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| mybackyard | Traverse dayhike  Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007 | |
| T-bolt to Sill Traverse day hike with fossana & forjan. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2007 10:26 am | ||
| J Fox | Traversed from T-bolt Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2007 | |
| My brother and I did the traverse from T-bolt to Starlight as part of our T-bolt to Sill traverse. This was a fun section of the climb and the Milkbottle makes for an awesome summit pinnacle. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2007 5:33 am | ||
| graham | Traverse from T-bolt Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2007 | |
| Marty and I did the T-bolt to North Pal traverse from South Lake TH; ~15 hrs CTC. Got pushed off of North Pal by lightening ~1pm; otherwise another great day in the Sierras with great company. Getting down & across the Starlight-North Pal notch was the crux of the route for me | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2007 3:10 pm | ||
| tb00957 | starlight buttress Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2007 | |
| We tried last year July 4th, heavy snow year, there was no snow bridge and we couldn't climb it. This year with super low snow fall, rocks are more exposed, and we were able to pass the bergshrund. Rest of it are a few good pitches with lots of loose class 3. But it was a good 14er, only four more to go. | ||
| Posted Jun 22, 2007 3:51 pm | ||
| Dave S | Traverse from Thunderbolt Date Climbed: May 30, 2007 | |
| Second stop of the day... | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2007 2:33 am | ||
| atavist | last of the fourteeners | |
| After making Thunderbolt the previous day, I soloed the milk bottle and finished off the 14ers list. | |
| Posted Apr 2, 2007 11:44 am | ||
| BranchWhitney | From T-bolt Pass Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2006 | |
| One of the better routes in the Palisades. The Milkbottle is certainly an awesome sight. | ||
| Posted Sep 7, 2006 3:40 am | ||
| Fred Bagni | Route Climbed: Clyde Couloir Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2006 | |
| Best climb ever. Climbed the couloir without pro; perfect conditions. Solid neve. Physics is the man. He pretty much soloed the whole route - including the milk bottle. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2006 5:24 am | ||
| physics | Route Climbed: Clyde Couloir Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2006 | |
| best climb I have ever done to date; climbed with none other than fbagni; the conditions were perfect for climbing the clyde couloir this year, the berg was barely passable without any substantial difficulty; some moderate ice-fall on the route but the conditions were excellent for two-tool climbing. soloed the milk bottle and then belayed up Fred; summit day was 5:30AM to 12:00 night from Sam Mack. good trip! | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2006 9:29 pm | ||
| Mountain Jim | From Thunderbolt Date Climbed: Jun 27, 1979 | |
| The ridge between Thunderbolt & Starlight is great fun !!! | |
| Posted Mar 14, 2006 6:47 pm | ||
| Matthew Holliman | Route Climbed: Traverse from Thunderbolt Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2005 | |
| Climbed with Glenn and Curt. The summit block on Starlight is as impressive as I'd imagined, maybe more so. I thought it seemed trickier than the Thunderbolt summit block, but maybe that was just because it was a bit more awkward. Glad the downclimb was actually easier than the climb up... sets my mind at ease that I can go back without a rope sometime. Yeah, right! The traverse from Thunderbolt was very enjoyable, too... the crux was a short 5.7 chimney just below the Starlight summit, for which we were glad we'd brought along a short rope and some pro. But besides this, most of the traverse is exposed but fairly easy. | |
| Posted Oct 5, 2005 3:16 am | ||
| rdesota | Route Climbed: Northwest Chute Date Climbed: September 24, 2005 | |
| climbed with my brother Tony and wife Lauren. Despite gloomy weather predictions, we had fantastic weather. The climbing was enjoyable and the route description in Porcella/Burns' Fourteeners was just right. Nice exposure on top! Made the last rappel at night down the southwest chute. Very fun route. | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2005 10:31 am | ||
| kovarpa | Route Climbed: Traverse from North Pal Date Climbed: August 31, 2005 | |
| Very exposed solo traverse from North Pal - at one point, I was born again. 50 mins from NP, 25 mins back. Milk Bottle is something!! | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2005 8:31 pm | ||
| GlennG | Route Climbed: From Thunderbolt Date Climbed: September 5th, 2005 | |
| The second peak in a dayhike of Thunderbolt, Starlight, and North Palisade from South Lake. Climbed with my little bro Curt and Matthew Holliman. The summit block was as impressive as I imagined. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2005 11:16 pm | ||
| Rick Kent | Route Climbed: NW Chute Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2005 | |
| Climbed with Paul Allegretti (completebum), Courtney Pursell (cp0915), and Brian McElwain. Weather was beautiful! We climbed up half the mountain under the light of the full moon. We were surprised to see 2 headlamps descending off the mountain at 3:00am. Turns out they had the same strategy we did -- to wait for the moon to rise. Paul was first to summit and was already on top of the milk bottle by the time I got there. He climbed it 3 times: twice solo and once top-roped. We spent about an hour and half on the summit playing around and enjoying the day. | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2005 6:52 pm | ||
| Completebum | Route Climbed: NW Chute Date Climbed: August 21, 2005 | |
| Climbed with Courtney and Rick. Easily one of the most enjoyable routes I've done in the Sierras. Once in the chute there is very little slogging and the climbing is enjoyable. The milk bottle lived up to its reputation making for some great summit shots. | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2005 2:45 pm | ||
| cp0915 | Route Climbed: NW chute Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2005 | |
| A fantastic route. Considerably faster and easier, and enjoyable, than I'd expected. Four hours from camp at T-bolt pass to the summit at a reasonable pace. In researching the route, I learned that many (most?) parties rope up for the three class 4 sections on the way up to the Milk Bottle, but my partners and I did not find that necessary. The class 4 was solid, fun, and easy. The Milk Bottle was spectacular and good fun. | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2005 1:39 pm | ||
| Brian Kalet | Route Climbed: Northwest Chute Date Climbed: July 31, 2005 | |
| Got slightly off route near the top of the Northwest Chute and encountered a climber's gear from 1990...I know this because of his journal. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2005 3:17 pm | ||
| danman3156 | Route Climbed: Piper at the Gates of Dawn Date Climbed: July 26 2005 | |
| An alright climb, a lot of loose rock to knock down on your partner. We summited but had a very long day. 17 hours to be exact. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2005 2:42 pm | ||
| cottersnow | Route Climbed: from Thunderbolt Date Climbed: 08/04 | |
| I don't know what the deal was but we did 4 rappells or so to get to the top of the Underhill coulior. Besides that it was climbing that will be remembered - especially the unique summit block. | ||
| Posted Apr 22, 2005 11:56 pm | ||
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