CWessels - Aug 17, 2013 12:34 am Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2013
SE chute
Discovered this route after several days of cross-country backpacking from Green Creek. Definitely a nice finale. The scrambling towards the top is quite pleasant and the views are stunning. Although I didn't take it, I recommend the right chute variation to this route. There are actually two right chutes (really, the cute is split by a gendarme towards the top), and both looked fun from above.
colinr - Jul 12, 2013 5:34 am Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2013
Up the Talus Slope coming from Saddlebag
The area between Saddlebag Lake and Conness Lakes is stunningly scenic, especially given how little time and effort it takes to get there from the trailhead. Then a bit more effort put me atop an awesome perch with as much exposure and technical terrain within reach as I could want. However, given the approaching midday thunderstorms and my tendency to stick to class 2 terrain, I headed down quickly through rain to get to my hot lunch and shower.
A Bit - May 4, 2013 8:29 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2012
Saddlebag Lake
Great hike and had the summit all to myself.
breadbox - Feb 12, 2013 2:28 am Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2012
Closing down the season
NW Ridge + N. Ridge Conness, solo with the snow chasing me out of Tuolumne. Time to ski!
emilie - Oct 22, 2012 12:41 pm Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2012
Via NW Ridge
Climbed the NW Ridge with a Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit alpine training weekend. I am a weeny on fourth class so we used the rope a fair bit and I was basically shitting myself when we were not using a rope. I knew this already, but reinforced I have some work to do dealing with exposure. Still, a beautiful straightforward route with spectacular exposure and an easy descent route (regular class 2 route).
WayneFry - Oct 16, 2012 1:12 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2012
NW Ridge
Climbed this route with two other climbers (Scott and Rob). Good challenge at the second impasse and a great summit view.
bechtt - Oct 8, 2012 9:10 pm Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2012
SW Face
bonus on the way to Conness NW ridge with Laura M and Tom G.
Great day out! Can't wait to go back and climb the couloir!
cab - Sep 4, 2012 11:16 am Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2012
Southwest Face
Started at Saddlebag Lake, two hours to summit. Then continued on to Shepherd Crest & Excelsior Mountain.
WDW4 - Jan 9, 2012 2:03 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2011
First Roped Peak
Climbed up from a campground past saddlebag lakes. Rapped down from close to the summit, then on down a chute and to the bottom with a fun glissade.
Vitaliy M. - Sep 20, 2011 6:04 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2011
Link up
Linked up NW ridge of North, North ridge of Conness, and West ridge of Conness in a day. Fun day out. 9/17/2011
Climbed NW ridge and Shepherd peak a month or so earlier.
Bill Kish - Sep 19, 2011 12:09 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2011
NW Ridge
Finally got around to climbing this with the BAMM meetup (Gabor, Ian, Eric, Mark, and Stefan). Linked it up with Conness North Ridge for a spectacular day out.
Soloed the central couloir, tagged the summit, downclimbed the right couloir, then soloed up the left couloir to descend off the back. Fun day.
dkangas - Sep 8, 2011 2:11 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2010
north couloir
Good conditions, though I wished I had two tools for the ice in the couloir.
bryangast - Sep 4, 2011 5:12 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2011
North West ridge
Rain threatened but fun climb. Ridge was more class 4 than 5.3 as some have reported.
seano - Aug 28, 2011 2:52 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2011
North right couloir
A warm night made this a total slush-fest, but when it's in, the North-Conness combo would be an awesome alpine day.
mrchad9 - Aug 22, 2011 1:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2011
NW Ridge
Up the northwest ridge after Shepherd Crest earlier in the morning. Really enjoyed the scrambling, views, and picking our way along the route on this one... one of my favorite routes.
blueshade - Aug 12, 2011 6:00 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2011
NW Ridge
Sweet scramble. The gaps were fun to cross and the short ridge getting onto the west face was briefly exposed and made for cool pics.
GigaMike - Feb 4, 2011 3:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2005
From Roosevelt Lake
Climb up from Roosevelt Lake part of backpacking trip through Yosemite.
