2011 Sierra Challenge - Aug 12-21
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:22 am
Despite my prior thoughts that I'd run out of peaks for the Sierra Challenge, I've managed to find some obscure but still interesting summits to chase after this August. We're going to visit Northern Yosemite, the Minarets, the Glacier Divide, the Evolution Region, the Palisades, and the Whitney region, among others.
The all-new 2011 Sierra Challenge gives you ten days in August to challenge your stamina and your sanity amidst the beauty that is the Sierra Nevada. Leave your heavy backpacks and marginal camp foods behind. Climb some impressive peaks with a daypack and enjoy fine Eastern Sierra cuisine at day's end. Join us for one day or all ten, to test your legs in the backcountry or just to meet fellow SPers. We already have a handful of folks signed up this year, always room for more.
For those who aren't familiar with the yearly Challenge, in a nutshell - we drive up and down the Eastern Sierra for ten days and climb 1-2 cool peaks each day. Mostly carrying a light daypack, sometimes crampons/axe. It's primarily a hike/scramble event, with little technical rock climbing. It's generally a pretty exhausting day, but most participants would use the word "fun" somewhere in their varying descriptions. This is not a race, there are no official sponsors, and there are no prizes. There is are no qualifications to join in the fun - everyone is welcome. The link above will give you all the info. Some past moments:
2001: Mt. Lyell
2002: Thunderbolt Peak
2003: Mt. Gabb
2004: Palisade Crest
2005: Clyde Spires
2006: Mt. Powell
2007: The Doodad
2008:Picture Peak
2009: Mt. McGee
2010: Mt. Morgenson
The all-new 2011 Sierra Challenge gives you ten days in August to challenge your stamina and your sanity amidst the beauty that is the Sierra Nevada. Leave your heavy backpacks and marginal camp foods behind. Climb some impressive peaks with a daypack and enjoy fine Eastern Sierra cuisine at day's end. Join us for one day or all ten, to test your legs in the backcountry or just to meet fellow SPers. We already have a handful of folks signed up this year, always room for more.
For those who aren't familiar with the yearly Challenge, in a nutshell - we drive up and down the Eastern Sierra for ten days and climb 1-2 cool peaks each day. Mostly carrying a light daypack, sometimes crampons/axe. It's primarily a hike/scramble event, with little technical rock climbing. It's generally a pretty exhausting day, but most participants would use the word "fun" somewhere in their varying descriptions. This is not a race, there are no official sponsors, and there are no prizes. There is are no qualifications to join in the fun - everyone is welcome. The link above will give you all the info. Some past moments:
2001: Mt. Lyell
2002: Thunderbolt Peak
2003: Mt. Gabb
2004: Palisade Crest
2005: Clyde Spires
2006: Mt. Powell
2007: The Doodad
2008:Picture Peak
2009: Mt. McGee
2010: Mt. Morgenson