Route Climbed: Ascended via Couloir. Descended via NE Ridge. Date Climbed: July 17, 2005
After summiting Castle Mtn the day before we thought we didn't have it in us the next day to climb Whitetail, but we did. We didn't start until 9am and we summited just before 2pm. The snow couloir is very challenging, especially if you're doing the lead climbing. After summiting we were a bit timid to go back down the couloir so we went down across the NE Ridge and down Sundance Pass. The descent route was slow going, but we had our heart's racing fast enough going up the couloir that it was nice to relax and take an easier way down.
Route Climbed: exited snow couloir early and climbed NE ridge Date Climbed: late July 2003
We planned on climbing just the NE ridge, but when we saw the mountain, we decided some added exploration would be in order. The result was beginning up the snow couloir and then exiting near the bottom (since we didn't have the right gear to finish) and heading for the NE ridge. The sky was clear in the morning all the way through the day until after we had summited and got down off the mountain. On our way out to the trailhead, though, a storm quickly moved in and got us soaked-- the typical added thrill in the Beartooths.
After being frozen off of Pensive Tower (on the west face of Silver Run Peak), we decided to climb something else, and this was an excellent consolation prize. Lots of snow and wet boulders made for a rough go up the final headwall, but the top was gorgeous and rewarding.
It's a long car-to-car trip, but you sure move faster when you're not carrying all that extra stuff...
Route Climbed: NE Ridge Route Date Climbed: August 15th, 2004
Climbed in the morning on our way from Sundance Lake to Second Rock Lake. The scramble directly south of Mount Lockhart to Second Rock Lake was a bear with a 9 day-pack!
There are some fun exposed variations on the NE route that we enjoyed.
granitepeaker - Aug 5, 2005 12:28 am
Route Climbed: Ascended via Couloir. Descended via NE Ridge. Date Climbed: July 17, 2005After summiting Castle Mtn the day before we thought we didn't have it in us the next day to climb Whitetail, but we did. We didn't start until 9am and we summited just before 2pm. The snow couloir is very challenging, especially if you're doing the lead climbing. After summiting we were a bit timid to go back down the couloir so we went down across the NE Ridge and down Sundance Pass. The descent route was slow going, but we had our heart's racing fast enough going up the couloir that it was nice to relax and take an easier way down.
~Jason Maehl
gato - Apr 18, 2005 7:47 pm
Route Climbed: Whitetail Couloir Date Climbed: April 17, 2005Skied the couloir after climbing it, summited in high winds under blue skies. What a day!!
granitegrabber - Oct 20, 2004 12:11 am
Route Climbed: exited snow couloir early and climbed NE ridge Date Climbed: late July 2003We planned on climbing just the NE ridge, but when we saw the mountain, we decided some added exploration would be in order. The result was beginning up the snow couloir and then exiting near the bottom (since we didn't have the right gear to finish) and heading for the NE ridge. The sky was clear in the morning all the way through the day until after we had summited and got down off the mountain. On our way out to the trailhead, though, a storm quickly moved in and got us soaked-- the typical added thrill in the Beartooths.
b. - Aug 30, 2004 1:02 pm
Route Climbed: NE Ridge Date Climbed: August 28th, 2004Cold and windy, with blowing snow and rain. Typical August day in the Beartooths.
gato - Aug 30, 2004 11:13 am
Route Climbed: NE Ridge Date Climbed: August 2004After being frozen off of Pensive Tower (on the west face of Silver Run Peak), we decided to climb something else, and this was an excellent consolation prize. Lots of snow and wet boulders made for a rough go up the final headwall, but the top was gorgeous and rewarding.
It's a long car-to-car trip, but you sure move faster when you're not carrying all that extra stuff...
bakcast - Aug 22, 2004 9:35 pm
Route Climbed: NE Ridge Route Date Climbed: August 15th, 2004Climbed in the morning on our way from Sundance Lake to Second Rock Lake. The scramble directly south of Mount Lockhart to Second Rock Lake was a bear with a 9 day-pack!
There are some fun exposed variations on the NE route that we enjoyed.
Gail J - Aug 15, 2004 1:20 pm
Route Climbed: North East Ridge Date Climbed: July 28, 1998Nice class III in the Beartooths.