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| seanpeckham | exciting, and beautiful!  Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2009 | |
| Both times via the hanging canyon, south ridge route. First time was Summer 1996. I think it was a Tuesday, and we didn't see any other humans. Second time was with my wife and her parents. Saw a couple hikers and a couple climbers (who had done the Eleventh Hour route) descending on our way up. From the peak I ridge-walked to the Cottonwood Ridge for more great views and exercise. | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2007 3:48 am | ||
| Rocky Alps | Route Climbed: Lake Blanche Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2011 | |
| Initially tried it on Sep. 23, 2006, but got a bit spooked by the icy conditions near the top and being alone after seeing cougar tracks in the snow, so I turned back a few hundred feet early. I came back 5 years later and got to the top, and thoroughly enjoyed the exposed scrambling on the south ridge. See "Secluded Scramble" trip report for details. The views of Lake Blanche and the surrounding area were awesome both times. | |
| Posted Sep 24, 2006 3:09 am | ||
| Jeremy Franchow | Route climbed: Lake Blanche Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2002 | |
| Great climb. Waterfalls everywhere. Found the climb a little challenging up the west slopes of the ridge. | |
| Posted Aug 4, 2006 11:08 pm | ||
| J Anderson | Rock and Roll Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2007 | |
| 07/04/2006 with Asher and Tatwood. 09/30/2006 with Asher. The snow had mostly all melted and the leaves were spectacular, making a perfect morning hike. 07/26/2007 Up from the west down to the east with Asher man. | |
| Posted Aug 3, 2006 4:27 pm | ||
| HighCountry | Eleventh Hour Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006 | |
| This was a great route. Eleventh Hour starts up the corner on the north/northwest face. We completed the climb in three long pitches. There was a nice variety of face and dihedral climbing. The protection was thin and marginal in places but good pro could be found often enough, I suppose. Beautifuls views from the top, but thunder clouds were coming in. Two 70 meter rope raps of the trees on the east side got us down in time to hike down in a nasty thunderstorm. A natural fouth of July display of lightning and thunder. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2006 5:28 am | ||
| Travis Atwood | Lake Blanche to South Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006 | |
| Beautiful area. The ridge was a lot more exposed than I had expected but it made for a fun trip. Great summit views. Climbed with Asher and Justin. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2006 12:22 am | ||
| Joseph Bullough | Lake Blanche to South Ridge Date Climbed: Apr 22, 2006 | |
| First visit to this peak on a perfect day in April. Climbed via the south ridge, accessed from the hanging canyon to the west of the ridge. | |
| Posted Apr 23, 2006 3:29 pm | ||
| marauders | Route Climbed: Lake Blanche/South Ridge Date Climbed: Aug. 27, 2005 | |
| Really beautiful summit. Fun scramble. Hiked to Lake Blanche and spent the night at the lake. Woke at 6am with a black wall of thunderstorm clouds enveloping the area. Made a shelter and waited out the storm. Honestly, it had me scared, but we lived. Storm passed. Traveled through the cliff bands to the valley on the west side of the peak. There's a great Class 4 line up the west face that puts you right at the base of the South Ridge's crux. The ridge was a little narrower than I expected, but it was great fun with exciting exposure. The summit register was pretty cool, goes back 40+ years. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2005 11:50 pm | ||
| Scott | Route Climbed: Lake Blanche Date Climbed: 1991? | |
| Nice peak. | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2005 4:23 pm | ||
| PellucidWombat | Route Climbed: South Ridge Date Climbed: July 13, 2004 | |
| Nice fun hike. The scrambling was interesting, but it was much better along the Cottonwood Ridge. I'll have to do this peak under snow conditions! | |
| Posted Jul 13, 2004 9:51 pm | ||
| grandwazoo | Route Climbed: Lake Blanche - North ridgeline Date Climbed: Oct. 12th 2003 | |
| After lake Blanche I rounded to the steep talus on the North West side of the peak. Decided for a little class 5 to the ridgeline. The knife-edge leading South to the summit was a little exposed. Had the summit to myself. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2003 8:52 am | ||
| MrWasatch | Route Climbed: Lake Blanche/South Ridge Date Climbed: July 2001 | |
| Not as high as the main Cottonwood ridge peaks, but still pretty tough. The ridge scramble back to the summit is difficult and exposed in spots. Approaching thunderstorm made my summit stay only about 3 minutes. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2003 3:33 pm | ||
| tonybell1 | Route Climbed: 5.10 Route on technical side Date Climbed: Summer 1991 | |
| Just one move of 5.10, the rest is a lot easier | |
| Posted Feb 26, 2003 6:56 pm | ||
| rmjwinters | Route Climbed: Lake Blanche approach to western slopes Date Climbed: May 31 1998 | |
| See trip report for details. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2002 6:32 pm | ||
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