bennovak - Jun 22, 2007 10:17 pm Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2007
East Slope Variation
The variation is a little rough because it is steeper and the trail (Sort of) does move when you step on it (Scree/Talus). Not too bad though. Next time I would go up the standard way and down the variation
bcd - Mar 20, 2007 3:35 am Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2003
mount morrison
watched the sun set from the summit!
thedus - Sep 5, 2006 4:33 am Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2006
East Slope
Our usual alpine start (1:30pm) - check.
Loose rock and steep scree slopes - check.
Bushwhacking through sage and scrub - check.
Yup, all the elements were in place for an afternoon of fun with Robin. We managed the route in 6.5 hours car to car, which unfortunatly meant that Amigos was closed by the time we got there. Oh well. Amazingly, we were the first people to sign the register in over three weeks.
forjan - May 30, 2006 11:34 pm Date Climbed: May 26, 2006
East Slope
Got it this time! Mark (ming21) and I came back for our 2nd attempt on Morrison (our 1st attempt defeated by snow conditions). Again we started up from Convict Lake at 5:08am. This time the snow had consolidated and it was cooler. We summited at 10:13am. Glissaded down the East Variation (hanging valley) and then bushwacked our way down to Convict Lake arriving back at the trailhead by 1:15pm.
forjan - Apr 30, 2006 6:31 am Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2006
East Slope
Climbed with ming21 (Mark). Worst snow climb ever for me. Got only an hour of sleep at the Convict Lake trailhead because fishermen were driving all night long since 2:30am (it was the first day of opening season....aghhh). Also, came in from LA with a sore throat and small cold. Got up anyway and started walking by 6:11am. Reached the base of the East Slope climb by 8:30am or so. Lots and lots of snow. Rested for about half hour and started up. Had to put snowshoes. After reaching the 10,900-foot saddle from the East Variation (hanging valley), I encountered the "worst" snow that I've climbed so far on: totally a 7/11 slurpy, unconsolidated, very wet snow, total soup. Mark and I were sinking to our waists. Took a long time just to travel a few hundred feet. Extremely warm (est. around 80 degrees F). We tried climbing some loose rock to avoid the unconsolidated and very warm snow soup. We did a spicy traverse between 11,600' and 11,700'. At 11,700 feet (just before noon), we stopped to look at 3 naturally-trigger wet avalanches happening in front of our eyes on the final slope to the summit. That's when we said enough and got that hell out of there! If we got caught in one of those cement slides, it would the last of us. I think the extremely hot day caused many slides in the Sierra. Got back to Convict Lake by 2:40pm. Now I have to go back and finish Morrison at some other time.
Route Climbed: East slope variation Date Climbed: July 18, 2003
Solo climb. I took the gully that travals beneth the NE face, spectacular. Got caught in a serious bushwhack snag on the way down the normal route, just above the lake.
Route Climbed: E Slope, hanging valley variation Date Climbed: 23 July, 2005
Climbed w/ Lara- yet another Sierra epic. Started approximately 10.15 from day-use parking.
Great weather, wonderful day to be in the Sierra! Taking our time, summited @ 17.34, LJ perhaps 10 min later. Hung out on summit far too long, indulging in some herbage & taking in the incredible views, esp. of Laurel Mtn, Bloody Mtn, even Mono Lake in the distance! Views S were great, too, but was unfamiliar w/ most of the immediate peaks in that direction. Departed @ 18.44. Veering slightly R (S) wasted valuable time, as we had to traverse over steep (thin layer of) scree-laden slopes to get back to the normal ridge/'trail.' By the time we attained the saddle where the route diverges from the standard E Slope, it was close to dark & the snow that would have been incredible to glissade down earlier had hardened to the point where this would be uncomfortable.
Views of Laurel Mtn, Morrison, & Torre de Miedra in the cloud-spattered moonlight were awesome, as well as the lightning flashes from somewhere E, on the other side of the mountain! Got back late. Great day up perhaps the most spectacular pile of scree I've climbed!
Hiked up the canyon east of the peak then up the steep, rubbly slope directly to the notch where the northeast ridge meets the peak. From there, we headed south a bit, then zigzagged up narrow, scree-covered ledges to the summit. A large snowpatch just below the top kept things interesting. Descended to the notch, then traversed north to the top of Peak 11,108. Slid down the east side of that one to regain the floor of the canyon. The climbing was loose and not very enjoyable, but the views were quite nice. I'd do it again.
Climbed this long before I was in summit post. Made this a two day hike just for the fun of it. Got caught in a shale landslide on the way down. Got a little cut up but no big deal. Great hike.
