Many years ago I went with my father-in-law up Pinnacle and Plummer peaks. We had a great day and had a great workout! Sunny and warm.
ecobiker - Mar 3, 2008 9:02 pm Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2006
Sunny Views
Fun scramble up the warm, sun-baked rocks. Had a snack and talked about routes on Rainier. Snacked on blueberries and watched fat marmonts on the way down.
thundercloud - May 25, 2007 4:35 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2004
South Route
Nice short scramble. Great place.
mancopa - Feb 20, 2007 1:20 am Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2005
Rainier warm up
We were scheduled to climb Rainier the next day, so we did this as a warmup. Lots of fun, and even got a sneak preview of Rainier through the clouds. A great taste of what was to come.
cmc56789 - Aug 30, 2006 6:44 am Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2006
Pinnacle Peak
I hiked in from Reflection Lakes on the main trail and easily found the scramble path to the top. Just enough challenge to be fun, but not enough to be stupid to do alone. Nice misty views of the surrounding Tatoosh Range, but none of Rainier. Followed this one up with Plummer Peak.
osatrik - Aug 26, 2006 4:09 pm Date Climbed: May 15, 1994
OSAT Tatoosh Traverse
I led an OSAT climb of Pinnacle in 1994. There was still snow, and we climbed through the Pinnacle/Castle saddle before traversing the south face to the standard SW ridge route to the summit. Daughter Vanessa was on this trip, and got a real-life experience with ice axe arrest when her step gave out on the traverse of the steep snow slope.
June 1996, six OSATers did the Traverse in the late spring from The Castle to Eagle, summiting them all. We camped just south of Lane Peak, which is the most enjoyable of the scrambles.
Great views, fun climb. Combined with castle for a great day trip.
rialtosol - Feb 27, 2006 4:20 am Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2005
Route Climbed: South
Did Pinnacle and Plummer, great day with excelent views of Rainier. Snow was hard with a layer of ice. Crampons were helpfull on the north side approach.
ren - Feb 15, 2006 1:41 pm Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2005
Route Climbed; Standard 3/13/05
Combined with Plummer. Great scramble and at the foot of Rainier!
Route Climbed: South gully Date Climbed: 31 July 2005
Picture-perfect dry day. Rainier looms above you from the wonderful summit. The final 25m of the south face route seemed steep with a lot of small, loose debris.
Route Climbed: South Side Date Climbed: May 16, 2005
Climbed up with cp in light snow/rain and limited visiblity. Without a route description, we first traversed over to the Castle/Pinnacle saddle from the Pinnacle/Plummer saddle and then headed NW up a gully under the ridge. The rock was wet, slippery, and loose. Meltwater was running down all over the rock. We started dislodging a fair amout of rock and carefully downclimbed back out after difficulty began to exceed class 3/4. Twenty minutes later and after a short traverse we found the normal route which though still wet seemed quite easy and clean compared to what we had attempted. We bagged Plummer on the way out. Never really got any views due to limited visiblity. Can only imagine what the view of Rainier must be like from here.
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: May 28, 2005
Climbed this peak last year in low visibility. This time, we hit Plummer first and traversed over to Pinnacle. Beautiful day with great views of entire Tatoosh Range, and of course Rainier.
nickmech - Jan 1, 2009 4:12 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2003
South RouteA great set of little peaks. Do all three if you go.
YEM - Sep 15, 2008 1:25 am Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2008
Pinnacle Plummer CastleWe climbed up from Pinnacle/Castle saddle and down the trail. One guidebook claimed it to be class 2, but it was more fun than that.
amochka - Sep 7, 2008 8:54 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008
First of Five!Fun rock scramble up, nice rappel down. The first in a western traverse.
gcap - Aug 27, 2008 11:16 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2008
fun and quick scramblea nice paradise alternative for great views of the mountain.
