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| cottersnow | Route Climbed: SE scramble and summits traverse Date Climbed: 2003-2005  | |
| The SE scramble is a nice day outing. More fun in the winter though. It was a nice loop to traverse the summit ridge (watch out for the loose easy 5th near the South West summit). We were able to work down to the convict canyoun trail from the south summit with out much difficulty. | ||
| Posted Feb 28, 2005 4:28 pm | ||
| plume | Route Climbed: Route 1 Date Climbed: Aug. 17, 1982 | |
| First climb for brother and I. He swore off mountaineering for ten years or more because of this little nightmare. Of course we were just kids when we did it. | |
| Posted Feb 13, 2005 2:36 am | ||
| Gene | Route Climbed: East slope Date Climbed: May 1979 | |
| Fun hike with fantastic views. | ||
| Posted Dec 10, 2004 8:24 pm | ||
| Rick Kent | Route Climbed: East Slope Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2004 | |
| Had great weather most of the day. I detoured into easy class 3 toward the top and managed to avoid some of the loose stuff. On the way down I scrambled up and over Peak 11,100 along the ridge. | |
| Posted Oct 18, 2004 1:25 pm | ||
| cp0915 | Route Climbed: up - e slope var. / down - e slope Date Climbed: October 16, 2004 | |
| tedious | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2004 11:59 pm | ||
| Clydascope | Route Climbed: East Slope & Variation, Mono Jim, Northwest Ridge Variation Date Climbed: Lots | |
| This was the first peak I climbed when moving to the eastside 20 years ago and I've had many adventures there ever since since. Attempted the North Buttress twice, scariest descent ever! Climbed the gully behind the Torres del Miedra and the cool ridge above, in the winter, then started an avalance while descending the East Slope. Lots of runs up the East Slopes, descended the West Face and found cool crystals. Did the North Ridge of "Little Morrison" (Mono Jim?) in the winter too. Back again, October 23, 2007 with E-Dawg on his first summit ever! | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2004 11:47 pm | ||
| tiogap | Route Climbed: East Slope Date Climbed: May, 1979 | |
| My first major Sierra Pk | |
| Posted Jun 6, 2004 12:48 am | ||
| Matthew Holliman | Route Climbed: NW Ridge (ascent) / East Face (descent) Date Climbed: May 7, 2004 | |
| Fun outing--although the ridge wasn't as exciting as expected, most of it no more than class 2. Although a bit loose, the rock wasn't really much worse than the stuff I found on Clyde Minaret or Rodgers Peak. | |
| Posted May 24, 2004 1:43 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: May 7, 2004 | |
| As loose scrambles go, this is a fun one. The wind was blowing pretty good which kept things chilly, but at least the sun was out. Took a return trip up and over Mono Jim on Morrison's northeast side. Trip Report | |
| Posted May 21, 2004 11:43 am | ||
| mtnfoto | Route Climbed: East side from Tobacco Flat Date Climbed: March 2001 | |
| Scrambled up loose ribs. Several small avalanches in the gullies on this side. Nice ski down the hanging valley! | ||
| Posted Jan 20, 2004 1:29 pm | ||
| Climbpeaks | Route Climbed: East Slope Via Hanging Valley Date Climbed: August 21 | |
| The hanging valley seemed to drag on forever and was very tiring. We reached the confluence of the Hanging valley / East Slope, but we were bombarded by clouds and rain. We didn't reach the summit, and descended down the slope on the other side of peak 10,858. A very long descent this way, especially through the wind and rain. | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2003 2:08 am | ||
| bearbnz | Route Climbed: East Slope via the hanging valley above Convict Lake Date Climbed: July 2002 | |
| I first climbed this peak by the same route alone on July 25, 1994. I had previously tried the West Ridge Direct with James Reed and Joey Macaluso, but we were turned back by darkness within shouting distance of the summit. This ridge is incredibly loose! The 2nd East Ridge climb, made with ScottyS, was much more casual except for the T-Storms dropping rain and hail on our heads. Made the top during a lull in the storms, and hightailed it back to the lake. For more detailed info, visit my Mt.Morrison page. | |
| Posted Sep 27, 2002 5:48 pm | ||
| ScottyS | Route Climbed: East Slope via hanging valley south of Convict Date Climbed: July, 2002 | |
| Dayhiked with bearbnz after bailing early off of the NE Williamson ridge. Dodged more T-storms all the way up! Started from the "day use" parking area at 1205 and ended at 1740 for a total time of 5hrs 35min. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2002 11:47 pm | ||
| ocelot | Route Climbed: south ridge Date Climbed: September, 1997 | |
| I made a base camp in a high saddle above and SW of Convict Lake. I made a summit attempt from here up a horrendously loose scree couloir on the NW side. I got to the top of the couloir after much effort only to be turned around by a difficult loose looking class 4-5 ridge to the summit. The next day I circumnavigated the mountain, crossed a large snowfield, and climbed the south ridge with a class 3-4 variation. Nice climb; scarry loose rock everywhere! I climbed this peak previously in 1968 with my dad, in preparation for climbing in the Alps. | |
| Posted Jul 9, 2002 9:08 pm | ||
| daniellwu | Route Climbed: Eastern route Date Climbed: August 18, 2001 | |
| Day hiked from Convict Lake. Final approach difficult due to loose rocks. Great view from the summit. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2002 9:26 pm | ||
| dug | Date Climbed: I don't know, about april 1978 | |
| It was opening day for fishing season and I do remember the hell of a sunburn I got on my face | |
| Posted Sep 23, 2001 6:38 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Route Climbed: East Slope Date Climbed: July 5, 1997 | |
| Aside from the loose rock, this is a fairly easy peak to climb due to the short approach. I got a late start because I ran the Mammoth Lakes 10K in the morning, and it was pretty warm climbing up the lower slopes. I almost turned back due to apathy, but am glad I kept going. The views are pretty nice, too. Trip report | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2001 8:56 pm | ||
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