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| countrykyle | no snow :( Date Climbed: Nov 8, 2012 | |
| Had to turn back at the base of Secors Chute. There was no snow in the chute and we couldn't climb the scree without knocking down loads of rock. | |
| Posted May 16, 2013 10:14 pm | ||
| ronaldR | Distant but great memory  Date Climbed: Aug 7, 1973 | |
| Lake Eliza to glacier to saddle and up with father and best friend. Met up with crazy hippie on summit who had just come up north face freehand with full pack and was smoking joint before descent down glacier using pack as sled and ice axe for control. Do not try this. | ||
| Posted May 12, 2013 3:35 pm | ||
| tdoughty | Round Trip | |
| Sometime in the distant past w my brother in law from the saddle between Ritter/Banner, then down the opposite side. | |
| Posted Mar 4, 2013 10:24 am | ||
| plumeria | Up North Face down SE Glacier route Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2012 | |
| Hiked up from Lake Ediza through lots of loose rocks to the start of the snow leading to the Ritter-Banner Saddle. Much less snow than I have seen in any pictures. With bendy boots and bendy crampons managed to make it up the steep snow (a little ice too) to the ramp leading in to the right hand gully. From there on it was very enjoyable to the summit on solid rock with awesome views. The descent was a bit of an unknown and the Owens chute (is this the same as the Secor chute? I think so...) is a real nightmare - a pile of rubble waiting to roll down the mountain on to your partner with you trundling behind. Covered in snow it might be fun, but not bare.. it is very loose and dangerous. Finally making it down to the glacier (walked on snow for 2 minutes but completely avoidable), we followed loads of cairns to the trees above the final set of cliffs (veering to our right all the time) and from there found a gulley to descend to the bottom. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2012 4:49 pm | ||
| MValentine | Ediza and Ritter Summit Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2012 | |
| Packed in to Lake Ediza on Monday then summitted Tuesday and packed back out. Didn't see another group while we were up there. Crossed the SE Glacier and went up the left side of Owens chute. Left a red cloth sign in the box with the register that has the elevation of Mt Ritter on it that my cousin drew. Can't wait to go back to that area and do some more climbing! | |
| Posted Sep 21, 2012 1:16 pm | ||
| ripper333 | north face Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2012 | |
| what a proud peak!! climbed own route up and down this peak.. fantastic.. adventure suit was zipped up tight ha.. thanks jim for not yelling at me always makes the day nicer | ||
| Posted Sep 15, 2012 12:33 pm | ||
| krrt2000 | North Face via Ediza Lake Date Climbed: Sep 9, 1997 | |
| With Duane, good climb. | |
| Posted Feb 26, 2012 8:29 pm | ||
| LincolnB | Bear encounter | |
| Climbed with brother Jon sometime in the early 90's. A bear took our food the first night but Jon chased it, throwing rocks -- with me far behind saying "I don't think this is a good idea..." -- but he got half our food back, enough to keep on and climb Ritter | |
| Posted Dec 7, 2011 4:07 pm | ||
| iditarod81 | Via the SE glacier Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2011 | |
| Beautiful day, great quality snow, but sketched out by the loose rock in Secor's chute, so this took a while. Ended up bivouacking a little below the summit in the Ritz Carlton's High Altitude Suite. | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2011 1:03 am | ||
| crimsonblood | Classic Route Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2011 | |
| Climbed the classic with SMG after topping out on Banner. Great day! | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2011 6:39 pm | ||
| bc44caesar | North Face Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2011 | |
| Climbed the North Face after Banner from Ediza Lake. A little loose rock around after the snow section, but the higher one goes, the better the rock and the scrambling. Descended Southeast Glacier (Clyde Variation). Pretty good route, mostly 3rd class. | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2011 9:19 pm | ||
| MarekB | Banner & Ritter Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2011 | |
| via north face route with SMG | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2011 5:35 pm | ||
| Darren9 | RB twofer Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2011 | |
| Climbed the North Face along with Banner in one long day from Ediza with Sierra Mountaineering Group. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2011 6:36 am | ||
| blueshade | Long Day w/ Banner, from saddle Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2011 | |
| Really long single day push from Silver Lake. Annoying amount of snow going up from the saddle made for slow progress until I reached the rock. Must have gotten off route (would have picked a chute filled with snow) and was climbing easily at Class 4+ at the top. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2011 6:13 pm | ||
| boyblue | SE Glacier Date Climbed: Jun 20, 1981 | |
| With Dave M. from our camp at Nydiver Lakes. Great climb up a great mountain. | |
| Posted May 23, 2011 7:00 pm | ||
| Wild | In the eye of the Storm Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2010 | |
| Stood alone on the summit, surrounded by dark clouds showering down the neighbor peaks. Powerful experience. | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2010 12:22 am | ||
| Mark N | SE Glacier Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2010 | |
| Solo dayhike from Agnew Meadows. Saw a mountain lion on the road back to Mammoth! | |
| Posted Oct 8, 2010 3:53 pm | ||
| David Naylor | SE Glacier-Maloy Chute. Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2010 | |
| 3 day trip with overnight at the tarn near the base of Ritter & Banner. SE glacier route. From the 3 toed buttress took the chute from the farthest right, which I believe is the Maloy Variation. Came down Owens chute after the summit. Owen's an easier slope. Fantastic trip! | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2010 2:15 pm | ||
| seano | North face Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2010 | |
| I was aiming for the Muir route, but the whole face seems roughly class 3-4, so I did something that worked. Headed down the SE "glacier." | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2010 12:13 am | ||
| mhengst | ClydeVariation Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2010 | |
| Camped below the Clyde variation chute and climbed that route with some short variations to hit some steeper snow. Still plenty of snow and our biggest challenge was getting up and down before the thunderstorms hit. Brought up a double bagged replacement register. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2010 8:45 am | ||
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