully leading to the flat section of the ridge. Quality 3rd/4th class scrambling. Great weather.... and nice sunburn! | |
| Posted Oct 24, 2005 12:33 pm | ||
| tdoughty | Route Climbed: Old Army/Normal Date Climbed: July 2004 | |
| Good views, nice hike. | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2005 1:29 pm | ||
| gahmann | Route Climbed: Old Army Pass Date Climbed: October 8, 2005 | |
| Nice relaxing climb from trailhead to Cottonwood Lake 3 where we ditched our main packs and proceeded to the summit. Sky was blue with few clouds. Top of Old Army Pass surprisingly minimal wind. Climbed Class 2-3 rock formation below summit plateau to avoid lovely scree. No wind on summit, perfect day. | |
| Posted Oct 14, 2005 1:36 am | ||
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