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| grammys11 | Cold and Windy Date Climbed: Dec 5, 2009 | |
| Came up the ski runs following fresh tracks. Made a wrong turn trying to climb Humphreys and ended up on Agassiz (compass decided to take the day off - comedy of errors, really). Most of the 3 hours up were in 1-3 ft of snow (some waist deep), but I turned around at 11,600 ft because of the sign that said I had to. No snow above tree line either, just cold and windy. Nice view though... | |
| Posted Dec 7, 2009 2:31 pm | ||
| Bombchaser | South Face Approach  Date Climbed: Dec 5, 2009 | |
| I decided to take a new approach on this one. I parked on a forest service road about one mile south of the base of Agassiz. I went directly 4000 feet up a steep ridgeline. The last 1000 feet I experienced 50-70 mph winds, 100 mph gusts, negative 11 degree F windchills, and an air temperature of 18 degrees F. This was a difficult route. There was 6 - 12 inches of snow and bare rock. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2009 8:27 pm | ||
| nicstandaert | I didn't Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2009 | |
| After summitting Humphrey's Peak, I walked over to Agassiz Peak, where I bumped into a sign saying the peak 'is closed to hiking 500 dollars fine'. Although I was the last one on the mountain ... I didn't ... maybe another time when it is snowcovered. | |
| Posted Oct 20, 2009 9:03 pm | ||
| Ryan Burd | Dad made me do it Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2009 | |
| He bribed me to climb this one. | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2009 9:42 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Traverse from Humphreys Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2009 | |
| A side trip after visiting Humphreys. Trip Report | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2009 11:16 pm | ||
| Bombchaser | East Approach Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2009 | |
| Climbed this along with Doyle and Fremont Peak. Was trying to get all seven peaks but was forced off of Agassiz by close lightening strikes. Saw a tree get struck and catch fire on adjacent ridgeline. | |
| Posted May 25, 2009 3:13 pm | ||
| HuecoRat | Agassiz en route Date Climbed: Jun 11, 1983 | |
| Climbed on an early solo trip. | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2009 11:21 am | ||
| jhodlof | Snow climb Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2008 | |
| I managed to get on Agassiz 3 times this winter. All of them good. I like coming over from Humphrey on the ridge, its a fun traverse in snow shoes. | |
| Posted Jun 10, 2008 1:02 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | In the area Date Climbed: May 4, 2008 | |
| Figured I could afford 500 bucks. Thats about the same as the government rebate anyway, so I would just give back the money they were returning to me. Report map and pictures at http://www.willhiteweb.com/index_184.htm | |
| Posted May 7, 2008 11:09 am | ||
| goat14er | Snow climb! Date Climbed: Feb 9, 2008 | |
| Ground uphill through the snow, then donned crampons above timberline and cruised on the ice and snow up to the beautiful summit of Agassiz. A rare wind-less day and temps in the high 20s on top made the summit a treat. Hiked down on the south side of the Snowbowl area, inside the wilderness. You have to get the permit to do this, but the office doesn't open until 9:00, so don't expect an early start. Skipped this peak in the summer b/c of the regulations so was glad to do it finally (and legally) | |
| Posted Feb 10, 2008 5:07 pm | ||
| eferesen | Night Climb Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007 | |
| Night Climb. Great sunset. Took my lawn mower and got rid of senecio franciscanus. Now it is legal to climb Agassiz. I followed the trail most of the time since it was dark. | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2007 8:36 pm | ||
| Tracy | Before it was off limits? Date Climbed: Jun 8, 1985 | |
| I hiked up this one after hiking up Humphreys on my way back to the top of the ski lift. I had forgotten about it until today when I was looking at some old slides of when I hiked up Humphreys... sure enough, there was a picture I took from the top of Agassiz looking back at Humphreys. I had written on the slide frame, "Me on top of Agassiz." I don't know if the "off-limits" rules were in place then. If they were, I'm hoping the statues of limitations have passed. :) | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2007 10:49 pm | ||
| ibndalight | Inner Basin Route Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2007 | |
| We climbed up the inner basin trail from locket medow it is a great hike and the peak has great views. | |
| Posted Jun 28, 2007 8:58 am | ||
| Jerry L | Route Climbed; Around the mountain Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2007 | |
| I was successful on this mountain although I didn't actually stand on the summit. I was told that this mountain is closed for climbing year round due to the endangered vegetation. So, I decided to walk around the mountain and considered that my summit. It's just a walk-up anyhow, so what's it matter. It's better to save the plant life than it is to walk on the endangered plants just so one can say that he summitted the mountain. Hopefully the author/maintainer of this page will change his suggestions to climb the peak illegally. | |
| Posted May 8, 2007 7:25 pm | ||
| osatrik | Long before permits required | |
| My daughter and I climbed Agassiz in early March from the top of the ski area in the early 1980s during our highpoints quest. The weather was bad, and we decided we could not chance going all the way to the Humphreys summit. Used both crampons and ice ax, my daugher's first experience with this equipment. She loved the glissading! | |
| Posted Sep 19, 2006 3:01 pm | ||
| markmay | Great skiin' | |
| There is a shallow depression that starts just below summit into Larry's Line | |
| Posted Jun 19, 2006 8:02 am | ||
| Aaront | Route Climbed: East slope Date Climbed: 4 June 2005 | |
| Hiked up game trails from Freidlein Tank from south to Fremont Saddle. Kicked steps in snow with my buddy up east slope to summit. Then he skied and I telemarked off the top back down to Fremont Saddle. 1000' vertical of nice snow with some good steep stuff at the top. Lots of good jumps in the trees near saddle. | ||
| Posted Jun 21, 2005 12:13 am | ||
| marauders | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: March 21, 2005 | |
| Outstanding Day! I started at Snowbowl and broke through 10 inches of powder up to the timberline. The trail breaking was brutal. Once I hit the open, west slopes, a consistent, strong wind took care of the powder and left a solid layer of crust. I hiked in a whiteout up toward the Humphreys/Agassiz Ridge, but by the time I hit the ridge the clouds were breaking. The scenery was breathtaking. I traversed from Humphreys' summit to Agassiz's summit under broken clouds and sunshine, then took a nice glissade down Agassiz's west ridge to the Snowbowl ski area. There was a stiff wind on the entire ridgeline that make hiking difficult at times (constant 40 mph, gusts up to 60 mph). The trip took 7.5 hours. I would highly recommend it. Between the two summits, I thought the Agassiz scenery was more impressive. | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2005 12:50 am | ||
| Andinistaloco | Route Climbed: west face Date Climbed: 1994-2002 (multiple trips) | |
| This is a great snow climb, and in my opinion, an even better night snow climb. Best way to descend: glissading down the ski runs as the sun comes up.... Sometimes there is avalanche danger, though... a snowboarder was killed up here back in '95 or '96. Check conditions! | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2004 3:58 pm | ||
| mountaindog | Route Climbed: Slog up the Talus Date Climbed: 1998 | |
| Great view from the top over the rest of the peaks within the long extinct volcano. Don't get caught though! | |
| Posted Feb 8, 2004 10:43 pm | ||
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