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| amavass | Fishhook  Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2010 | |
| Great Climb! Very cold so opted to start directly under the notch. Sun hit arete at 8:15 and started climbing at 8:30. Comfortable temps and very little wind. Summitted at 1:45 and back at Upper Boy Scout Lake via East Ridge at 4:15. Snow on approach to Iceberg lake and from Iceberg lake to Whitney/Russell pass. Everything else clear of snow. Small patch on N side of E. Summit on descent. | ||
| Posted Jun 24, 2010 12:32 pm | ||
| DavidRooster | Fishhook Arete Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2010 | |
| Camped at Iceberg Lake. Perfect weather but a little sketchy with ice/snow along last 300ft of summit ridge. | |
| Posted Apr 26, 2010 4:36 pm | ||
| Princess Buttercup | East Ridge Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007 | |
| "Are we done yet? I'm tired of being scared." Can't wait to go back and grab the north ridge. | |
| Posted Nov 30, 2009 10:42 pm | ||
| Sam Page | East Ridge Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2009 | |
| A Tussle with Mt. Russell | |
| Posted Nov 11, 2009 12:24 am | ||
| benjamingray | East Ridge Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2009 | |
| Glad to finally get onto this classic route, tons of fun, one to repeat for sure. Caught the Normal Clyde exhibit in Independence two days previous, pretty cool since Clyde did the first ascent of the E. Ridge solo... | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2009 4:24 pm | ||
| jspeigl | East Ridge Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2009 | |
| Good exposure | |
| Posted Oct 3, 2009 12:57 pm | ||
| Clark_Griswold | Two times is the charm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2009 | |
| After turning around on the 8th near 13,800' because it was getting late and progress was slower than expected, a second attempt on the 9th proved successful. I used the east ridge on Russell with my trip climbing partner Russell (OSO1212), and really enjoyed this awesome and sometimes scary climb. | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2009 10:14 pm | ||
| boyblue | East Ridge Solo Date Climbed: Jul 11, 1979 | |
| Enroute from Giant Forest to Lone Pine I crossed Russell-Carillon Pass and did the East Ridge. Fantastic climb on a great mountain! I even got to sign the old 1932 register which still had several blank pages at the time. What an honor! | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2009 10:15 pm | ||
| MarieP | East Ridge Date Climbed: Apr 26, 2008 | |
| Fun and exposed ridge climb | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2009 4:06 pm | ||
| bc44caesar | East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2009 | |
| Snagged a walk-in permit and camped at Upper Boyscout Lake, climbed the route the next day. Didn't really stay directly on the ridge much, probably should have because it wasn't that exciting lower down. | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2009 4:45 pm | ||
| oso1212 | East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2009 | |
| Great day. Fun climbing. | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2009 5:05 am | ||
| SpiderSavage | East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 18, 1999 | |
| Burbank > W. Portal > Russell Summit > Burbank = in 24 hrs. Partner was J. Stark. A wonderful peak. | |
| Posted Jul 9, 2009 12:38 am | ||
| Groundswell | Fishhook Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2009 | |
| clear day. only party on route. | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2009 4:13 pm | ||
| Deb | Fishhook Arete Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2009 | |
| A very fulfilling and successful trip however painful and uncomfortable my frozen ass was on the route. Beautiful rock and stupendous scenery! Dave did an awesome job leading the tough pitches and feeding me dinner afterward. We had perfect weather for the 4 days we were out, just a bit windy and cold in the shade at higher elevation. Happy to have done this one! | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2009 12:19 am | ||
| Dave Daly | Fishhook Arete Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2009 | |
| Deb and I had an exciting time completing Fishhook. Quality rock, awesome exposure, a variety of climbing (from steep face climbing to chimney follies) and fantastic views of the steep features around us, including Whitney's north face. Best part of it all......I shared it with an amazing partner. Gotta hand it to her.....she suffered right along with me during those first 3 pitches of bone chilling cold winds funneling up through the arete and the main SW wall. BRRRRRR!! My personal highlights: Pitch #1 (great crack climbing all the way to the top of the pitch) and Pitch #5 (Deb led that pitch.....I was jealous!). Supertopo book gives it 5-stars......well, I'm a bit tough when it comes to "5-star" rating. I'll give it a 4-star. : ) This climb I personally dedicate to the memory of Bruce Bindner (aka 'Brutus Of Wyde), my dear friend and mentor. You were there with me every step of the way Bro! | |
| Posted Jun 27, 2009 8:33 pm | ||
| gomez13 | East Ridge Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2003 | |
| Awsome exposure! Great day and had great weather. My first car to car trip. Man was I burnt out!! | |
| Posted Apr 11, 2009 7:51 pm | ||
| dabender | East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2007 | |
| 10th CA 14ner - great views of Whitney. | |
| Posted Dec 29, 2008 4:28 pm | ||
| alpinegosse | Done | |
| East Ridge, Awesome! | |
| Posted Nov 24, 2008 11:52 am | ||
| Vertigo soul | East Ridge Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2008 | |
| Great climb! My first solo venture on 3rd. class. The ridge was a bit dicey since there was still some snow patches on the N. side of the ridge from a recent dusting. Made the slabs right before the E. summit a little tricky, but overall an amazing ridge and got to enjoy it to myself as there was no body else on the mountain all day! | |
| Posted Sep 20, 2008 3:35 pm | ||
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