West McMillan Spire Climber's Log
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| RomaK | West ridge  Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2012 | |
| Date +/- 1 week. Very physically grueling climb. Total of just over 10,000 vertical ft gain in 2 days (a bit more than Rainier from Paradise). Trail is very steep, but Mt. Baring climber's trail on the scramble route is steeper! Descent to Terror Basin camp was steep snow (short 50 degree pitch) rather than scree. Scramble is beautiful and quite straightforward. The position on that ridge is unbelievable. Easily one of the most beautiful places I've seen. Got lucky and had a sea of clouds down below on summit day. | |
| Posted Feb 27, 2013 8:23 pm | ||
| relic | Standard scramble route. Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2001 | |
| Date is a guess. The "easy" Picket, well worth the brutal elevation gain. But be warned, this is a gateway drug to an addiction for the Pickets, after seeing all those fangs of rock, you'll come back and go deeper, wanting more and stronger doses, and find yourself willing to pay the pusher any price. | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2013 3:19 pm | ||
| Norman | West Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2009 | |
| Weather initially iffy, but all came together on summit day. | |
| Posted Nov 25, 2012 10:50 am | ||
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