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| KVHiker | Great Hike  Date Climbed: May 31, 2008 | |
| I climbed to Spanish Needle with some friends. We measured the leap on the peak, and got some great pictures. Photos | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2009 12:42 pm | ||
| Roots | North Ridge from Saddle Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2009 | |
| Just solo climbed this gem last weekend. I figured what the hell - do it in temps close to 100 degrees by myself and see if I still had game. *The heat did make it much tougher and I don't recommend it.* I had my share of the usual route finding difficulties; thought I had traversed enough..but all in all a great time except for those annoying Black Flies on the approach and in Chimney Creek Campground. Found the slab to be mellow - there was plenty of friction and features on it that I never felt uneasy. Thanks for the beta SP community! | ||
| Posted Jul 21, 2009 5:10 pm | ||
| bechtt | From the saddle Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2008 | |
| Took longer than expected do to a silly mistake. The large bump visible from the saddle is the summit. The 6th chute has several branches and we took the right one due the mistake. Popped out just south of the North Needle which led to an exciting two hours on the ridge with plenty of class 3 & 4 action plus some brush work. Chose the class 4 chimney to summit (vs. the class 3 friction slab) and it went easy. There is a pretty good use trail crossing the chutes from the saddle but you don't need to drop 100' down like the TRs describe. Just begin the traverse at just below the saddle and you'll pick it up. | |
| Posted Oct 19, 2008 7:37 pm | ||
| lefty | Standard Route Date Climbed: May 12, 2007 | |
| Participated in a SPS trip. Very tricky route finding to find the correct chute. | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2007 12:44 am | ||
| Matt Worster | Love the slab Date Climbed: May 5, 2006 | |
| Solo hike from Lamont "Meadow". The internet is amazing. I followed the directions exactly and had no route finding problems. The summit register (back to the 1960s!) is rife with difficulties and vengeance climbs. If you drop exactly 100 ft from the PCT saddle, the traverse is not bad at all. I came back about 30 ft too high and it ate me up. Blech. I was planning to include Sawtooth, but halfway over I ran out of water. Over 2 liters by noon! The slab was easy, over before I knew it, but very heady on the descent. | |
| Posted May 6, 2006 1:00 am | ||
| GlennG | Route Climbed: North Ridge from Lamont Pk Date Climbed: November 19, 2005 | |
| Climbed with Jeff (Desert Solitaire) on a perfect November weekend. Noticed that the USGS topo appears to show the PCT wrong in this area, but we were only delayed a few minutes by the error. | |
| Posted Dec 1, 2005 1:57 pm | ||
| Desert Solitaire | Route Climbed: North Ridge from Lamont Pk Date Climbed: November 19, 2005 | |
| Fun scrambling along the ridge. Part of a loop from Lamont - Spanish Needle - Sawtooth. Perfect for those Indian Summer days in the waning fall season. | |
| Posted Nov 25, 2005 2:56 am | ||
| Bob Burd | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2004 | |
| With Matthew, below. Trip Report | |
| Posted Oct 11, 2005 5:26 pm | ||
| Matthew Holliman | Route Climbed: North Ridge from Rodecker Flat Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2004 | |
| I was turned back by snow back in March (or rather, I gave up without even really trying when I saw how much snow was on the peak--and general disgust at the tedious traverse from the PCT didn't help). I came back with Bob for redemption in October from Rodecker Flat, to tick off my final unclimbed peak from Section 1 of the SPS List. The approach from Rodecker Flat is a nice hike. The peak is basically a big psychology test--the climbing is technically easy, but the exposure can play with your head. Spicy. | |
| Posted Oct 27, 2004 12:44 am | ||
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