Up the west ridge and then over to Old Hyndman. It was good to get back on Cobb after getting lightninged off earlier this summer. I thought the west ridge was a good scramble.
A hard climb. Was a great scramble the tricky part was traversing over the ribs to the gully leading to the summit. My Dad, Brother and I all made it and we earned each foot of elevation! Was the most rewarding climb I have done yet.
3 of us made it to the top. The views were a bit hazy because of the smoke from the forest fires, but we still had great views of the nearby Pioneers. A fun scramble.
The first visit of most hikers to this area is to climb Hyndman Peak. Lucky for me my climbing partner had already been there and convinced me to tackle Cobb. I'm glad he did. We dicided to scramble up the SW face and found a comfortable class 3/4 route pretty much the whole way up, with only one technical scamper across a ten foot knife edge ridge about 2/3 of the way up. One of the most enjoyable trips I've taken.
Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: July 10th/05
I climbed on the only cold, windy, rainy day so far of July. Had absolutely no clearing on the summit and the exposure was frightening with snow fields, zero visibility, and the slick rock from the precipitation.