Route Climbed: Northwest ridge Date Climbed: March 11, 2005
Mike Boyer and I attempted this during a warm spell in early March. We made it about two-thirds of the way up before Mike began feeling the effects of AMS. We didn't make the summit, but it was a spectacular outing. Lousy rock, though.
Route Climbed: SE scramble and summits traverse Date Climbed: 2003-2005
The SE scramble is a nice day outing. More fun in the winter though. It was a nice loop to traverse the summit ridge (watch out for the loose easy 5th near the South West summit). We were able to work down to the convict canyoun trail from the south summit with out much difficulty.
Route Climbed: Route 1 Date Climbed: Aug. 17, 1982
First climb for brother and I. He swore off mountaineering for ten years or more because of this little nightmare. Of course we were just kids when we did it.
Route Climbed: East Slope Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2004
Had great weather most of the day. I detoured into easy class 3 toward the top and managed to avoid some of the loose stuff. On the way down I scrambled up and over Peak 11,100 along the ridge.
Route Climbed: NW Ridge (ascent) / East Face (descent) Date Climbed: May 7, 2004
Fun outing--although the ridge wasn't as exciting as expected, most of it no more than class 2. Although a bit loose, the rock wasn't really much worse than the stuff I found on Clyde Minaret or Rodgers Peak.
Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: May 7, 2004
As loose scrambles go, this is a fun one. The wind was blowing pretty good which kept things chilly, but at least the sun was out. Took a return trip up and over Mono Jim on Morrison's northeast side. Trip Report
bennovak - Jun 22, 2007 10:17 pm Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2007
East Slope VariationThe variation is a little rough because it is steeper and the trail (Sort of) does move when you step on it (Scree/Talus). Not too bad though. Next time I would go up the standard way and down the variation
bcd - Mar 20, 2007 3:35 am Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2003
mount morrisonwatched the sun set from the summit!
thedus - Sep 5, 2006 4:33 am Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2006
East SlopeOur usual alpine start (1:30pm) - check.
Loose rock and steep scree slopes - check.
Bushwhacking through sage and scrub - check.
Yup, all the elements were in place for an afternoon of fun with Robin. We managed the route in 6.5 hours car to car, which unfortunatly meant that Amigos was closed by the time we got there. Oh well. Amazingly, we were the first people to sign the register in over three weeks.
forjan - May 30, 2006 11:34 pm Date Climbed: May 26, 2006
East SlopeGot it this time! Mark (ming21) and I came back for our 2nd attempt on Morrison (our 1st attempt defeated by snow conditions). Again we started up from Convict Lake at 5:08am. This time the snow had consolidated and it was cooler. We summited at 10:13am. Glissaded down the East Variation (hanging valley) and then bushwacked our way down to Convict Lake arriving back at the trailhead by 1:15pm.
forjan - Apr 30, 2006 6:31 am Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2006
East SlopeClimbed with ming21 (Mark). Worst snow climb ever for me. Got only an hour of sleep at the Convict Lake trailhead because fishermen were driving all night long since 2:30am (it was the first day of opening season....aghhh). Also, came in from LA with a sore throat and small cold. Got up anyway and started walking by 6:11am. Reached the base of the East Slope climb by 8:30am or so. Lots and lots of snow. Rested for about half hour and started up. Had to put snowshoes. After reaching the 10,900-foot saddle from the East Variation (hanging valley), I encountered the "worst" snow that I've climbed so far on: totally a 7/11 slurpy, unconsolidated, very wet snow, total soup. Mark and I were sinking to our waists. Took a long time just to travel a few hundred feet. Extremely warm (est. around 80 degrees F). We tried climbing some loose rock to avoid the unconsolidated and very warm snow soup. We did a spicy traverse between 11,600' and 11,700'. At 11,700 feet (just before noon), we stopped to look at 3 naturally-trigger wet avalanches happening in front of our eyes on the final slope to the summit. That's when we said enough and got that hell out of there! If we got caught in one of those cement slides, it would the last of us. I think the extremely hot day caused many slides in the Sierra. Got back to Convict Lake by 2:40pm. Now I have to go back and finish Morrison at some other time.
dshoshone - Nov 10, 2005 6:20 pm
Route Climbed: east slop Date Climbed: Sept.2003Fun climb. Did it again in 2004 & 2009
tdoughty - Oct 16, 2005 1:50 pm
Route Climbed: East ridge Date Climbed: WinterSolo twice in winter
sierramtngoat - Sep 12, 2005 4:50 am
Route Climbed: East slope variation Date Climbed: July 18, 2003Solo climb. I took the gully that travals beneth the NE face, spectacular. Got caught in a serious bushwhack snag on the way down the normal route, just above the lake.
