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This is our approx. route...

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This is our approx. route from Kneeknocker Pass up to Peak C. We didn't have ice axes or crampons so the route finding was quite difficult.

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Nelson

What about the prominent couloir..

Hasn't voted

... further to the right of your route? Is that a viable snow climb, presuming you had axe and crompons, then follow the right skyline ridge to the top? Or a bad idea? Nice topo. ****

Posted Jan 31, 2004 11:16 pm


	truchas	Re: What about the prominent couloir..
	Hasn't voted	Actually this would be preferable. That couloir is the route Theron Welch takes in his climb of Peak C. The trip report is on his website. I didn't gather enough information on this peak and ended up taking the trail to Mt. Powell. So we had to improvise. It turned out to be pretty good because we neglected to take our crampons and ice axes so any couloir that had snow in it was out of the question. The preferred route would be to continue on the trail a ways past the Mt. Powell turnoff and head up into the valley below Peak C with the tards. Then you could find this couloir and do a crampon ascent. I believe Theron said it was some pretty airy class 4 from the couloir to the summit. That sounds fun. We wanted to climb up C-Prime which is the first bump to the right of this couloir but it would have been to risky to cross it without crampons and and axe. Serves me right for thinking there wouldn't be that much snow.
		Posted Feb 1, 2004 12:49 am


	Nelson	Re: What about the prominent couloir..
	Hasn't voted	Thanks. I checked out Theron's site. Looks like a great climb. He said the top of the couilor reaches 52 degrees, within my comfort level given good conditions. And the exposed ridge scrambling is solid. Add that to the list for this summer!
		Posted Feb 1, 2004 9:52 am