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| km_donovan | Great Day  Date Climbed: May 22, 2009 | |
| A little snow mid morning and saw a few wet slides go off in other parts of the basin when the sun hit. Had a great glissade from the Greys/Torreys saddle. Lots of post holing on the way out. | |
| Posted May 22, 2009 5:51 pm | ||
| Mots010 | Lost Rat Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2008 | |
| Fun climb on the second day of summer. About 30ft near the top was melted out. | |
| Posted Jun 23, 2008 12:24 pm | ||
| heather14 | Perfect Day Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2008 | |
| Weather was great, conditions were perfect, partners were awesome! One of the local residents was even at the top waiting to greet us. | |
| Posted Jun 15, 2008 8:40 pm | ||
| Niederbayer | nice climb Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2007 | |
| climbed up to Y , but was opting there for the third option (not described) - a narrow, steep and icy ravine going up to the right - shorter than the two other options, but more challenging | |
| Posted Jun 3, 2007 6:35 pm | ||
| zachary_dc | Crazy Weather Date Climbed: May 23, 2007 | |
| Started out about a mile before the trailhead, where we had been camped for a few days. There was about 3 inches of fresh powder which made things a little interesting. The couloir was a fun climb, definately under rated i think. Cornice wasnt a problem and was easily passible. Summited and descended via Grays-Torreys saddle into at least a 700 ft glissade(sweet). Round trip ~ 8hours. Not less than an hour after we returned to camp it started snowing again, and we ended up leaving a day or 2 early. | |
| Posted May 25, 2007 3:19 pm | ||
| Jason Konzak | No walk in the park Date Climbed: Mar 5, 2006 | |
| My climbing partner and I selected this route as it seemed like an easier couloir route among the climbs we had considered. Overall snow conditions were excellent and weather was pleasant. Because the road to the trailhead is not maintained in the winter we snowshoed from the Bakersville exit which added to the mileage a bit. We found that the snow was the most stable in the middle of the couloir and the areas that clearly showed wind scouring were the least stable. Most of the trip reports I had seen are from spring so we knew things would be a little different but were surprised by the length and slope of this route. There were some areas that our inclinometer showed as 55 degrees. Exposure was not too bad but given the angle and thick freeze of the snow there were quite a few places where I was worried about the consequences of a fall. It would seem this is a good beginners route but if you're planning a winter ascent know that it is still a significant climb. We downclimbed the same way we came and glissaded the last quarter of the couloir. RT from Bakersville exit was approx 14 hours. | |
| Posted Mar 6, 2006 6:49 pm | ||
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