Dan Winter - May 1, 2008 1:23 am Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2004
South ScrambleDid this with my friend from DC on a nice sunny day.
tleaf - Mar 11, 2008 5:39 pm
Fun scrambleMany years ago I went with my father-in-law up Pinnacle and Plummer peaks. We had a great day and had a great workout! Sunny and warm.
ecobiker - Mar 3, 2008 9:02 pm Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2006
Sunny ViewsFun scramble up the warm, sun-baked rocks. Had a snack and talked about routes on Rainier. Snacked on blueberries and watched fat marmonts on the way down.
Snidely Whiplash - Sep 27, 2007 12:15 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2007
South RidgeBring helmets. Definitely some exposure at times.
thundercloud - May 25, 2007 4:35 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2004
South RouteNice short scramble. Great place.
mancopa - Feb 20, 2007 1:20 am Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2005
Rainier warm upWe were scheduled to climb Rainier the next day, so we did this as a warmup. Lots of fun, and even got a sneak preview of Rainier through the clouds. A great taste of what was to come.
cmc56789 - Aug 30, 2006 6:44 am Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2006
Pinnacle PeakI hiked in from Reflection Lakes on the main trail and easily found the scramble path to the top. Just enough challenge to be fun, but not enough to be stupid to do alone. Nice misty views of the surrounding Tatoosh Range, but none of Rainier. Followed this one up with Plummer Peak.
osatrik - Aug 26, 2006 4:09 pm Date Climbed: May 15, 1994
OSAT Tatoosh TraverseI led an OSAT climb of Pinnacle in 1994. There was still snow, and we climbed through the Pinnacle/Castle saddle before traversing the south face to the standard SW ridge route to the summit. Daughter Vanessa was on this trip, and got a real-life experience with ice axe arrest when her step gave out on the traverse of the steep snow slope.
June 1996, six OSATers did the Traverse in the late spring from The Castle to Eagle, summiting them all. We camped just south of Lane Peak, which is the most enjoyable of the scrambles.
agreenstreet - Apr 22, 2006 12:38 am
Route Climbed: South Side Date May 21, 2002Great views, fun climb. Combined with castle for a great day trip.
rialtosol - Feb 27, 2006 4:20 am Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2005
Route Climbed: SouthDid Pinnacle and Plummer, great day with excelent views of Rainier. Snow was hard with a layer of ice. Crampons were helpfull on the north side approach.
ren - Feb 15, 2006 1:41 pm Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2005
Route Climbed; Standard 3/13/05Combined with Plummer. Great scramble and at the foot of Rainier!
Jeffrey Zickert - Sep 4, 2005 7:51 pm
Route Climbed: Scramble Date Climbed: 9-4-05The day was clear, until we hit the summit then there was nothing bout clouds.
dicey - Sep 4, 2005 1:48 pm
Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: August 13, 2005part of range traverse
mntnplay - Aug 3, 2005 4:50 pm
Route Climbed: South gully Date Climbed: 31 July 2005Picture-perfect dry day. Rainier looms above you from the wonderful summit. The final 25m of the south face route seemed steep with a lot of small, loose debris.
Rick Kent - Jun 6, 2005 5:57 pm
Route Climbed: South Side Date Climbed: May 16, 2005Climbed up with cp in light snow/rain and limited visiblity. Without a route description, we first traversed over to the Castle/Pinnacle saddle from the Pinnacle/Plummer saddle and then headed NW up a gully under the ridge. The rock was wet, slippery, and loose. Meltwater was running down all over the rock. We started dislodging a fair amout of rock and carefully downclimbed back out after difficulty began to exceed class 3/4. Twenty minutes later and after a short traverse we found the normal route which though still wet seemed quite easy and clean compared to what we had attempted. We bagged Plummer on the way out. Never really got any views due to limited visiblity. Can only imagine what the view of Rainier must be like from here.
esugi - May 29, 2005 12:26 am
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: May 28, 2005Climbed this peak last year in low visibility. This time, we hit Plummer first and traversed over to Pinnacle. Beautiful day with great views of entire Tatoosh Range, and of course Rainier.