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| john_godino | south corner  Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2009 | |
| Beta: - Late season (> Sept 1) is great for this peak. You can leave snow gear behind and have a way lighter pack. - Basalt rock is very slippery with any sort of rain on it. This route could get a LOT harder with a slight bit or rain. - From the talus to the top of the chockstone is 1 60m pitch of 4th class, a bit exposed. If you have newby climbers, this pitch is easy to protect with a fixed line. - ONE rope is needed for the climb. There is a nice newly bolted rap station about 25m up from the start of the first pitch. A single rope rap from here gets you to safe ground. - The true summit is about 75 feet of exposed but easy climbing past the rap station. Protect if needed with 2 double runners and clip the lone bolt; belay from the bolted rap anchor. - Downclimbing the scree gully below Needle Pass is way faster then rapping it. - See this link for an annotated photo of beta for Cruiser summit block: http://outdoordads.org/images/cruiser-route.pdf | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2009 1:38 pm | ||
| irish guy | South Corner Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2007 | |
| First rock climb on a mountain/peak. Actual rock climbing was super easy and very fun. Snow slope was a little spicy on the way down until I fell and gained confidence in self arresting; after that, it was a blast. Next trip, the 5.7 route will be a must do. | ||
| Posted Apr 24, 2008 1:25 pm | ||
| thundercloud | South Corner Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2007 | |
| A really fun overall climb with good camp at Flapjack Lakes. The scrample up and down between Needle Pass and the ridgeline is quite interesting. Enjoyed this one a ton! The crowds were out on this day though, as there were probably 20-25 others up there. We passed a fairly large group on the steep snow (firm 40 degree plus, with horrible runout) below Needle Pass. Only one member brought crampons, so they elected to climb and descend via the moat. It looked ugly both ways as it slowed them immensely, and I think they had to turn back short of the top due to time. | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2008 8:06 pm | ||
| Rick Huff | Mt. Cruiser So. Corner Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2007 | |
| This was a lot of approach for a couple of pitches of climbing, but a fun route. We didn't get to enjoy the summit much, as it began snowing rather hard. We seemed to do fine without the "required" #3 Camalot. I really enjoyed this climb. | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2007 7:18 pm | ||
| cluck | South Corner Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2007 | |
| Long approach but a very enjoyable climb in a spectacular setting. Notes: * the snow slope to Needle pass was steeper than expected (~40 degrees) * suprisingly, there was still some snow packed in at the base of the route that required some tricky navigation * the climbing was easy and very straightforward thanks to beta from this site * only 1 rope needed for descent (via 3 raps) | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2007 8:41 pm | ||
| olyclimber | Route Climbed: Route 1A in Oly Climber Guide Date Climbed: 2/27/2005 | |
| Pax and I climbed Mt. Cruiser via Mildred Lakes. Because of the unusually warm and dry winter, we had little trouble getting up to the rock, which was dry. We camped at the lower lake. | ||
| Posted Mar 17, 2005 6:09 pm | ||
| rpc | Route Climbed: South Corner (5.0) Date Climbed: Labor Day 2002 | |
| Climbed this great fun little peak with my wife and our friend Jeff. Approached from Flapjack Lakes side. Probably one of my favorite mountains to date. The S. Route is runout but is easy and leads to a beautiful summit atop the fin! Will go back to try and do the 5.7 route on the west (?) face of the spire. LOVE that climb!!! | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2003 11:21 am | ||
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