Mount Sill Climber's Log

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granjero

granjero - Sep 8, 2009 7:01 pm Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2005

Swiss Arete  Sucess!

Very fun albeit short route. Worth a return sans rope and to continue further!

Pantilat

Pantilat - Aug 31, 2009 3:29 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2009

sweet mountain  Sucess!

great climb

MarieP

MarieP - Aug 11, 2009 4:13 pm

Traverse in a day  Sucess!

Second time on Sill

Blackmouth

Blackmouth - Aug 10, 2009 8:39 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009

Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse  Sucess!

Day hiked the Thuderbolt to Sill Traverse in just over 20 hours. Started at South Lake and ended at the shuttle car at Glacier Lodge. Climbed with SPer's Forjan,Kevin Trieu,Dave S,Luis Gijon and Corey Harelson. This was the hardest part of the whole traverse for me, but I knew it was all worth it once I hit the top.

WML

WML - Jul 30, 2009 1:48 am Date Climbed: Mar 16, 2009

Spring Break in the Palisades

Poor routefinding lead us to an impasse ~50 ft. from the summit. Approached VIA SF Big Pine Creek. Bulletproof ice on the L-Shaped couloir.

mdostby

mdostby - Jul 13, 2009 11:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009

Swiss Arete  Sucess!

Jon Meek and I climbed Mt Sill's Swiss Arete. What an awesome route. It's easy to see why this one is an alpine classic. A lot of exposure, high altitude, awesome rock and some of the best views I've seen from any High Sierra peak. Combine all that with perfect weather and a great climbing partner, it was an awesome weekend!

jonmeek16

jonmeek16 - Jul 13, 2009 7:40 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009

success via swiss arete

climbed via Swiss Arete w/ Mike Ostby. great day, great weather and a great climb!!!

jmc

jmc - May 19, 2009 8:09 am Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008

via Swiss Arete  Sucess!

Great trip, We left from camp at Mt Gayley, crossed the intense scree fields, summited, then back to camp, packed up and made it back to the car in one very long day.

thholder

thholder - Apr 28, 2009 5:03 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2008

SW Slope  Sucess!

After a failed attempt in june, under estimating the approach. From Thunderbolt Pass/Potluck Pass. Camped above tarn at Potluck. Favorite views

jimegan

jimegan - Sep 28, 2008 6:32 am Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2008

Mt Sill  Sucess!

Climbed with Mike Brooks in 12 hours from the Glacier Lodge trailhead up the North Fork of Big Pine Creek to Sam Mack Meadow and up the Glacier Notch.

jmc

jmc - Sep 10, 2008 1:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008

Swiss Arete  Sucess!

Beautiful morning, but it clouded up by 11a. Light snow, hail, and some rain, we were rapping in the rain and got a rope stuck, started to sound like an epic, but then it all came together.

seano

seano - Sep 5, 2008 2:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2008

From Polemonium  Sucess!

End of the traverse, 10 hours from South Lake. That knife-edge was awesome.

emilie

emilie - Sep 3, 2008 2:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008

Swiss Arete  Sucess!

Climbed this with SPer - Jeff B. We planned to do the traverse, but 70 mph gusts, mild hypothermia on my part, and lingering fatigue from getting our heavy packs to Sam Mack Meadow meant Sill was our only summit. Not a bad one at all though as the climbing was spectacular and the descent was pretty epic.

HeyItsBen

HeyItsBen - Aug 27, 2008 4:53 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2008

N. Couloir  Sucess!

Awesome route. Would be much more enjoyable with nice snow cover up to Apex. 9th CA 14er.

kevin trieu

kevin trieu - Aug 26, 2008 5:07 pm

slog  Sucess!

big slog from the west

ckerth

ckerth - Aug 11, 2008 12:31 am Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008

North Coulior  Sucess!

Climbed the North Coulior. The L-shaped snowfield is currently easy to bypass on the right (crampons not required). Great views from the top. Climbed Apex Peak on the way down.

Zhenya77

Zhenya77 - Aug 6, 2008 3:55 pm Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2004

SW Slope

The approach was not that bad, but my partner start experiencing a sever altitude sickness and we have to abort the ascent part.

GlennG

GlennG - Aug 4, 2008 11:53 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008

Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse  Sucess!

Long day with Tom and Augie as he says below. Final peak on the traverse, glad it didn't take long to get to after Polemonium!

bechtt

bechtt - Aug 3, 2008 10:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008

Traverse  Sucess!

Long day doing the Palisades Traverse with Glenn and Augie. Still one of my favorite peaks. The beginning of a long night when Augie's three nights without sleep caught up to him.

Climber Dave

Climber Dave - Jul 24, 2008 8:59 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008

North Coulior  Sucess!

Climbed up the N coulior which is dissappearing, kinda loose rock to the notch to Apex, Still a fun climb with great views of the Palisades

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