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| mdostby | Re: Fishhook Arete | |
| Congrats Miguel. | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2006 1:33 am | ||
| cagedalpinist | E Ridge Blast  Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2006 | |
| Beautiful weather. E. Ridge was classic views and great skyline climbing. Stayed to climb Whitney next day. | |
| Posted Sep 20, 2006 4:23 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | North Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2006 | |
| Climbed the North Ridge with Miguel Forjan on Day 9 of the Sierra Challenge. Trip Report | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2006 4:53 am | ||
| travelin_light | Mithral Dihedral, Mount Russel | |
| Wow, best rock ever. Did the route car to car and made it back for beer and burgers back at the store! | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2006 2:48 pm | ||
| Travis_ | Rockwell variation-east ridge/south face Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2006 | |
| Great climb. First class 3. Loved the east ridge. Came down the south face, down to iceberg lake and down Whitney's Mountaineering route. Met OldManMike and the way up, joined the summit party and followed them down the south face. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2006 3:07 am | ||
| jonhersh | Route Climbed: Fishhook Arete Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2004 | |
| Incredible climb. Thanks to my fried Dara for doing everything on lead. I was happy to go along for the ride and clean for him. The route description from Supertopo was great, as are the others we've used so far. 1st couple of pitches were very cold until the sun came around. Still glad we got an early start as we climb pretty slow and just got back to iceberg as it was getting dark. | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2006 10:51 pm | ||
| gluballs | East Ridge from the Portal Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2006 | |
| The climb was amazing. Most exposed I've ever been without being roped up. The approach was horrendous though. | ||
| Posted Aug 27, 2006 5:03 am | ||
| derbilly | East ridge Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2006 | |
| 9th day of the Sierra Challenge. A nice climb except for the sandy slog up the Rockwell variation. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2006 6:58 pm | ||
| eggheadsherpa | East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2006 | |
| Climbed with Kevin and mdash all day. We went up the Rockwell Variation (loose scree) and came down the chute by UBSL (very sandy, nice for a descent). I was worried about the exposure all day, and although it was intense for a few moments it really wasn't that bad. Great views of Whitney, Muir, Langley, and Williamson from the summit. mdash, we couldn't have made it without your maps, thank you! | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2006 5:36 am | ||
| mdash | East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2006 | |
| Thank goodness those 2 nice guys were nearby--I almost went up the wrong chute! Saw some Sierra Challenge folks--lost the trail on the ledges coming back with one of them. But then those 2 nice guys showed up again! Got a bloody palm from a banana-slip fall while running the last bit of the trail. All in all another glorious day in the Sierra. (Except that the East Ridge ate my Garmin eTrex GPS!) | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2006 8:54 pm | ||
| soslaw | East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2006 | |
| Good rock above the Russell-Corillion Col. IMO the Rockwell variation is the better ascent route. While still a scree sufferfest there are more opportunities to avoid it. First summit this year without thunder and lighting. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2006 4:09 pm | ||
| plume | Fish-hook arete Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2006 | |
| Fine climb indeed. Perfect weather. Left too early. Froze our fingers off until the sun came around the bend. Better to sleep in and have breakfast at Iceberg Lake than alpine start. | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2006 1:31 am | ||
| bechtt | East Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2006 | |
| Fun day hike from the portal. Thunderheads didn't sway us to abandon the hike but we got caught in hail with lightning all around us on the scree slope down. Pictures and Trip Report | |
| Posted Jul 12, 2006 9:18 pm | ||
| pvalchev | East Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2006 | |
| Solo trip, first time in the Sierra, absolutely gorgeous, with very fun ridge climbing! Tried to stay on the crest the whole way, ton of fun. Brought my approach shoes, left my pack at the base of the ridge, and scrambled up and down pretty quick. Did the Rockwell variation for approach and stuck to rock most of the way... glad I didn't take the normal sand/scree slope up, that thing would be painful! Camping at the lake was great too for a more laid back wilderness experience. The Fishhook Arete looks awesome, need to do that next! The Mithral Dihedral looks amazing too.. drooled over them. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2006 7:07 am | ||
| tb00957 | East ridge Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2005 | |
| Fun route. No rope needed. Free of snow. | ||
| Posted Jun 21, 2006 10:53 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | From George Creek Date Climbed: May 7, 2006 | |
| Had hoped to climb the East Ridge of Carl Heller, but found too much snow. Climbed Tunnabora, Russell, and Carillon instead with Rick Kent. Trip Report | |
| Posted Jun 17, 2006 12:41 am | ||
| KWANZOR | Russell in Feb Date Climbed: Feb 7, 2006 | |
| Beautifull place, love the Whitney region in winter 24hrs R/T | ||
| Posted Feb 15, 2006 10:41 pm | ||
| Augie Medina | Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: August 30, 2003 | |
| Packed in from the Portal and set up camp at Upper Boy Scout Lake. Three of us immediately set off for Russell. I remember, not particularly fondly, the gravel slope leading to the saddle between Russell and Mt. Carillon. But once on the ridge, it really gets fun. Marvelous 3d Class stuff, but with a chance to gawk at some serious exposure along parts of the route. The small summit makes it all the more fun. Must say I really dragged ass on our descent back to camp. But had to get some rest 'cause the next day we had Whitney to do. | |
| Posted Feb 10, 2006 1:51 pm | ||
| sprosseda | Route Climbed: classic E ridge Date Climbed: July 2001 | |
| Awesome east ridge. Cliffs on left, slabs on right. Had to detour down slabby right side a little to avoid class 4/5 ground directly on ridge. Exhilerating ridgeline required 2-1/2 hrs of careful scrambling total from platuea and back. Great view of Whitney with a different perspective. Could see people on top of Whitney too. | |
| Posted Jan 25, 2006 5:38 pm | ||
| graham | Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug-22-04 | |
| Beautiful & classic route. My 1st class 3 route after many years off the rock. Felt good to feel the old body move over rock again. | |
| Posted Nov 25, 2005 3:08 pm | ||
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