CWessels - Aug 17, 2013 12:34 am Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2013
SE chuteDiscovered this route after several days of cross-country backpacking from Green Creek. Definitely a nice finale. The scrambling towards the top is quite pleasant and the views are stunning. Although I didn't take it, I recommend the right chute variation to this route. There are actually two right chutes (really, the cute is split by a gendarme towards the top), and both looked fun from above.
colinr - Jul 12, 2013 5:34 am Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2013
Up the Talus Slope coming from SaddlebagThe area between Saddlebag Lake and Conness Lakes is stunningly scenic, especially given how little time and effort it takes to get there from the trailhead. Then a bit more effort put me atop an awesome perch with as much exposure and technical terrain within reach as I could want. However, given the approaching midday thunderstorms and my tendency to stick to class 2 terrain, I headed down quickly through rain to get to my hot lunch and shower.
A Bit - May 4, 2013 8:29 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2012
Saddlebag LakeGreat hike and had the summit all to myself.
breadbox - Feb 12, 2013 2:28 am Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2012
Closing down the seasonNW Ridge + N. Ridge Conness, solo with the snow chasing me out of Tuolumne. Time to ski!
emilie - Oct 22, 2012 12:41 pm Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2012
Via NW RidgeClimbed the NW Ridge with a Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit alpine training weekend. I am a weeny on fourth class so we used the rope a fair bit and I was basically shitting myself when we were not using a rope. I knew this already, but reinforced I have some work to do dealing with exposure. Still, a beautiful straightforward route with spectacular exposure and an easy descent route (regular class 2 route).
WayneFry - Oct 16, 2012 1:12 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2012
NW RidgeClimbed this route with two other climbers (Scott and Rob). Good challenge at the second impasse and a great summit view.
bechtt - Oct 8, 2012 9:10 pm Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2012
SW Facebonus on the way to Conness NW ridge with Laura M and Tom G.
lizklevy - Sep 10, 2012 10:35 pm Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2012
NW RidgeGreat day out! Can't wait to go back and climb the couloir!
cab - Sep 4, 2012 11:16 am Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2012
Southwest FaceStarted at Saddlebag Lake, two hours to summit. Then continued on to Shepherd Crest & Excelsior Mountain.
WDW4 - Jan 9, 2012 2:03 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2011
First Roped PeakClimbed up from a campground past saddlebag lakes. Rapped down from close to the summit, then on down a chute and to the bottom with a fun glissade.
Vitaliy M. - Sep 20, 2011 6:04 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2011
Link upLinked up NW ridge of North, North ridge of Conness, and West ridge of Conness in a day. Fun day out. 9/17/2011
Climbed NW ridge and Shepherd peak a month or so earlier.
Bill Kish - Sep 19, 2011 12:09 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2011
NW RidgeFinally got around to climbing this with the BAMM meetup (Gabor, Ian, Eric, Mark, and Stefan). Linked it up with Conness North Ridge for a spectacular day out.
LincolnB - Sep 17, 2011 11:23 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2011
North PeakTook the boat shuttle then scrambled up over the north col then to the summit -- quick and easy.
PrestonRhea - Sep 9, 2011 7:01 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2011
North CouloirSoloed the central couloir, tagged the summit, downclimbed the right couloir, then soloed up the left couloir to descend off the back. Fun day.
dkangas - Sep 8, 2011 2:11 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2010
north couloirGood conditions, though I wished I had two tools for the ice in the couloir.
bryangast - Sep 4, 2011 5:12 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2011
North West ridgeRain threatened but fun climb. Ridge was more class 4 than 5.3 as some have reported.
seano - Aug 28, 2011 2:52 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2011
North right couloirA warm night made this a total slush-fest, but when it's in, the North-Conness combo would be an awesome alpine day.
mrchad9 - Aug 22, 2011 1:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2011
NW RidgeUp the northwest ridge after Shepherd Crest earlier in the morning. Really enjoyed the scrambling, views, and picking our way along the route on this one... one of my favorite routes.
blueshade - Aug 12, 2011 6:00 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2011
NW RidgeSweet scramble. The gaps were fun to cross and the short ridge getting onto the west face was briefly exposed and made for cool pics.
GigaMike - Feb 4, 2011 3:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2005
From Roosevelt LakeClimb up from Roosevelt Lake part of backpacking trip through Yosemite.