
| Mary and I climbed this excellent route from a camp at the start of the Diagonal approach. We hiked in late on Friday night and bivied at the first lean-to, then to the campsite on Saturday morning. Made camp and headed for the route, started climbing at around 10:30. The first 2 pitches weren't great, but the rest of the route was fantastic. The last 2 pitches were super steep and fun. We rapped down in 4 double-rope rappels and were back in camp by 5:30. The next day was cloudy and damp, so we decided to hike over Indian Pass and then to Lake Colden to complete a round-trip loop from Upper Works. The hike was a lot more rugged than expected and we ended up back at the car pretty late. Definitely a great weekend, but we both could have done without the long hike on Sunday with heavy packs. |