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| EastcoastMike | SE Glacier | |
| Hiked it on Columbus day weekend 2006. Beautiful day, beautiful mountain. Did it as an overnight and took our time to enjoy it, it was glorious! | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2007 11:02 pm | ||
| Zinge | Ritter/Banner Dayhike  Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007 | |
| Awesome day, warm temps and no wind. Climbed with Adamus, 13hr round trip. | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2007 1:14 am | ||
| Adamus | Ritter and Banner from Agnew via the Saddle Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007 | |
| Awesome climb! The snow on the saddle was a bit soft for my crampons. My points just cut through the snow like butter, even though it was still early in the day. A smaller snowfield at the base of the north face was quite icy though, and I was glad my crampons were sharp for that. Took the right chute up through some class 3 ledges, which was very enjoyable. The ramp was snow-free and full of loose rock, so we took the class 3 bypass on the side. Descended the SE glacier, which was snow-free as well. 13 hours R/T. Tagged Banner too. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2007 11:12 pm | ||
| Donno | SE Glacier Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007 | |
| With friends Peter & Rahil. 10-1/2 hrs r/t from Ediza, by a variation to the standard route. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2007 9:41 pm | ||
| Dave S | North Face (Left chute) Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007 | |
| Climbed with Anthony B. Great day in the mountains! | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2007 12:24 am | ||
| Dennis Poulin | SE Route Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2007 | |
| Backpacked in to the tarn below Ritter/Banner with Dan. Nice hike up by the Ritter Glacierette on the southeast side. Lots of loose rocks. | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2007 9:49 pm | ||
| bechtt | North Face (ascent); SE slope (descent) Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2007 | |
| Great climb up the right chute (Clyde's route) after surmounting the icy snow tongue. Snow was easily bypassed on the ramp making this an easy ascent. The descent wasn't any fun down the SE backside. Made it back to camp at dark with no headlamps. Peak #4 on JMT adventure. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2007 5:16 pm | ||
| CBoldt1010 | Beautiful Day Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2007 | |
| What a great peak, but the mosquitoes were out of control!!!! | |
| Posted Jul 2, 2007 4:04 pm | ||
| Pantilat | North Face Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007 | |
| Climbed the North Face via Lake Catherine and the Rush Creek Trail (Silver Lake). Descended the North Face and then did Banner. After returning to Ritter-Banner Saddle, descended to Nydiver Lakes across to Garnet Lake and back up to Agnew Pass. A 12 hour, 15 minute day. | |
| Posted Jun 25, 2007 9:43 pm | ||
| metasyn11 | North Face Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007 | |
| From our Thousand Island lake campsite, we ascended to the Ritter-Banner Saddle via North Glacier Pass. The snow was pretty soft and crampons weren't really necessary at any point. After bagging Banner, we climbed the right chute of the north face, then, when the classic ramp looked a little dicey due to snow, we traversed around and climbed the broad but steep west face directly to the summit. Great climbing and a fantastic view = elated. | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2007 11:07 pm | ||
| tb00957 | SE glacier Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2007 | |
| Nice snow condition. We didn't need crampon on the way up even though we carried them. No postholing either. Lots of glissade on the way back. | ||
| Posted Jun 22, 2007 3:55 pm | ||
| bcd | Ritter Date Climbed: Apr 17, 2004 | |
| Ritter! | |
| Posted Mar 20, 2007 3:30 am | ||
| renaistre | Secor's Chute Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2005 | |
| This was my first Sierra peak, and it was the peak put me under the spell of mountaineering. We had perfect conditions, with soft snow and some clouds - but no postholing or storms. We did sort of regret going up Secor's chute because of the loose and steep rock, but we all made it up without any major problems. We descended via Owen's chute. | |
| Posted Nov 16, 2006 6:49 pm | ||
| Langenbacher | West Slope - North Face Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2006 | |
| Climbed with Charles from camp at Catherine Lake. Waited 2 hours for the sun to soften the snow around middle Ritter Lake, but still too much frozen high-angle snow on the "class 2" west slope, so we climbed class 3 rock, got off route and corrected. Decided that going down the North Face would be a lot easier than our ascent route. Had a little trouble figuring out the route down, but finally made it back to camp at 6 pm and back to Agnew Meadows at 1:30 AM. We 2 climbed Mt. Davis the day before, and camped with Kathy, Shawn, and Peter. Views from both peaks were beautiful. More pictures will be posted at http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/553569003EXsQSQ as time permits. | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2006 1:11 am | ||
| thebeave7 | North Face/SE Glacier Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2006 | |
| Climbed along with Banner as part of the Sierra Challenge(alt peak). Beautiful climb, the SE glacier is a bit of a maze. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2006 4:35 am | ||
| eggheadsherpa | Route Climbed: North Face Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2006 | |
| Came from Agnew Meadows as part of Sierra Challenge. We came up from the saddle after summiting Banner and went up the right-hand chute. Very enjoyable climb on solid class 3 rock and descended down the SE face. The view from the summit is one of the best I've ever seen. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2006 6:39 am | ||
| Zzyzx | North Face Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2006 | |
| I climbed Banner and Ritter in a day from Agnew Meadows. Total time car-to-car was 13.5 hrs. From the saddle I went up the right chute on the North Face, then followed the class 3 arete to the summit. Descended SE glacier route and hiked back to the car. Beautiful area, I really enjoyed the hike. | ||
| Posted Jul 7, 2006 7:43 am | ||
| ckerth | SE Glacier Route Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2006 | |
| Great snow conditions. We had a little rain on the way up but it cleared as we approached the summit. We were able to do almost the entire climb on snow. | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2006 6:10 am | ||
| lakenyon | SE Glacier Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2005 | |
| Very enjoyable climb early in a heavy snow year. Ediza Lake was mostly frozen and surrounded by snow. Almost all travel was on snow, with essentially no rock scrambling. | |
| Posted May 14, 2006 10:38 pm | ||
| The Chief | My First Real Pks!! Date Climbed: Sep 1, 1972 | |
| After returning from living in Germany for two yearsand being bitten by the ALPINIST BUG, I needed to get going on this fabulous career. What a start, Banner & Ritter in a day! I will never forget the sunrise from the notch..WOW! Thank You B & R!!!! | |
| Posted Mar 26, 2006 2:46 pm | ||
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