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| kovarpa | West Arete  Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2007 | |
| with Misha. One of the best alpine climbs I have ever done (not that I have done that much) - every pitch was interesting and climbing is varied in great setting on a very spectacular arete. Highly recommended. | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2007 2:14 am | ||
| Misha | West Arete Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2007 | |
| Climbed this committing and outrageously wild Sierra backcountry route with Pavel on a glorious summer day. Pavel being a stronger and faster climber ended up leading the entire thing; all 11 long pitches of it. That alone is probably the reason why we finished it in a day. We found the route to be more difficult than anticipated, probably Grade III-IV, 5.9. We both agreed that it was one of our best climbs ever. Summited at 4:40pm after climbing non-stop for close to eight hours. Descended East Arete, went over Winchell Col and got back to our base camp in Dusy Basin at 8pm. | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2007 2:36 pm | ||
| Dave K | East Arete Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2007 | |
| Fun day climbing with Diggler! The altitude kicked my butt that day but the wonderful scenery, great mountain and stellar companionship more than compensated for my elevation woes. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2007 3:56 am | ||
| steve_hiebert | Up the Soutwest Arete and down the East Arete Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2000 | |
| My partner Demetri and I tried to follow the SW Arete description from the 1st edition of the Sierra Classics book. I think we were more or less on route, which was much fun. Done as a day from South Lake via Bishop Pass. | |
| Posted Jun 15, 2007 7:41 pm | ||
| Diggler | Great route & weekend! Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2007 | |
| Great time in a wonderful area. Went with Dave K, who'd invited me awhile before. Definitely a dry, early season- the various Palisade & T-bolt glaciers' 'schrunds were all wide open. Amazing views on solid rock (did the E ridge) made this a delightful climb. Stayed on the ridge crest the whole time upon reaching it- class 4 & fun! | |
| Posted Jun 4, 2007 2:40 pm | ||
| EManBevHills | Beauteous Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2004 | |
| Terrific Vistas | |
| Posted Feb 27, 2006 2:36 pm | ||
| kovarpa | Route Climbed: something on the West Face Date Climbed: November 26, 2005 | |
| I climbed one of the gullies on the West Face and ended up on the crest right next to one of the pinnacles (I don't think it was that Dolphin Fin, though). Very cold and windy. 4-5 class? Three rappels to escape from a couple of iffy situations.... | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2005 2:45 am | ||
| Rick Kent | Route Climbed: East Arete Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2004 | |
| Great climb! It took me a few minutes to find the right chute (started up in the wrong place) but from then on all went well. Nice climbing at the top of the chute and along the arete. | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2005 8:09 pm | ||
| cloudrippr | Route Climbed: East Arete Date Climbed: 2001 | |
| Great trip. | |
| Posted Feb 13, 2005 5:58 pm | ||
| Matthew Holliman | Route Climbed: East Arete Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2004 | |
| A better scramble than I expected, with mostly solid rock and some exposure near the top. The crux was making it past the verglas-covered rocks above Sam Mack Meadow. | |
| Posted Nov 17, 2004 9:18 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Route Climbed: East Arete Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2004 | |
| Day six of the 2004 Sierra Challenge, six of us started out from Glacier Lodge, summited with Mark, Michael and Matthew. Trip Report | |
| Posted Nov 7, 2004 4:25 pm | ||
| BranchWhitney | Route Climbed: East Arete Date Climbed: 8/22/2004 | |
| Did a variation on the East Arete. Less slog more climbing. Great summit with wonderful views, but what's with the "only room for two" at the summit? We had four at the summit with plenty of room. | ||
| Posted Aug 24, 2004 11:10 am | ||
| PellucidWombat | Route Climbed: East Arete Date Climbed: August 5, 2004 | |
| Dayhike day #6 for Sierra Challenge. Round trip hike/scramble 9hrs. Great class 3 scrambling along the entire arete, with greater difficulty and exposure near the top. The views of Agassiz and Thunderbolt were wonderful! | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2004 4:35 pm | ||
| mtnfoto | Route Climbed: East Arete Date Climbed: 1976 and 1979 | |
| The last time I did this I day hiked it from the Big Pine Creek trailhead in my Nike running shoes. | ||
| Posted Jan 27, 2004 11:08 am | ||
| Craig Peer | Route Climbed: East Arete Date Climbed: 1994 | |
| Soloed the East Arete after not climbing for almost 10 years. It was a beautiful summit and just what I needed to get me to quit smoking and start technical mountaineering again. I haven't stopped yet. Thanks, Winchell! | |
| Posted Sep 23, 2002 3:07 pm | ||
| phomchick | Route Climbed: East Arete Date Climbed: June, 1971 | |
| This was my first Sierra summit requiring more than Class 2 difficulty. I remember having a great time. The climb was straightforward, with enough exposure to make it exciting. The view of the Palisades was fantastic. And, the summit of Winchell is superb! It is a very exposed summit, with room for only two people, and the view straight down the steep West Face is awesome. A great climb!!!! | |
| Posted Jun 18, 2002 6:05 pm | ||
| tiogap | Route Climbed: East Arete Date Climbed: May 26, 2002 | |
| Fun climb with great views. | |
| Posted Jun 3, 2002 9:09 pm | ||
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