quite loose, but makes it more interesting. almost lost the hack on the summit
Brian Kalet - Sep 9, 2006 11:56 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2006
From Sunshine Mesa TH
There was fresh snow already.
markhyams - Mar 3, 2006 1:14 am Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2002
North Ridge
Very loose ridge. We definitely found the tetering, grand piano-sized rock that Roach describes. Real class 3 climbing. Super-dry that year. This is the year that the San Juans had a 6% of normal snowpack in the spring. Climbed in tennis shoes in late June!
Route Climbed: north ridge Date Climbed: summer 2000?
Was camped in the area and thought this one looked tougher and more interesting than Wilson Peak, so off we went. Fun scramble with decent exposure and a couple of funky moves, and a great little summit!
Route Climbed: Complete North Ridge Date Climbed: Sept. 16, 2003
Since I inherited the page, I thought I'd best get up there again and check it out. Decided to climb the entire North Ridge to get some pics and beta for the page. I underestimated the amount of snow that collected on the east side of the ridge during the heavy storms of the last couple of weeks. It made for a tougher climb, as traversing left (east) of difficult points on the ridge was problematic. The inability to pass the difficult spots made the climb actually alot like the Wilson-El Diente traverse in terms of difficulty.
Luckily, I had good weather, and got up and down (car to car at the gate closure) in 7 hours. If I remember correctly, it can be done in 5 hrs. car to car when dry.
gremlin - Oct 26, 2007 1:11 am
north ridgequite loose, but makes it more interesting. almost lost the hack on the summit
Brian Kalet - Sep 9, 2006 11:56 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2006
From Sunshine Mesa THThere was fresh snow already.
markhyams - Mar 3, 2006 1:14 am Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2002
North RidgeVery loose ridge. We definitely found the tetering, grand piano-sized rock that Roach describes. Real class 3 climbing. Super-dry that year. This is the year that the San Juans had a 6% of normal snowpack in the spring. Climbed in tennis shoes in late June!
Andinistaloco - Sep 12, 2005 3:42 am
Route Climbed: north ridge Date Climbed: summer 2000?Was camped in the area and thought this one looked tougher and more interesting than Wilson Peak, so off we went. Fun scramble with decent exposure and a couple of funky moves, and a great little summit!
nickd - Sep 17, 2003 7:39 pm
Route Climbed: Complete North Ridge Date Climbed: Sept. 16, 2003Since I inherited the page, I thought I'd best get up there again and check it out. Decided to climb the entire North Ridge to get some pics and beta for the page. I underestimated the amount of snow that collected on the east side of the ridge during the heavy storms of the last couple of weeks. It made for a tougher climb, as traversing left (east) of difficult points on the ridge was problematic. The inability to pass the difficult spots made the climb actually alot like the Wilson-El Diente traverse in terms of difficulty.
Luckily, I had good weather, and got up and down (car to car at the gate closure) in 7 hours. If I remember correctly, it can be done in 5 hrs. car to car when dry.