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Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP > Mount Tyndall > Climber's Log|
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| bearbnz | Route Climbed: North Rib Date Climbed: September 7, 2002 | |
| Dayhiked Mt. Tyndall from the Shepherd Pass trailhead with ScottyS. We were slow, taking 13 hours to do the round trip of ~28 miles and 9,000 feet of elevation gain. The view from the summit is one of the finest of any peak in the Sierra. We could see all of the CA 14ers except Shasta from this summit. | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2002 10:26 am | ||
| scottyb | Route Climbed: North Rib Date Climbed: July 1997  | |
| Shepherds Pass is a long way up there. Climbed with Matt and Mike | |
| Posted Aug 26, 2002 10:46 pm | ||
| forjan | Route Climbed: North Rib Date Climbed: July 14, 2002 | |
| After summitting Mt Williamson in the morning, I got back to camp around 1:00pm after crossing all the talus on the Williamson Bowl. While resting on camp, my buddy mdostby convinced me to attempt Tyndall that same day. I rested for 2 hours and then at 3:00pm I started hiking towards the North Rib. Got off route after 1/2 way up. I ended up further north (climber's right) on the ridge. I had to do some class 4 sections with exposure. Now I know when people say your adrenelin is pumping. Finally managed to cross the hairy section for me on the ridge and dropped down a bit to the right (west) to connect with the NW ridge route. Reached the summit at 4:19pm. Stayed there only 5 minutes. All Tyndall summit registers up there are full. Someone else needs to bring a new one. I was able to find the correct North Rib route for the descent. Got back to camp at 5:30pm. | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2002 6:47 pm | ||
| Team:ANDYnCALEB | Route Climbed: Northwest Face/Ridge Class 2 (More class 3 toward Summit) Date Climbed: July 7th 1999 | |
| Did this climb with Patrick Mathis and Fiona Warren. We camped at Anvil Lake and made a late start for the Summit. The heat getting over Shepards Pass killed the excitement for Pat and Fionna. They kept on but both gave up near Mid Mountain. I maintained up the Northwest side directly in front of the lake as you come over Shepards pass. The wind is really strong when you finally hit the ridge. Feels like you stuck your head out the car window going 70mph- you lose your breath. Anyway- Made my way to the Summit by 3:00 or so. I was dehydrated and cold as my two friends had the supplies. So I hung out. Had a coupel locals from Independance take my picture and laugh at me for being at 1400+ in a tank top and shorts with no water. They were cool though, they took my picture and spared a drink. Bailed down the path I took up and made it back to Anvil camp by 7:30pm. Fiona had altitude sickness pretty bad I found out when returning. So acclimate if you aren't used to high backcountry. | ||
| Posted Jul 11, 2002 9:34 am | ||
| ocelot | Route Climbed: NW Ridge Date Climbed: July, 2001 | |
| This was a fun climb up from Shepard Pass and Anvil Lake. The low clouds and distant lightning made it interesting, but it didn't hold a candle to Williamson the next day. | |
| Posted Jul 9, 2002 9:52 pm | ||
| darinchadwick | Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: May 2001 | |
| Slept below anvil camp, then backpacked up to Shepard pass. Set up camp in the afternoon, scoped Tyndall and decided for a quick try. Hence, we were, once again, alone on the summit, seeing as it was late in the day. | |
| Posted Apr 2, 2002 5:57 am | ||
| TonyM | Route Climbed: North Rib Date Climbed: May 28th, 2001 | |
| North Rib with Nick Clyma. There was still quite a lot of snow on the North Face of Tyndall in late May; enough that two skiers skied down the North Rib route. This route is an easy, non-technical way to reach the top. An ice axe and crampons are necessary early in the year however given the exposure of a 1500 foot, 45 degree angled face. A slip from the upper reaches of the North Rib would ruin your day. The views from the top were outstanding. If your bagging all the 14K foot peaks in CA., be sure to do Williamson on the same trip. Hiking up and down Shepherd's Pass is a long and arduous affair. | ||
| Posted Dec 28, 2001 4:11 pm | ||
| Elwood | Route Climbed: North Rib Date Climbed: July 95 | |
| The hardest part of this climb was getting over Shepherd Pass in the heat of July, & surviving a mosquito infested night at Anvil Camp. On day-2, after reaching the pass, we put our packs down at what looked like a fair campsite & proceeded to climb Tyndall. This was a much more direct shot at the summit than the standard Northwest Ridge route. From the top we were able to get a good look at our next objective the following day, Mt. Williamson! | |
| Posted Nov 3, 2001 12:01 pm | ||
| Josh | Route Climbed: North Rib Date Climbed: August 5, 2001 | |
| This was the twelfth summit of my CA 14er speed climbing tour! Check out the trip report here. | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2001 5:11 pm | ||
| Guilty | Route Climbed: NW FAce, south of the NW rib route Date Climbed: July 15, 2001 | |
| Started from Anvil Camp then to the summit of Mount Williamson, then cross the bowl to the base of Tyndall. I ascended up a no-name chute (class 4/5), adventually running into the NW Rib Route. I reached the summit around 6:05 pm. Back in Anvil Camp at 8:35 pm. Partial cloudy day. No snow on the NW Face. Rock was solid with many hand holds. | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2001 2:05 pm | ||
| dug | Route Climbed: N. slope Date Climbed: 4/1999 | |
| Climbed in blizzard and white out conditions. | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2001 8:17 pm | ||
| Josh | Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge (ascent), North Rib (descent) Date Climbed: July 11, 2001 | |
| Solo, single-day, car-to-car ascent of both Williamson and Tyndall. This is loooong day. It took me 15.5 hours to do the trek, and I was cruising at a pretty good pace the whole time. By my estimates, the round trip is approximately 30 miles with 12,000 - 14,000 ft of elevation gain, depending on what level of detail you choose to look at (yeah, yeah, don't get fractal on me). I started at my car at 3:30am. Groggy and tired from the previous day's Muir-Whitney-Russell traverse, I made my way up to Shepherds Pass. From the Pass, I continued west to the Northwest Ridge of Tyndall. Up that, then down Tyndall's Class 3 North Rib (a.k.a. Sierra Crest Rib). A hellish traverse across Williamson Bowl was next, then up eternal talus slopes and Class 3 rock to the summit of Williamson. Back to the car at 7pm. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2001 4:07 pm | ||
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