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| Darren9 | An interesting mountain  | |
| Kaleetan held my interest for three separate climbs, all of which were on routes not listed in books, most of which started on the East Face. The rock is not the best, but the peak itself is sharp and interesting. A fun mountain ignored by the masses, which is exactly what I like. | |
| Posted Nov 7, 2009 2:22 am | ||
| jkuresman | Finally Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2005 | |
| I looked at the summit from many angles over several decades. It just doesn't look like a scramble. When I finally headed up there it looks bad all along the ridge. In fact it is just a scramble. Fun trip, I'll have to return. | |
| Posted Oct 23, 2009 11:24 pm | ||
| TheMaintenanceMan | More than I thought Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2006 | |
| I hiked up with somebody new that I met. The summit block looked very scary from a distance but not as bad once I got to the bottom of the gully. | |
| Posted Oct 19, 2009 5:45 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | Loved it! Date Climbed: Jun 12, 1996 | |
| Thought I was getting into the big time doing this scramble, learned later it can get much harder and much more crazy. Still remember being off route, coming over a rocky lip below the summit gulley, running into a mountaineers group who told me "that's not the way up", huh? I just came up it? Looks like a way to me. | |
| Posted Oct 7, 2009 1:44 am | ||
| QuetzalCoatl | perfect day for us Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2009 | |
| Following great route description on Summit Post helped us where others failed today. We met two guys following the instructions from Peggy Somthing or Other's 75 Scrambles book who were turned back on the Melakwa Pass route. They were cursing her name all the way down the trail! | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2009 11:55 am | ||
| EastKing | South Ridge Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2009 | |
| Great day, hazy but still stellar views and a great little barely Class 3 scramble at the end. Looked a lot more intimidating from a distance than it actually was. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2009 11:04 pm | ||
| Justin Pucci | Kaleetan Peak via South Route Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2009 | |
| After being thwarted by the 50 feet of visibility due to clouds the previous weekend, my wife and I headed back to settle the score. Previously, we weren't able to find the small climbers' path from the toilets up to Pt 5700 because of poor visibility. This time, we found it in no time and headed up. The terrain leading up to Pt 5700 and then again when dropping down into the West basin was sketchy at times, since this climb followed on the heels of a pretty decent rain week in the PNW. Mud and wet roots on a 45 - 50 degree slope can be difficult if not draining to negotiate. From the bottom of the basin back up the ~600 feet to the summit block was very straightforward. The final class 3 gully was a refreshing and simple scramble. Views were amazing! This was a long day, but a very rewarding one! | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2009 8:20 pm | ||
| cp0915 | East Face Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2009 | |
| A beautiful peak I hadn't even heard of 'til I was most of the way there. | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2009 12:26 am | ||
| mbiropm | path Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2009 | |
| turns out the boot path starts just before the second privy sign on the west side of Melakwa Lake. Oh and the toilet is nearly full- looks like I'll be digging a new hole for the privy next time I'm up there in Sept. | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2009 1:26 pm | ||
| rickopolis | Hot day - nice scramble Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2009 | |
| My second attempt - had route-finding troubles due to snow about a month ago and ended up clinging to loose rock on that mini-peak on the ridge proper - obviously I didn't read the route description closely enough. Anyway, this time around, due to a late start, trail-ran about half of the way to Melakwa; up and down in exactly 5 strenuous hours. Hot, dehydrated, exhausting, but excellent views...not quite as good as last time, when it was a little less hazy. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2009 12:52 am | ||
| Martin Cash | North Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008 | |
| Soloed the north ridge in about 7 hours car to car. A fun scramble. Descended the South Ridge. | |
| Posted Jan 19, 2009 7:10 pm | ||
| Mjollnir | Fun day scramble Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2008 | |
| Took the 4th class gully down. Wish we had taken it up. Good stuff. | |
| Posted Dec 14, 2008 9:22 pm | ||
| WeatherMan | Perfect day in the Hills Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2008 | |
| 6:00am- Wake up 6:30am- Starbucks 7:15am- Start Hike 8:45am- Melakwa Lake 9:00am-10:30am- Putter around the lake trying to find the 'well beaten' path that leads to the rock gully... ended up going the ridge route 11:50am- Summit Kaleetan 3:45pm- Back to the car 4:30pm- Home, shower change 5:30pm- McCormick & Schmicks Happy Hour ($1.95 burgers with beer) on Lake Union in the sun. 5:31pm- "I love living in Seattle" | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2008 12:48 am | ||
| Dan Winter | South Scramble Date Climbed: Sep 6, 1998 | |
| Off route and slow party = 13hours 7 minutes. | |
| Posted Apr 28, 2008 9:40 pm | ||
| bmwboarder7 | Beautiful Climb Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2007 | |
| This was a nice fun hike. The scramble at the top isn't too bad. We took the south ridge up, but then took one of the east gullies on the way home for a nice loop. Beautiful views from the top. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2007 8:47 pm | ||
| gimpilator | Denny Creek Approach Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2007 | |
| I was stunned by the beauty of Chair Peak reflecting in Melakwa Lake. To my surprise, it seems the haystack scramble on Mount Si is more challenging than the standard route of Kaleetan. The mountaineers have left a summit register for people to sign up there. My feet hurt. | |
| Posted Jul 1, 2007 10:34 pm | ||
| Pantilat | South Ridge | |
| Nice scramble close to home. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2007 2:59 am | ||
| DBaker | Traverse from Roosevelt Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2006 | |
| Hiked to base of Mt. Roosevelt prior night, camped, climbed Roosevelt by 9am. We decided that the day wasn't nearly over, and traversed across to Kaleetan over what I would consider mostly high 4th class terrain. Made a poor route choice for the final hundred feet or so to the summit, ended up on low 5th class rock without protection and a fair amount of exposure. | |
| Posted Jan 25, 2007 7:18 pm | ||
| supermarmot | he beat me again... Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006 | |
| see below:) | |
| Posted Jul 9, 2006 6:36 am | ||
| agreenstreet | Route Climbed: South Route Date Climbed: July 4, 2006 Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006 | |
| Spent the night at Lake Melakwa the night before. Had thunder storms and rain during the night but perfect weather for the climb. Some VERY large thunder heads could be seen east of Mt Rainier to the south. Some strange weather during those days. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2006 7:37 am | ||
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