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John Muir Wilderness > Mount Morrison/The Great White Fang > Climber's Log|
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| soslaw | E. Slope Variation  Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009 | |
| The east slope variation route is both shorter and more scenic than the regular east slope. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2009 2:45 pm | ||
| ckerth | From Convict Lake Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2009 | |
| Went up the East Slope Variation and down the East Slope route. Not much snow left on the mountain. | |
| Posted Jul 2, 2009 3:35 pm | ||
| wmolland | East slope Date Climbed: Apr 23, 2009 | |
| The trip went great until I hit the saddle between the east slope and east slope variation. From there to the top the snow was insanely soft and a pain in the bum bum to get through. I routinely asked myself why I kept going as I literally crawled through the softening snow towards the summit. Eventually I made it and had a good vessel for getting back down (a snowboard), which took me almost all the way to the top of the hill above convict lake. | |
| Posted Apr 24, 2009 4:03 pm | ||
| Samantha | NWRidge Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2007 | |
| Meant to go East Slope but totally missed the approach and wound up on the saddle, so rather than descend, went for the NW ridge and it was worth it. Went down the East Slope which was easier. | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2007 12:51 am | ||
| 96avs01 | hangin valley ascent - east slope descent Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007 | |
| This was planned as a warm-up/acclimatization hike for Mt. Goethe/Mt. Lamarck in the '07 Sierra Challenge. I highly recommend ascending the hanging valley variation of the east slope. The only drawback is that it does not allow you to view the upper east slope before reaching the rock. After a slight route-finding error we summited via the left-hand bowl of the east slope. Descent was going well until my GF slipped and sliced her shin wide open, which was further antagonized on the descent by dome bushwacking. Back as the car we sealed her wound with some 3M skin strips, although I felt she should have went for 6-8 stitches. She was hurting a bit and we thus decided to punt on the Sierra Challenge for the following day. Next time I hope to hit the NW Ridge in late winter or early spring. | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2007 8:48 pm | ||
| bkk030580 | East Lake empty Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2007 | |
| Did the east ridge last weekend. Just thought I'd share that the small lake in the hanging valley on the east side is dry as a bone, so if you plan on refilling water bottles there, you might be out of luck. There was still a trickle in the stream upcanyon but I don't know how much longer it will last. | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2007 2:52 pm | ||
| bennovak | East Slope Variation Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2007 | |
| The variation is a little rough because it is steeper and the trail (Sort of) does move when you step on it (Scree/Talus). Not too bad though. Next time I would go up the standard way and down the variation | |
| Posted Jun 22, 2007 10:17 pm | ||
| bcd | mount morrison Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2003 | |
| watched the sun set from the summit! | |
| Posted Mar 20, 2007 3:35 am | ||
| thedus | East Slope Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2006 | |
| Our usual alpine start (1:30pm) - check. Loose rock and steep scree slopes - check. Bushwhacking through sage and scrub - check. Yup, all the elements were in place for an afternoon of fun with Robin. We managed the route in 6.5 hours car to car, which unfortunatly meant that Amigos was closed by the time we got there. Oh well. Amazingly, we were the first people to sign the register in over three weeks. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2006 4:33 am | ||
| bechtt | East Slope Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2006 | |
| Unremarkable summit from the East Slope. Was supposed to be a reattempt of the NW Ridge from which I was driven down by a snow storm last September. Rain at 0430 on this morning caused me to change my plans away from the exposed ridge. Turned out to be perfect weather all day. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2006 8:34 pm | ||
| forjan | East Slope Date Climbed: May 26, 2006 | |
| Got it this time! Mark (ming21) and I came back for our 2nd attempt on Morrison (our 1st attempt defeated by snow conditions). Again we started up from Convict Lake at 5:08am. This time the snow had consolidated and it was cooler. We summited at 10:13am. Glissaded down the East Variation (hanging valley) and then bushwacked our way down to Convict Lake arriving back at the trailhead by 1:15pm. | |
| Posted May 30, 2006 11:34 pm | ||
| forjan | East Slope Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2006 | |
