Split Mountain Climber's Log

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SusanM

SusanM - Aug 1, 2005 8:18 pm

Route Climbed: Via Red Lake Date Climbed: July 31, 2005

Starting at 3:00 am and fought fatigue as well as some surprisngly lush vegetation along the way. A beautiful hike. Note - take the Tinemaha route out if you want to spare your high clearance vehicle some major abuse.

Completebum

Completebum - Aug 1, 2005 12:06 pm

Route Climbed: S. Slope from the East Date Climbed: July 31, 2002  Sucess!

Dayhiked with Courney and Susan. It was our first time up the Red Lake trail and we followed the first 4 miles by headlamp. The summit was socked in but nothing ever materialised. Next time I'm taking a mountail bike from the Tinemaha campgroud the the TH.

HeyItsBen

HeyItsBen - Jun 29, 2005 7:57 pm

Route Climbed: north slope from the east Date Climbed: June 25 2005

What an awesome area! Beautiful weather on the way up, wind and snow storm on the way down! Great experience! Climbed with madclimber.

Brian Kalet

Brian Kalet - Jun 20, 2005 10:17 pm

Route Climbed: North Slope from the East Date Climbed: June 19, 2005  Sucess!

Climbed and skied north slope. Trip Report

MarieP

MarieP - Jun 17, 2005 1:50 am

Route Climbed: North Slope Date Climbed: July 2004  Sucess!

One of the 11 peaks climbed during a 9-day backpacking trip!

physics

physics - Jun 12, 2005 4:50 pm

Route Climbed: St. Jean's Couloir Date Climbed: June 11, 2005  Sucess!

It was a beautiful day on a beautiful mountain; we went up the the St. Jean's Couloir which is also known as "cake walk couloir". If you have the ability to do the East Couloir and pass on it to do St. Jean's, you will undoubtably regret it and want to go back. Even though the 1.5 hr drive from H395 to the trailhead is good at keeping people away from this mountain, I shall return (hopefully). Still was a great climb and one of my most rewarding summits.

Dr. Mishuginuh - Jun 11, 2005 2:22 pm

Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: May 29, 2005  Sucess!

2nd trip to Split. Last one ended with helicopter rescue from high in St. Jean's Coulior and a fractured ankle (October 2003). This trip with Mike Corby and I alone. Ankle held up well in snow travel this time. Good snow and conditions for crampons in early mornings. Too soft and some post-holing after 12 noon. Snow shoes better after noon. Summit day was long: 4am to 8pm starting 1000' above Red Lake (10,500'). Strong gusty winds in am, sunny and warm by noon. Summited at 2 pm. Snow too soft and for good glissading. Great time of year for High Sierra's!!

Felsberg

Felsberg - May 2, 2005 1:33 pm

Route Climbed: St. Jean's Couloir Date Climbed: April 28th, 2005

Climbed via the st jean couloir, descended the north slope. Snow conditions in the couloir were variable including waist deep powder, which was like 'swimming uphill', luckily loopperu broke trail the entire way. dom almost took a slide to his doom on the descent, but he's still with us. PICS

soslaw

soslaw - Apr 18, 2005 2:27 pm

Route Climbed: N. Slope Date Climbed: October 10, 2004  Sucess!

Climbed with Andre and Marta. High camp at Red Lake. Heard the calls and rock fall from 2 climbers descending the St Jean couloir into the late evening. They made it down. Climb up the talus and scree the next morning. Some snow above 13,000. Foggy on top so we missed the Sierra vistas. 20 minutes after beginning the descent it cleared. Timing is everything.

brutus of wyde

brutus of wyde - Apr 12, 2005 12:22 pm

Route Climbed: North slope from the west Date Climbed: August 1973  Sucess!

Climbed this peak from the John Muir trail while on a 200-mile hike

Matthew Holliman

Matthew Holliman - Nov 17, 2004 12:26 am

Route Climbed: North Slope Date Climbed: July 17, 2004  Sucess!

Split/Prater dayhike out of the Red Lake TH. This was to be a much more ambitious excursion, tagging Bolton Brown and Tinemaha as well--not so much because I really wanted to, as because I just really didn't want to have to drive to the Red Lake TH and slog up that godawful trail a second time. Unfortunately thunderstorms kept me from those other two objectives, so I'll either have to give up on the SPS List (probably the smart idea) or go back another time. The only benefit was that, as a result, I finished the hike earlier than perhaps any other outing all summer (excluding warm-up days, at least).



Most amusing moment of the day was the realisation that the use trail from Red Lake up to the moraine below the Split-Prater saddle was actually a better trail than the Red Lake trail. :-)

Langenbacher

Langenbacher - Oct 18, 2004 5:39 pm

Route Climbed: north slope Date Climbed: Sept. 5, 1988  Sucess!

