Route Climbed: Noble Canyon TH to Noble Lake to false summit 10824 to Highland, descent from saddle between Highland and Silver Peaks. Date Climbed: 05 October, 2002
Successfully summited my first backcountry peak - woohoo! Weather was great (35 at start, 55 on summit). Original plan was to do Silver Peak as well, but time ran short. Pics and full ramblings at http://hiking.adampaul.com/highland02.shtml
What a fun hike! The best part starts just below the false summit, where my companions decided to turn around. I had a great time climbing up to Highland, traversing over to SIlver Peak, then down to Highway 4 near the campground. With the help of a friendly fisherman who gave me a ride, I made it back to Ebbetts Pass an hour before the other two. Trip Report
Route Climbed: Southwest ridge Date Climbed: August 15, 2001
Along the approach and climb I saw more wildlife than people, 2 does, a buck, a coyote, a couple of marmots, along with the numerous squirrels amd chipmunks. I only saw 2 packers headed north along the PCT. There were cairns marking the climbers approach trail up to the saddle before peak 10824. The scree was loose and very tiring. Once peak 10824 is gained, the real fun began. It was a fun scramble along the contour and down to the saddle at the base of Highland. It was like walking up stairs to the false summit. I climbed up over the false summit, it was along ways down (a lot of exposure). Coming down I skirted this. Coming down from 10824 it was almost like skiing at times in the scree. I met 2 other people who started up toward 10824 but only made it part way. Take plenty of water. It was quite warm with no cover. A very fun day though.
adampaul - Oct 9, 2002 11:23 pm
Route Climbed: Noble Canyon TH to Noble Lake to false summit 10824 to Highland, descent from saddle between Highland and Silver Peaks. Date Climbed: 05 October, 2002Successfully summited my first backcountry peak - woohoo! Weather was great (35 at start, 55 on summit). Original plan was to do Silver Peak as well, but time ran short. Pics and full ramblings at http://hiking.adampaul.com/highland02.shtml
Bob Burd - Sep 12, 2001 1:47 pm
Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge (ascent) / Northwest Ridge (descent) Date Climbed: Sept 8, 2001What a fun hike! The best part starts just below the false summit, where my companions decided to turn around. I had a great time climbing up to Highland, traversing over to SIlver Peak, then down to Highway 4 near the campground. With the help of a friendly fisherman who gave me a ride, I made it back to Ebbetts Pass an hour before the other two. Trip Report
keema - Aug 23, 2001 11:41 am
Route Climbed: Southwest ridge Date Climbed: August 15, 2001Along the approach and climb I saw more wildlife than people, 2 does, a buck, a coyote, a couple of marmots, along with the numerous squirrels amd chipmunks. I only saw 2 packers headed north along the PCT. There were cairns marking the climbers approach trail up to the saddle before peak 10824. The scree was loose and very tiring. Once peak 10824 is gained, the real fun began. It was a fun scramble along the contour and down to the saddle at the base of Highland. It was like walking up stairs to the false summit. I climbed up over the false summit, it was along ways down (a lot of exposure). Coming down I skirted this. Coming down from 10824 it was almost like skiing at times in the scree. I met 2 other people who started up toward 10824 but only made it part way. Take plenty of water. It was quite warm with no cover. A very fun day though.
