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| jhodlof | Whitney Views  Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009 | |
| I did this via the east chute from Meysan Lake while camped there for several nights. I love the views from Irvine and its probably the closest I'll ever come to the Whitney Main Trail, since I don't plan to hike it. My only regret was not climbing Mallory. Next time. | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2009 10:29 pm | ||
| Shirley Lam | East Couloir Date Climbed: May 3, 2009 | |
| Great snow conditions. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2009 3:40 pm | ||
| seano | From Mallory Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2009 | |
| Tried Secor's suggested class 3 direct route, but ended up countouring way East. A tiring sand slog at the end of a Le Conte-Corcoran-Mallory-Irvine traverse, but the summit was a nice place for a short nap. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2009 8:41 pm | ||
| oliverkalt | From Meysan Lake Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2004 | |
| ...via the chute | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2009 2:40 am | ||
| chudder | Up East Couloir, down East Chute Date Climbed: May 30, 2009 | |
| Fun day on Mt. Irvine from a camp on the moraine above Meysan Lake. The East Couloir was firm in the morning under cloud cover with a cold wind and light snow. On top, I got some fleeting views of the surrounding peaks, excluding Whitney, when the clouds would momentarily clear. The sun only came out in time to soften the top few inches of the East Chute on my descent, making for a wet downclimb and glissade. Crossed paths with a friend I hadn't seen in 14 years who was descending the trail after an aborted attempt at Lone Pine Peak due to low visibility. | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2009 4:44 pm | ||
| bighornmonkey | Great climb... Date Climbed: May 3, 2009 | |
| Climbed the East Couloir of Mt Irvine from a camp near Grass Lake, then traversed over (2h) to Mallory sticking to the ridge. Very windy and cold weekend, but awsome glissage down to Meysan Lake | |
| Posted May 4, 2009 12:10 pm | ||
| 96avs01 | Splitn the E Chute Date Climbed: Apr 18, 2009 | |
| Splitboard descent of the East Chute. Hoped to traverse to Mallory before descending the E. slope, but had to abort as the snow was turning into crap. The activity around the Portal reminded me of why I avoid that area like the plague in the summer. | |
| Posted Apr 20, 2009 11:53 am | ||
| Guilty | Northeast ridge from Candlelight Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2008 | |
| Traverse the Northeast ridge from Candlelight. Afterwords, went on to Mallory, and LeConte. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2008 1:51 am | ||
| dpsiebert | East Chute | |
| Had Meysan Lake to ourselves. Fun trip. | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2008 6:10 am | ||
| Bill562 | Irvine Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008 | |
| Climbed with Dave Gonzalez. Camped at Grass Lake, climbed one of the snow couloirs east of Meysan Lake, gained the ridge after traversing talus/scree above. | |
| Posted Jun 9, 2008 1:29 am | ||
| lefty | East Chute Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007 | |
| Wonderful views of the Whitney area from the top | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2007 12:28 am | ||
| Dave S | East Chute (variation) Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2007 | |
| Solo dayhike linkup of Irvine, Mallory, and LeConte. Great day! Decided to try the chute just left of the East Couloir (the Class 4 East Couloir from Secor's book). At the fork I headed to the right and it got a bit interesting...a 20 ft crux section that wasn't difficult climbing (I'd say 4th class or at most easy 5th), but the rock was horrible and crumbly. After making it through that it was 2nd class all the way to the summit. Left a new summit log on top and continued on to Mallory. | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2007 8:00 pm | ||
| tb00957 | from meysan lake Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007 | |
| Climb the chute between mallory and irvine from meysan lake. | ||
| Posted Sep 5, 2007 1:45 pm | ||
| kovarpa | East Chute Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007 | |
| with Vendulka. First peak of the day. The chute wasn't as loose as I was afraid. Great views of the Whitney crest. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2007 12:15 am | ||
| Travis_ | Via East Chute Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007 | |
| A beautiful day hike. See GPS Track in Google Earth. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2007 12:03 am | ||
| sierramtngoat | East Couloir/NE Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2007 | |
| Climbed the loose and snowless East Couloir with buddies Becket and Marc to about 13,200, at which point we scrambled to the NE ridge; I've got to say the upper part of the NE ridge is a fun scramble; I'd rate it class 3. | |
| Posted Jul 9, 2007 4:37 am | ||
| Steve Larson | Northwest chute/ridge Date Climbed: Mar 30, 2007 | |
| Perfect day for an easy scramble. Surprisingly little wind. The chutes on this peak suck. They're full of loose scree and larger rocks that are very difficult to walk on. The ridges are classic Sierra scrambling. Excellent views of the entire Whitney area. Worth the effort. | |
| Posted Mar 31, 2007 1:54 pm | ||
| Desert Solitaire | Only the East side of this peak is interesting Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2006 | |
| McAdie-Mallory-Irvine loop from Consultation Lake. Total RT time: 11 hrs, 30 min after much routefinding mistakes on the traverse to Mallory. Secor has a warning about descending from the West side: "warning: as a descent route, this gully is impossible to find" - well, whaddaya know - I had no beta on the descent and was lucky enough to find this gully! Next time will climb the awesome looking E. Buttress. | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2006 2:44 am | ||
| bechtt | Route Climbed: NE Ridge (ascent) / SW Ridge (descent) Date Climbed: 1 Oct 05 | |
| Perfect day -- more snow than expected. Easy climb to NE ridge from Camp Lake (Meysan Basin) than Class 2 to the top (dodging the deep snow drifts) | |
| Posted Oct 2, 2005 9:07 pm | ||
| Al | Route Climbed: East Coulior Date Climbed: Jul 2, 05 | |
| Good day. Irvine & Mallory from Meysan Lake. | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2005 12:00 am | ||
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