Labor Day Weekend, 1988 with my brother Fritz. A long slog in from Taboose pass. We were envious when we saw a hang glider "climb" the mountain in a matter of minutes - it had taken us a few days.

stoneman5

stoneman5 - Sep 13, 2004 7:49 pm

Route Climbed: North Slope Date Climbed: July, 2003  Sucess!

The N. Arete of this peak, our intention, is huge. We kind of bagged on it because it exceeded our expectations of a Grade IV. It's got to be as big as anything on Temple Crag I'll try again with the right attitude I hope.

mt_daydream

mt_daydream - Sep 7, 2004 4:14 am

Route Climbed: North Slope from the East Date Climbed: July 3, 2003  Sucess!

Split mountain was the third 14-er that I summitted in six days (did Mt. Shasta and Mt. Sill before). I was well acclimatized for this climb. We started from the trailhead at 9 am. Hot day. Reached high camp by 1:30 pm (by the lakes). Decided to go for the summit that day itself. Made it to the top by 6:30 pm. Very windy at the top. Great view. Had to walk some of the talus in the dark (reached tent at 9:30 pm). Had an enjoyable hike out the next day.

Brett A - Aug 8, 2004 4:34 pm

Route Climbed: North Slope from West Date Climbed: August 6th, 2004  Sucess!

Me and 2 of my friends summited Split on the rest day of our backpacking trip through King's Canyon NP. This was my first 14er. The views were great on this very clear day.

josephgdawson

josephgdawson - Jul 12, 2004 8:14 pm

Route Climbed: North Slope from Red Lake Date Climbed: July 10, 2004  Sucess!

I decided to break this trip into two days. I probably could have done it in one but I always enjoy chilling out by an alpine lake for a night before a summit push.



7/9/04

Left the trailhead at 12:30pm

Arrived at Red Lake @ 5:00 pm

For some reason I found this leg of the trip to be the most grueling hike I have ever done. No clue why. I even felt demoralized once I reached the lake. Red Lake is stunning. Once I perked up I had a grand old time shooting the shit with my partner and others up there. We all had copies of Bob Burd's topo with the route drawn on it. Thanks my man.



7/10/04

Left Red Lake at 7:30am

Summitted at 11:00am

Left summit at 12:00pm

Arrived Red Lake at 3:00pm

Left Red Lake at 4:00pm

Back to car at 7:30pm



The first leg up to the summit was mostly scree and talus at this time of the year. There was a good deal of snow on the North Slope and we had to cross some of it although crampons and an ice ax were not necessary. Although there was snow in the 3rd class chute that goes to the left of the notch, there was plenty of rock on the right side of it so we stuck to that. Above the chute it was just scrambling on rock up to the summit. On the way back down the snow was soft enough to glissade or ski down in boots mountaineering boots. I had a good time running and skiing down the snow.



We met a wonderful couple in their early 50s from Oaklahoma who camped out and tagged the peak the same night and day as we did. Howdy if you read this. I think 5 parties tagged the peak that day. 3 of the parties were SPers.



I found Split Mtn to be very pretty. The route is very straighforward and the climbing is not very hairy. There is loads of scree on that mountain, which is a pain in the ass.

bennovak

bennovak - Jul 11, 2004 9:50 pm

Route Climbed: North Slope from the East Date Climbed: July 10, 2004  Sucess!

Day hike with some friends. There was still snow in the chute on the way up to the N. Slope. The easiest alternative was up the rock to the right. Maybe 3rd class and some of the rock was loose. The view from the top was worth the effort the overgrown, dusty, steep route extracted. On the way down it is easy to lose the trail through the jungle sections as the wrong routes are almost as well worn as the correct path. Not quite as easy as the books make it out to be, perhaps the 5th or 6th easiest CA 14er. 10hrs CTC

dankras

dankras - Jun 6, 2004 6:18 pm

Route Climbed: North Slope Date Climbed: August 2002  Sucess!

Great day; easy climb from Red Lake.

RSN473

RSN473 - Mar 4, 2004 6:19 pm

Route Climbed: NW slope Date Climbed: July 1997  Sucess!

solo trip to Upper Basin. Also climbed Mt. Prater on the way back to camp. Camp was raided by hungy ravens and I had to eat trout for 2 days - bummer

crag

crag - Jan 23, 2004 12:43 pm

Route Climbed: N slope from Red Lake Date Climbed: August 1998  Sucess!

Made it all the way to the Red Lake trailhead in my Bronco. Backpacked up the overgrown, unmaintained, miserable trail to Red Lake. Russ and Tony (speedclimb.com) passed me early in the day and came by on their descent shortly after I reached the lake. I spent the night there, then bagged the peak (first 14er) the following day. Hans passed me at the Split/Prater saddle. The N slope was pleasant firn, a nice alternative to what I gather is usually a scree/talus slog. Picked up my overnight pack on the way down and made it out to the trailhead in the mid afternoon. Nice peak, if I go back I'll probably opt for St. Jean's Coulior.

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