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These are the two routes up Lindsey. I would highly recommend the Northwest Ridge Route. It is solid and not too difficult. 90% of the climb is solid class 2 ridge running. The 3rd class knife edge and the 4th class crux are fairly easy. You will want to be comfortable with exposure. It beats the hell out of the loose and dangerous North Face Route. July 10, 2003.

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rpc

excellent overview!

Hasn't voted

Informative shot. Thanks for submitting.

Posted Jul 12, 2004 2:02 pm


	desainme	Re: excellent overview!
	Voted 10/10	Nicely annotated. So if viewing the signature photo taken from Ellingwood pt or pk by SPer Grant, your crux is the dark patch on the otherwise snow dusted ridge? In the signature picture the NW ridge is the left skyline of the mtn.
		Posted Jul 12, 2004 4:19 pm


	truchas	Re: excellent overview!
	Hasn't voted	You are correct!
		Posted Jul 12, 2004 4:42 pm

Andy

Thanks . . .

Voted 10/10

for posting this info. I plan on hitting Lindsey later this fall and your photos have convinced me that I should try this route. Did you descend the ridge too?

Posted Jul 12, 2004 2:23 pm


	truchas	Re: Thanks . . .
	Hasn't voted	I smoked some crack on the summit and decided to descend the North Face Route. That is by far the worst route on any 14er that I have done to date. I would definitely have descended down the ridge if I had known how bad the North Face route was. It is quite steep in places, loose, and nasty. Rockfall is a huge concern if people are above you. On the other hand, the ridge is solid and fun. If you are ok with exposure, the downclimb of the 4th class part shouldn't be bad at all. It is not a vertical cliff. It's probably about 75 to 80 degrees. We only used helmets on the 4th class section going up and that was only in case of bumping our own heads. There wasn't any rockfall potential. The North Face route on the other hand will definitely need helmets the whole way. I think everyone I talked to on the way down the North Face was cussing Roach for rating it a class 2+. They all thought is was more difficult. I think they raised it in their own minds because of the looseness of it.
		Posted Jul 12, 2004 2:45 pm


	RyanS	I made the same mistake!
	Hasn't voted	The ridge route should be the standard Great work on the overlay, Barry.
		Posted Jul 12, 2004 3:33 pm

Aaron Johnson

Variations on the North Couloir

Voted 10/10

Lots of good but steep variations, Class 3 in nature, go up to the right of the couloir. Fun climbing can be found in this area, as well as routes to gain the NW ridge, which is what we did two weeks ago. Down climbing this same area goes well also. The couloir route continues on to nasty and loose territory beyond and should be avoided, particularly in the presence of old ice. That ice this year is persistent!

Your photos further support that SP's stance should be the Northwest Ridge is Lindsey's standard route for EXPERIENCED climbers. The North Couloir should also be recommended for experienced climbers. In other words,until you're experienced, do not attempt this mountain!

Thanks for contributing these valuable annotated shots.

Posted Jul 15, 2004 6:21 pm


	truchas	Re: Variations on the North Couloir
	Hasn't voted	Thanks. It would be nice if the ridge route was the standard route and the only route. There is way too much errosion on the north side of Lindsey with trails going everywhere. I hate to see the mountain getting destroyed like this. The ridge route is on solid rock and there would be no damage except for the hike from the false summit to the real summit.
		Posted Jul 16, 2004 12:45 am