Diggler - Jul 26, 2005 1:33 pm
Route Climbed: E Slope, hanging valley variation Date Climbed: 23 July, 2005Climbed w/ Lara- yet another Sierra epic. Started approximately 10.15 from day-use parking.
Great weather, wonderful day to be in the Sierra! Taking our time, summited @ 17.34, LJ perhaps 10 min later. Hung out on summit far too long, indulging in some herbage & taking in the incredible views, esp. of Laurel Mtn, Bloody Mtn, even Mono Lake in the distance! Views S were great, too, but was unfamiliar w/ most of the immediate peaks in that direction. Departed @ 18.44. Veering slightly R (S) wasted valuable time, as we had to traverse over steep (thin layer of) scree-laden slopes to get back to the normal ridge/'trail.' By the time we attained the saddle where the route diverges from the standard E Slope, it was close to dark & the snow that would have been incredible to glissade down earlier had hardened to the point where this would be uncomfortable.
Views of Laurel Mtn, Morrison, & Torre de Miedra in the cloud-spattered moonlight were awesome, as well as the lightning flashes from somewhere E, on the other side of the mountain! Got back late. Great day up perhaps the most spectacular pile of scree I've climbed!
Steve Mackay - May 18, 2005 4:49 pm
Route Climbed: East Slope Date Climbed: June 1977Hiked up the canyon east of the peak then up the steep, rubbly slope directly to the notch where the northeast ridge meets the peak. From there, we headed south a bit, then zigzagged up narrow, scree-covered ledges to the summit. A large snowpatch just below the top kept things interesting. Descended to the notch, then traversed north to the top of Peak 11,108. Slid down the east side of that one to regain the floor of the canyon. The climbing was loose and not very enjoyable, but the views were quite nice. I'd do it again.
alpine master - Apr 4, 2005 3:18 pm
Route Climbed: East slope Date Climbed: Aug. 1997Climbed this long before I was in summit post. Made this a two day hike just for the fun of it. Got caught in a shale landslide on the way down. Got a little cut up but no big deal. Great hike.
Steve Larson - Mar 18, 2005 1:10 am
Route Climbed: Northwest ridge Date Climbed: March 11, 2005Mike Boyer and I attempted this during a warm spell in early March. We made it about two-thirds of the way up before Mike began feeling the effects of AMS. We didn't make the summit, but it was a spectacular outing. Lousy rock, though.
cottersnow - Feb 28, 2005 4:28 pm
Route Climbed: SE scramble and summits traverse Date Climbed: 2003-2005The SE scramble is a nice day outing. More fun in the winter though. It was a nice loop to traverse the summit ridge (watch out for the loose easy 5th near the South West summit). We were able to work down to the convict canyoun trail from the south summit with out much difficulty.
plume - Feb 13, 2005 2:36 am
Route Climbed: Route 1 Date Climbed: Aug. 17, 1982First climb for brother and I. He swore off mountaineering for ten years or more because of this little nightmare. Of course we were just kids when we did it.
Gene - Dec 10, 2004 8:24 pm
Route Climbed: East slope Date Climbed: May 1979Fun hike with fantastic views.
Rick Kent - Oct 18, 2004 1:25 pm
Route Climbed: East Slope Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2004Had great weather most of the day. I detoured into easy class 3 toward the top and managed to avoid some of the loose stuff. On the way down I scrambled up and over Peak 11,100 along the ridge.
cp0915 - Oct 16, 2004 11:59 pm
Route Climbed: up - e slope var. / down - e slope Date Climbed: October 16, 2004tedious
tiogap - Jun 6, 2004 12:48 am
Route Climbed: East Slope Date Climbed: May, 1979My first major Sierra Pk
Matthew Holliman - May 24, 2004 1:43 pm
Route Climbed: NW Ridge (ascent) / East Face (descent) Date Climbed: May 7, 2004Fun outing--although the ridge wasn't as exciting as expected, most of it no more than class 2. Although a bit loose, the rock wasn't really much worse than the stuff I found on Clyde Minaret or Rodgers Peak.
Bob Burd - May 21, 2004 11:43 am
Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: May 7, 2004As loose scrambles go, this is a fun one. The wind was blowing pretty good which kept things chilly, but at least the sun was out. Took a return trip up and over Mono Jim on Morrison's northeast side. Trip Report