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| Carbo | West Ridge  Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007 | |
| Long and fun route. Amazing viewing down the Southwest face. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2007 9:36 pm | ||
| MichaelJ | fun but too short Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2007 | |
| Soloed the ridge in approach shoes at a very leisurely pace in 90 minutes. The 5th class section was enjoyable but much too short for the slogging/climbing ratio. Lost at least an hour by screwing up the approach and spent the better part of an hour kicking back on the summit; 8 hours car to car. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2007 12:11 am | ||
| Shano | nice Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2006 | |
| Great rock, fantastic exposure, great route. 5hrs from Sawmill to summit via W. Ridge. Screwed up the approach (again) which cost me at least an hour. Still a killer morning out. | |
| Posted Oct 5, 2006 10:35 pm | ||
| awagher | WhoooHoo Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2006 | |
| Long day out (14.5 hours). Great climbing ONCE YOU GET TO THE RIDGE! Miguel Forjan lead 3 pitches and we simul soloed the rest (at times 3 abreast). 25 climbers summited via the West Ridge today. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2006 4:17 pm | ||
| Misha | West ridge in true alpine conditions Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2006 | |
| Great long day in the mountains. Climbed with Pavel while his lovely wife Vendula waited for us on the summit plateau. We started from TPR (Saddlebag Road was still closed) and got on the snow above the meadows. Picked a direct line past Alpine Lake up a couloir to the left of the regular approach. That couloir looked rather easy from below and turned out to be 55+ degrees steep near the top. Not being able to safely negotiate the near-vertical and deteriorating headwall, we exited near the top on some easy 5th mixed terrain (crampons et al). The descent to the base of the route was partially snow covered. We belayed for two first pitches and simul'd the rest. 15 hours ctc; 4 hours on the route. Misha & Pavel vs. Classic Sierra Climbs - 3:0 :) This is one of my favorite routes in the Sierra! I realized once again that Peter Croft knows what he's talking about. My 4th time on the summit. | |
| Posted Jul 3, 2006 10:17 pm | ||
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