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| rebelgrizz | Clements Exposure  Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2009 | |
| Up the climber's trail to the Cannon/Clements saddle, then up the west ridge to the "Great Notch", traversing out onto the North Face Goat Trail and then reaching the gap between the large hump and the summit...then traversed onto the south side scree slopes (which in my opinion had MORE exposure than the Goat Trail) traversing below the last set of cliffs on a scree trail about as wide as your foot and very loose, until reaching the point where you ascend through the cliffs to the summit. There is a lot of exposure throughout this route but the Goat Trail itself was really only dicey in a couple of spots, but better to err on the side of caution when describing exposure so someone doesn't get in over their head. Summitted with Cougar14. | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2009 12:04 am | ||
| cougar14 | West Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2009 | |
| Climbed with Rebelgrizz. Very interesting and fun route to climb. | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2009 10:29 pm | ||
| bfrench | West Ridge | |
| Yep. | |
| Posted Apr 28, 2009 12:08 am | ||
| FlatheadNative | Montana Fires Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2003 | |
| made an interesting ascent as the smoke was low in the valleys while climbing. | |
| Posted Sep 19, 2008 12:49 am | ||
| Bob Sihler | Descent route Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006 | |
| Used this to head back down after climbing the complicated and often very exposed South Ridge Route, which goes at Class 3-4 in the guidebook but easily turns into Class 5. In my opinion, Edwards overstates the exposure on the West Ridge, but maybe it was all relative after enduring the South Ridge. In any event, it was a scenic, easy descent, and not a route I'd prefer for ascending because of the loose scree encountered getting to the ridgeline. But bottom line: anyone a little nervous about the goat trail after reading the Edwards guide should probably take a second look at this route; it is not as scary as it might sound. | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2008 9:52 pm | ||
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