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| Dundeel | East Route  Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2009 | |
| Very wet brush. Dusting of new snow above 4,500 ft. Heather and talus very slick. Views limited to an occassional peak at Whitehorse. WA P4k 7/18. | |
| Posted Oct 25, 2009 12:52 pm | ||
| Andy Dewey | Route Climbed: East Route Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008 | |
| Bashed through the terrible brush in the clearcut and was happy to find the old trail in the woods (which I didn't know existed). This made the ascent much easier although I did lose the trail in a few spots (it's pretty obscure). Not much for views on the summit as it was in the clouds. | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2008 4:03 pm | ||
| ericnoel | Old Trail Route Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2007 | |
| I climbed the East Route as labeled on SP. The beginning was a bit of a bushwhack but in time we stumbled onto the trail. We followed this until we started to hit significant snow. The last 1000 feet or so was mostly on snow with a bit of moderate scramble thrown in. This was not an extremely difficult peak but tougher than I expected. The wet brush and somewhat hard snow made it feel like I was on roller skates for much of the way and a cold dragged down my energy level a bit. No views, strictly clouds and sporadic rain. | |
| Posted Jun 16, 2007 9:45 pm | ||
| rfbolton | Fateful Descent Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2004 | |
| I was struggling with cramps because I forgot to take or carry my anti-cramping supplements. So on the way down I tripped on my showshoes, flying down the hill head first, and while bending my right knee to provide a landing platform, the right quad on my right leg spasmed so hard that it caused a moderate tear AND a severe strain. We called 911 to start a rescue, but I devised a way to continue down without bending my knee so they wouldn't have to find us on the mountain or carry me down on a stretcher. The SAR guys finally arrived at around 9:30PM as we were slowly walking down the groomed snowmobiling road, and I got to ride in the sled for about 4 miles. Two years later the leg is still not totally healed, but I've done more climbing since then than ever in my life, by far. One of my first big efforts after the injury was Mt. Shasta, in June. I was able to do it by wearing crampons and taking half steps with that leg. The following month is when I climbed Bonanza Peak, and on some of those 4th class pitches I really struggled with the leg. But by lunging off my good leg and pulling with my hands, I was always able to get the knee straight enough to put full weight on it. I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever get the full use of that leg again.  | |
| Posted Feb 26, 2006 12:33 am | ||
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