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| SarahThompson | Wham Ridge  Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2007 | |
| From camp @ Vestal Lake. Scrambled up Arrow afterwards. | |
| Posted Oct 15, 2012 5:42 pm | ||
| blueshade | Wham Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2012 | |
| Solo of Wham Ridge. Passed the "crux" before I even knew it was there. Nice, constant scrambling. Peak #6 of 31 on 10 day trip. | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2012 12:44 pm | ||
| seano | Wham! Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2012 | |
| Not nearly 5.4, and mostly class 3, but still a sweet route. Trip report. | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2012 8:28 pm | ||
| strudolyubov | Wham Ridge solo Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2012 | |
| Solo climb of Wham Ridge on a day trip from Molas TH. Descended via South Slopes route and "Dues Collector" in light rain. Stellar climbing on Wham Ridge, descent is not so great. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2012 1:22 pm | ||
| Rockclimber77 | central shift Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2011 | |
| heinous approach with great climbing, 5.4, and amazing weekend with Liba | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2011 10:22 pm | ||
| Liba Kopeckova | fun climb Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2011 | |
| central shift on Wham, easy and fun, with Rockclimber 77 | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2011 9:59 pm | ||
| Ingman | Bachelor Party via Wham Direct Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2011 | |
| w/ C. Treiber, J. Sheldon, N. Omalley & D. Haumschild. What a bachelor party! | |
| Posted Jul 13, 2011 4:15 pm | ||
| pyerger | Wham Ridge! Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2011 | |
| Started with the direct,3rd, 4th class,then Climbed the Wham ridge. The last 500 feet was loose class 4. The down climb, was not as bad as some say CLASSIC CLIMB! | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2011 12:31 pm | ||
| mattpayne11 | Wham Ridge - Classic stuff Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2010 | |
| Absolutely amazing climb! Loved it. For more info see my trip report. | |
| Posted Feb 4, 2011 4:16 pm | ||
| climbingfurry | whammed! | |
| Wham ridge is a personal favorite | |
| Posted Jan 24, 2011 10:48 am | ||
| MattGreene | Wham! | |
| Mid July 2010 - I don't know how anyone can see a picture of Vestal, and not immediately hop in the car, drive to the trailhead, and climb the thing. Wham ridge was one of the best scrambles of my life, on one of the most scenic mountains. | ||
| Posted Dec 24, 2010 7:46 pm | ||
| shknbke | Wham Ridge Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2010 | |
| Via Wham Ridge. See TR. Awesome route! | |
| Posted Dec 7, 2010 5:27 pm | ||
| billscherz | Wham Ridge, Vestal Peak Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2010 | |
| Climbed directly up the center. Seemed like the most fun and it was! Did 8 pitches, about half of them simul-climbing. | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2010 6:57 pm | ||
| utclimber | Wham Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2010 | |
| I climbed Arrow, Vestal, and the 3 Trinities as a day hike from Molas Pass. Round trip time was just under 17 hours. | ||
| Posted Aug 15, 2010 9:00 pm | ||
| Alan Ellis | Fun! Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2010 | |
| Great day with Jackie. However, seems like I did some 5.6ish moves at times. Maybe I was off route. :) Anyway, really fun route if you don't count the descent....which sucks. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2010 11:33 pm | ||
| cruzit | Wham Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2010 | |
| Took a slight variation of the classic climb by soloing up at an angle across the face for about 500' then moving to the arête. Alan lead throughout and did a great job as usual in approach shoes. The last 400' to the false summit was a loose mess. The downclimb on the standard route is a hellishly loose and scary mess. A lightening strike just below the summit sent a massive slide down the saddle between Vestal and Arrow. Thank goodness we were well below by that time. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2010 10:56 pm | ||
| lordhelmut014 | Free the Wham! Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2008 | |
| Freed the right most side of the ridge of Wham (5.4). Easier than expected, but still airy. Descent sucked, boulders the size of Keystone Light 30 packs were letting loose left and right. Finished day off with ramp route on Arrow. | |
| Posted Jun 4, 2010 1:27 am | ||
| BigRob | Wham Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2009 | |
| A true classic. It was a test piece for me. My best day in mountains yet. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2009 10:51 pm | ||
| chicagotransplant | Wham Ridge - Center Shift Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009 | |
| Climbed with Jamie, used the "Center Shift" variation on Wham Ridge for 9 roped pitches. The first two were on class 4 slabs and probably could be freed, but it was nice to not have to worry about a slip. The 5.7 crux was quite enjoyable, about 15-20 feet, most of the rest of the face was no harder than 5.5. The descent of the "standard route" on the backside was not so great, your best bet on this peak is definitely to climb Wham! | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2009 11:38 am | ||
| shanahan96 | center shift - wham ridge Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009 | |
| 8/12/11- soloed wham ridge on a beautiful, sunny afternoon while assisting steve with his pro placement during his first 5.4 alpine lead. after the crux i got on the rope to help get the team to the summit at 6:10pm in order to make it back to vestal basin before darkness set in. enjoyed dinner under a spectacular full moon. have enjoyed six, sun soaked days in the grenadiers! 8/8/09- climbed center shift(5.7-9 pitches) on wham ridge with mike. lots of fun, exposed yet protectable climbing in the 5.3-5.5 range with a stunning 5.7 crux pitch. this is a thrilling climb which we won't soon forget! added arrow on afterwards for a long day(12 hours). jamie p.s. the backside of vestal sucks! just climb wham....any route | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2009 4:06 pm | ||
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