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| derbilly | From Horton Lakes  Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2007 | |
| An unenjoyable scramble up mostly loose scree from the mine. Great views partially compensated for the slog. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2007 8:46 pm | ||
| mlarkin2002 | Dayhike from Horton TH Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2005 | |
| Climbed a year ago. The only thing I have written in my notes is "really loose sucky scree". The views were nice, but I'm not sure I'm in a hurry to go back. | ||
| Posted Oct 10, 2006 1:50 am | ||
| thedus | Horton Lakes - Tungstar Mine Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2006 | |
| Robin and I actually got an early start for this one - mainly to ensure we got back in time for chinese food. Nice long dayhike. The views from the top were slightly sullied by a thick haze, but were impressive nonetheless. | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2006 7:14 pm | ||
| cottersnow | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: 11- 10 to 12 05 | |
| Done over three days. Nice slog. Nice Bivy. | ||
| Posted Nov 18, 2005 9:16 pm | ||
| Langenbacher | Route Climbed: Horton Lakes-Tungstar Mine Date Climbed: August 21, 2005 | |
| On an SPS trip with 8 others. See my pictures at http://community.webshots.com/user/langenbacher | |
| Posted Oct 25, 2005 3:40 pm | ||
| tdoughty | Route Climbed: horton lake Date Climbed: march 2005 | |
| nice ski descent | |
| Posted Oct 17, 2005 5:22 pm | ||
| bennovak | Route Climbed: Horton Lakes-Tungstar Mine Date Climbed: September 24 2005 Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2005 | |
| Nice walk filled with some historical interest. The climb from the mine is really crappy scree and loose talus. | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2005 3:11 pm | ||
| ChuckO | Route Climbed: Horton Lakes Date Climbed: 25jun05 | |
| Challenging day. Used crampon for a 500 vertical foot section on the way up, and glissaded about 1200 vertical feet on the way down. Talus tip-toeing and class 3 sections caused me to continuously repeat to my self, "patience"! Slow and steady made this climb work for me. Climbed solo, saw one other party. On the way down found I had moved to far South was dropping into the South face with it's exposed gullies - had to climb back up and north to regain the S.W. ridge. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2005 3:18 pm | ||
| SkydiveKen | Route Climbed: Elderberry Canyon Date Climbed: April 23 2005 Date Climbed: Apr 23, 2005 | |
| Perfect conditions turned around at 12,500' because of time. | |
| Posted Jul 4, 2005 2:06 am | ||
| marmoting | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: April 2005 | |
| Dayhiked up north ridge on snow most of the way. Made huge mistake not bringing snowshoes- postholed up to armpits on way back down. Live and learn. | ||
| Posted Apr 28, 2005 11:01 pm | ||
| bechtt | Route Climbed: Horton Lakes Date Climbed: Sep 92 | |
| Liked the climb -- if only to see the remains of the Tungstar Mine | |
| Posted Mar 12, 2005 2:32 pm | ||
| cottersnow | Route Climbed: Horton Lakes; Elderberry Canyon Date Climbed: 2003-2004 | |
| Both are entertaining hikes, but the riding in Elderberry Canyon is the best of all. Go early and get good snow. Both routes are way doable in a day by a fit person and it doesn't feel like all the verticle it's hyped up to be ; unless you're riding good snow the whole way down...... | ||
| Posted Feb 28, 2005 10:17 pm | ||
| Matthew Holliman | Route Climbed: Horton Lakes (Tungstar Mine) Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2004 | |
| Really not as bad a slog as I'd expected, with superb views at the top. | |
| Posted Nov 21, 2004 8:53 pm | ||
| stoneman5 | Route Climbed: Elderberry Canyon Date Climbed: March, 2004 | |
| Snow and weather conditions prevented skiing from the ridge proper, but got a nice run in anyway from the bottom of the amphitheater below the bowl. Really nice, beautiful, huge canyon. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2004 7:37 pm | ||
| Clydascope | Route Climbed: Horton Lakes & Elderberry Canyon Date Climbed: February 10, 1991 | |
| Drought season, only wore basketball shoes in mid winter. Another party summitted that day too. Skied up Elderberry Canyon too but did not summit. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2004 11:09 pm | ||
| RSN473 | Route Climbed: From Horton Lakes Date Climbed: July 1998 | |
| Climb was a bit of a slog - spirits were buoyed when I discovered 8-10 beers that had been left behind in snowbank near camp. After confirming that they were abandoned , a nearby neighbor and I enjoyed the brew. we packed the empties out the next day - sometimes "leave no trace" has it's rewards. | |
| Posted Mar 4, 2004 6:31 pm | ||
| crag | Route Climbed: Horton Lakes-Tungstar Mine Date Climbed: April 1999 | |
| Hit the snow line at around 8,000'. Spent the night at 10,000'. Too windy to set up tent or cook dinner. Had a pretty good case of AMS going in the morning but decided to go up anyway. Hid behind a large exposed rock to cut through the overhanging cornice. Then the long slog to the summit. The snow had softened up considerably by the time I came down again. I slipped passing back down through the cornice and my ice axe self-belay pulled through the soft snow. I fell about 10 feet into the soft snow right below the cornice and started sliding down the gentle slope. Snow was way too soft for effective self-arrest but I did manage to slow down quite a bit and eventually came to a complete stop right at the edge of an exposed talus pile. Good glissades the rest of the way down. Great view but definitely a slog. | |
| Posted Jan 23, 2004 1:05 pm | ||
| mtnfoto | Route Climbed: Elderberry Canyon Date Climbed: April 2000 | |
| One of the great ski descents in the Sierra! | ||
| Posted Jan 20, 2004 1:09 pm | ||
| dug | Date Climbed: 11/28/1980 | |
| One of the few sierra pks that I truly did NOT enjoy | |
| Posted Nov 13, 2002 10:13 am | ||
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