| Climbed with ming21 (Mark). Worst snow climb ever for me. Got only an hour of sleep at the Convict Lake trailhead because fishermen were driving all night long since 2:30am (it was the first day of opening season....aghhh). Also, came in from LA with a sore throat and small cold. Got up anyway and started walking by 6:11am. Reached the base of the East Slope climb by 8:30am or so. Lots and lots of snow. Rested for about half hour and started up. Had to put snowshoes. After reaching the 10,900-foot saddle from the East Variation (hanging valley), I encountered the "worst" snow that I've climbed so far on: totally a 7/11 slurpy, unconsolidated, very wet snow, total soup. Mark and I were sinking to our waists. Took a long time just to travel a few hundred feet. Extremely warm (est. around 80 degrees F). We tried climbing some loose rock to avoid the unconsolidated and very warm snow soup. We did a spicy traverse between 11,600' and 11,700'. At 11,700 feet (just before noon), we stopped to look at 3 naturally-trigger wet avalanches happening in front of our eyes on the final slope to the summit. That's when we said enough and got that hell out of there! If we got caught in one of those cement slides, it would the last of us. I think the extremely hot day caused many slides in the Sierra. Got back to Convict Lake by 2:40pm. Now I have to go back and finish Morrison at some other time. | |
| Posted Apr 30, 2006 6:31 am | ||
| The Chief | Morrison & Torre de Miedra | |
| The NE WALL(C.Wilts/H.Sutherland), Don/Julie(J.Howle/P.Teare), the NButtress(Wilson/Hayes & Steck)with a 5.9ish deviation to the left of the A3 Headwall. All three ascents were for recons and verification of rock quality. The quality is definitely better on the left side of the NButtress. I would discourage anyone to climb any of the routes to the right of NButtress, i.e NFD & NF routes are very loose. The "Death Couloir"(NW Couloir) is definitely a death climb during non-ice winter ascents as the black rock is continously raining down, especially after the Summer's afternoon Sun's rays hits it! Planning an FA on the NorthEast Face, this 2006 Summer. Will let ya all know. Also, an FA or two are planned on the NE Direct of Torre de Miedra or Morrison Jr. The quality of rock here tends to be a stronger white granite mixture. Be advised that the approach from Convict Lake, up the west slope of endless scree, definitely SUCKS and there is absolutely NO water after all the snow melts in the Morrison basin. If camping at the base, you must bring your own water during the Summer or Fall. | |
| Posted Apr 5, 2006 3:06 am | ||
| dustytrail | Route Climbed: east slop Date Climbed: Sept.2003 | |
| Fun climb. Did it again in 2004 | ||
| Posted Nov 10, 2005 6:20 pm | ||
| tdoughty | Route Climbed: East ridge Date Climbed: Winter | |
| Solo twice in winter | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2005 1:50 pm | ||
| sierramtngoat | Route Climbed: East slope variation Date Climbed: July 18, 2003 | |
| Solo climb. I took the gully that travals beneth the NE face, spectacular. Got caught in a serious bushwhack snag on the way down the normal route, just above the lake. | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2005 4:50 am | ||
| Diggler | Route Climbed: E Slope, hanging valley variation Date Climbed: 23 July, 2005 | |
| Climbed w/ Lara- yet another Sierra epic. Started approximately 10.15 from day-use parking. Great weather, wonderful day to be in the Sierra! Taking our time, summited @ 17.34, LJ perhaps 10 min later. Hung out on summit far too long, indulging in some herbage & taking in the incredible views, esp. of Laurel Mtn, Bloody Mtn, even Mono Lake in the distance! Views S were great, too, but was unfamiliar w/ most of the immediate peaks in that direction. Departed @ 18.44. Veering slightly R (S) wasted valuable time, as we had to traverse over steep (thin layer of) scree-laden slopes to get back to the normal ridge/'trail.' By the time we attained the saddle where the route diverges from the standard E Slope, it was close to dark & the snow that would have been incredible to glissade down earlier had hardened to the point where this would be uncomfortable. Views of Laurel Mtn, Morrison, & Torre de Miedra in the cloud-spattered moonlight were awesome, as well as the lightning flashes from somewhere E, on the other side of the mountain! Got back late. Great day up perhaps the most spectacular pile of scree I've climbed! | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2005 1:33 pm | ||
| Steve Mackay | Route Climbed: East Slope Date Climbed: June 1977 | |
| Hiked up the canyon east of the peak then up the steep, rubbly slope directly to the notch where the northeast ridge meets the peak. From there, we headed south a bit, then zigzagged up narrow, scree-covered ledges to the summit. A large snowpatch just below the top kept things interesting. Descended to the notch, then traversed north to the top of Peak 11,108. Slid down the east side of that one to regain the floor of the canyon. The climbing was loose and not very enjoyable, but the views were quite nice. I'd do it again. | ||
| Posted May 18, 2005 4:49 pm | ||
| alpine master | Route Climbed: East slope Date Climbed: Aug. 1997 | |
| Climbed this long before I was in summit post. Made this a two day hike just for the fun of it. Got caught in a shale landslide on the way down. Got a little cut up but no big deal. Great hike. | |
| Posted Apr 4, 2005 3:18 pm | ||
| Steve Larson | Route Climbed: Northwest ridge Date Climbed: March 11, 2005 | |
| Mike Boyer and I attempted this during a warm spell in early March. We made it about two-thirds of the way up before Mike began feeling the effects of AMS. We didn't make the summit, but it was a spectacular outing. Lousy rock, though. | |
| Posted Mar 18, 2005 1:10 am | ||
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