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| alpinedon | Cosmic Wall  Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2009 | |
| I, Harold H. and Bobbie P., started out on the rope at 9 a.m. after an early morning start from camp and made good, solid time with our climb, doing it in just under three hours. I found it be an amazing climb, the holds were awesome, the setting unbelievable, the climbing sustained and interesting. It was a joyous climb, and I think I will be coming here for years to come. We combined the first two pitches into one long one, and did it in five pitches total. I really enjoyed the 2nd and fourth pitches the best. We took the ridge route instead of the gully on the final pitch, enjoyed that way alot. Made the summit at about 11:50 or so. Probably my favorite rock climb so far. | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2009 2:34 am | ||
| mdostby | A Great Day Date Climbed: May 22, 2009 | |
| Climbed the Cosmic Wall with Miguel Forjan (forjan) and Tony Bocanegra (Blackmouth). A great day with great friends. It doesn't get any better than this! | |
| Posted May 26, 2009 5:51 pm | ||
| Blackmouth | Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: May 22, 2009 | |
| This was a perfect end to my week long trip that included Shasta & Lassen. Climbed as a trio with Forjan & Mdostby. I loved the 6th pitch variation on the arete, very exposed and airy. We had the whole place all to ourselves. Awesome day. | |
| Posted May 25, 2009 2:42 pm | ||
| cascadetraveler | What fun ! Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007 | |
| This has to be one of the premiere 5.6 routes in the state. I was having nothing short of a blast the whole way up. The summit pitch was extraordinary and the rappell was fantastic. I will be back for this again and again. Larry. | |
| Posted Sep 16, 2007 10:06 pm | ||
| thundercloud | Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: May 12, 2007 | |
| Excellent climbing. Money moves on end of P2, start of P3, all of P5, and arrival to ridge on P6...whoa whoa! It was a beautiful doy! | |
| Posted May 25, 2007 3:56 pm | ||
| cluck | Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: May 12, 2007 | |
| A fun climb. I'd agree with all previous posters. Pro is scarce in places and the ridge on P6 is the way to go. P5 is the money pitch. Feels like real climbing but lots of handle bars every time you need them and gear is finally good. | |
| Posted May 20, 2007 3:31 pm | ||
| missadventure | Route Climbed: Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: many times 2002-present | |
| one of my all time favorite rock climbs!! | |
| Posted Feb 10, 2006 12:02 am | ||
| Fuse | Route Climbed: Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: Oct 05 | |
| Great Climb! Started late, and rapped in the dark. Headlamp was a great last minute toss in. 50ft runouts on easy terrian. Pro is there when you need it. The ridge right of the chimney on the last pitch is a safer alternative. | |
| Posted Nov 20, 2005 11:16 pm | ||
| Zzyzx | Route Climbed: Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: July 30, 2005 | |
| Fun, easy climb with Misha and Pavel. Nice vistas! | ||
| Posted Aug 22, 2005 2:30 am | ||
| Matthew Holliman | Route Climbed: Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: July 30, 2005 | |
| What Rob said. This was easily the most enjoyable lead I've done yet--steep, exposed, really easy. Good rock, too. I'd climb this one again. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2005 2:40 pm | ||
| kovarpa | Route Climbed: Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: July 30, 2005 | |
| Good route to try climbing in three - Kris, Misha, me. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2005 11:32 pm | ||
| rhyang | Route Climbed: Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: 30-July-2005 | |
| Followed Matthew on this fun easy climb. Roped up around 8:15am, topped out around 1:30. 60m rope allowed us to skip second belay and do the route in 5 pitches. Arete on last pitch was airy and fun. Shared route with another party, West and Kirby from SF (they reported that the 5.8 chimney variation on the last pitch was not very pleasant). This allowed us to double-rope rappel. The rappel tree / ledge used for the second rap (if using single rope) looked solid, and was festooned with many slings & rap rings. Waved to Misha as we headed down the 3rd class after rapping. Warm day - probably a good idea to bring lots of water and stash it at the base - nearest water was Indian Spring (pretty far down the trail). | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2005 3:03 pm | ||
| Misha | Route Climbed: Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: July 30, 2005 | |
| Very easy and pleasant climb. Kris, Pavel and I started on the route at around 3pm and topped out at 6:30pm, just in time to rappel and come back to the car before dark. Bushwhacking on the way to the formation was nowhere near as bad as I anticipated. Beautiful area, I will be back! | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2005 1:46 pm | ||
| Foxer | Route Climbed: Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: many times | |
| The last pitch can be climbed easily by staying on the face left of the chim up past the piton. Also, the ridge to the right of the chim is nice. | ||
| Posted Jul 18, 2005 1:19 am | ||
| Gail J | Route Climbed: Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: Sept. 26,1998 | |
| Fun. Thrilling exposure. | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2004 1:24 pm | ||
| tahoe | Route Climbed: Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: April 2004 | |
| A great second trip to The Ogre. Beautiful weather, though somewhat windy on the first 3-4 pitches. In my opinion this climb has significant runouts, mostly on 5.5 terrain. Not a good choice for a new lead climber!The hardest pitch (the ~180 foot pitch below the summit pitch) does have good pro. It's easy to miss the bolts at the top of pitch 3 (assumes you climbed a long 1st pitch), they're slightly to the left and include one modern bolt and one relic, though backup gear placements are available, and advised! If you belay at these bolts, the next pitch to the large ledge is only about 40-50'. Don't forget the 60 meter rope, otherwise you'll need two ropes for the rappels. | |
| Posted Apr 15, 2004 5:38 pm | ||
| Sam Mills | Route Climbed: Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: May 2000 | |
| A fun route with great pro on perfect granite. | |
| Posted Jan 24, 2004 4:28 pm | ||
| Dave Dinnell | Route Climbed: Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: September 1996 | |
| A great route climbed with friend John Pfeiffer. | |
| Posted Jan 10, 2004 1:21 am | ||
| SammyGrippe | Route Climbed: Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: September 28, 2003 | |
| Beautiful day, perfect temp, clear sky and fun climb. Alan Kanaskie and I had a great time on the Ogre. No one else on the rock, some day hikers over near Castle Dome. See trip report for more detail. Bob J, Eugene OR | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2003 1:32 am | ||
| rpc | Route Climbed: Cosmic Wall Date Climbed: August 9, 2003 | |
| Fun climbing in a beautiful setting. Some of the pitches have pretty poor pro (pitch 1 and 3 come to mind) but climbing is easy. Also, the last pitch as the Laird guidebook suggests ("5.6 chimney" -- agree with John that it seems harder esp. when you compare it to other 5.6 pitches on the route) is unprotected (other than one manky piton) and is the crux of the climb. We rapped off the summit in one shot with two 60m ropes. My wife and I had the mountain to ourselves. The only people we saw all day (and that's a Saturday in mid-August!) was a group of hikers down below. | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2003 7:00 pm | ||
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