Ralston Peak Climber's Log
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| Ze | Ralston Peak  Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2012 | |
| via Pyramid Peak and Lake Aloha | |
| Posted Apr 23, 2013 9:54 pm | ||
| wfry | East Ridge (Winter Traverse) Date Climbed: Feb 23, 2013 | |
| Climbed with a team of five from Echo Lakes. Very scenic and well worth the effort. A straight forward route that gets more interesting as you near Cup Lake and the ridge begins to narrow. Our descent route was off the NE ridge of Ralston and across the lakes. | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2013 12:21 pm | ||
| soslaw | SW Ridge Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2013 | |
| Ski descent south bowl. Short approach makes this a popular peak for the backcountry ski crowd. Harvested a little corn down low. | |
| Posted Jan 20, 2013 10:15 pm | ||
| Marmaduke | 2X Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2012 | |
| Hiked with my wife on the way to Lake of the Woods to camp. On our return she insisted the trail leading up the northwest ridge was the trail back to our car. As I told her it wasn't and there we were on Ralston again the next day, Oh well. It was worth it, I smiled for a long time until she asked me to stop. | |
| Posted Aug 26, 2012 11:43 pm | ||
| Scott Armstrong | From Camp Sacramento Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2012 | |
| Took the "death slog" south face trail from Camp Sacramento. Very steady, tiring climb. Was disappointed there wasn't a summit register but the views were fantastic. | |
| Posted Jun 21, 2012 12:47 am | ||
| GMAN54 | Fall Hike Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2011 | |
| Perfect fall day to hike. Fantastic panoramic view as always. | ||
| Posted Sep 18, 2011 8:00 pm | ||
| tyler4588 | Summer Snow Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2011 | |
| We started from the Pyramid Creek trailhead, climbed Horsetail Falls, then up the face of the ridge from Lake of the Woods. Lake of the WOods was entirely frozen over, and the hike up the peak itself required snowshoes. Awesome views, lots of fun, sketchy snow bridges. | |
| Posted Jun 28, 2011 8:17 pm | ||
| calipidder | Spring hike Date Climbed: May 18, 2002 | |
| Nice hike, trail clear at bottom, icy snowy slopes on the top. Used crampons last stretch for some simple traction. | |
| Posted Feb 28, 2011 6:18 pm | ||
| lukenhampton | Beautiful Winter Climb Date Climbed: Jan 22, 2011 | |
| We were blessed with amazing weather and clear skies. It was a much easier climb than expected. We summited in a little over two hours. Beautiful views from the top with a cloudless sky. We could see a lot of the Coastal Range, even further south than Mt Diablo. | |
| Posted Jan 23, 2011 10:54 pm | ||
| fedak | Ridge Traverse from Echo Chalet Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2010 | |
| Followed the use trail from the Echo Chalet backpacker lot to Becker Peak. Then followed the ridgeline from Becker to the start of the talus field past Talking Mountain. (Lots more boulder scrambling along the ridge than I was anticipating- but that was far preferable to the chaparral on the south slopes) Opted to swing south around Cup Lake before gaining the Ralston plateau. Returned via the PCT proper. Pics and commentary are here. | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2010 8:51 pm | ||
| TheIgor | Dropped our packs on the way up, lost them on the way down Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2009 | |
| Me and a buddy hiked in from 50 into the desolation and did the peak on the way out. We decided to leave our packs by the trail and just do a peak without them. Well, on the way back we took a different way down and missed the trail our packs were on. This is easy in Deso since much of a trail is granite with only rock towers to mark the way. We were following random rock towers closer and closer down to the top of horse tail falls... Eventually we found our trail and our packs but that was an exciting detour and a good lesson to not make the same mistake again. Next time I separate from my pack, I will make sure i know exactly how to find it. | |
| Posted Aug 3, 2010 8:11 pm | ||
| winemanvan | Climbed Many Times Date Climbed: Jun 15, 1973 | |
| This is one of the 1st Sierra Peaks I climbed. My friends and I climbed it and road our sleeping pads down the snowfield. Once in 1977 my friend and I were climbing toward the summit and we heard the rapid deceleration of an aircraft, then a crash. We were sure a plane had crashed into Desolation. When we hiked out a couple of days later, we learned that a Dentist had crashed his Cessna into the middle of Highway 50. | |
| Posted Mar 16, 2010 10:53 am | ||
| littlefrantz | Fun ski Date Climbed: Jan 3, 2010 | |
| Fun chutes of north shoulder, and great bowls coming down to the lake. | |
| Posted Jan 15, 2010 1:56 am | ||
| bryangast | Windy Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007 | |
| Easy getting up, got a bit lost coming down. | |
| Posted Jan 7, 2010 11:34 pm | ||
| bc44caesar | North Face Date Climbed: Jan 3, 2010 | |
| Climbed Northwest Ridge from Haypress Meadows and skied the North Face from just below the summit rocks. One of the best ski descents I've done, and a great 3 day tour with Jeannie, Jason, and Scott! | |
| Posted Jan 4, 2010 4:00 pm | ||
| Darren9 | great view Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2009 | |
| Great view from the top. | |
| Posted Nov 7, 2009 3:30 am | ||
| Adamus | Main Trail Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2009 | |
| Second hike of the day after Little Pyramid. | ||
| Posted Jul 2, 2009 8:42 pm | ||
| fedak | Main Trail Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2009 | |
| Beautiful clear day. Snow mostly gone on the trail except for a bit at the top of the ridge. Lillies sprouting but not in bloom yet. Pics here: here. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2009 10:07 pm | ||
| Noondueler | Standard trail up Date Climbed: Sep 22, 1997 | |
| from the south | |
| Posted Feb 5, 2009 12:39 am | ||
| Jonodo | Ralston Peak Trail Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2008 | |
| Very nice, warm day for the end of October. Fall is definitely my favorite time in the Sierra. Headed over to Mt. Baldy and Cup Lake to check things out. There was some limited but decent climbing on the ridge between the peaks. Fun day. | |
| Posted Oct 29, 2008 11:22 pm | ||
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