Soloed this back in the early 90s. Bivied at a nice tarn about Finger Lake, tagged the summit and hiked out the following day. Good adventure getting across that moat.
Dayhike via the NE Face route with 3 others. We caught alpenglow views from Finger Lake, and we never saw a single cloud the entire day. No one else was on the route, and there was negligible wind on the summit. AND we were back down in time for dinner and beer.
Bill Kish - Sep 16, 2009 9:18 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2009
NE Face
NE Face with Tommi, Rob, Stefan, and Marina. We opted for the glacier start which required an exposed step across the 'shrund.
J Fox - Aug 31, 2009 12:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2009
NE Face
Did as a day hike. Outstanding views and weather made this a great climb. Saw 4 other climbers on the NE Face and only 1 had a helmet, pretty crazy with all the loose rock.
Ashburt - Aug 26, 2009 11:36 pm Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009
NE Route
Camped at the beautiful Finger Lake Friday night, then started hiking the mountain Saturday morning via the NE face. Summitted around 11:45 with gorgeous weather and views! Great climb!
We took the sketchy-ass Farquar Route, blindly ignoring Secor's warnings about "lose rock", "easy to get off route", and "for experienced climbers only". It was pretty bad, not so much because of exposure or loose rock or difficult route-finding, but because of a huge buildup of all three. Still, we found what I am pretty sure was the correct route, and made the top.
SJ - Aug 15, 2009 4:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2009
Great Climb
Really enjoyed this climb, the approach was a bear, especially in the moraine section, but the climb itself (NE Face) is absolutely spectacular. Thanks Jared and John for the great route finding, I'm glad I didn't cash in the chips at 13k. Little long for a day hike, back in LA at 4am...
jspeigl - Aug 11, 2009 6:06 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
NE Face
Started up the 3rd class ledge, but turned uphill too quickly and missed Secor's chute. Not too big of a problem, but the top steepens to 4th class for about 20 feet before joining the main chute.
bc44caesar - Aug 10, 2009 4:48 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2009
Northeast Face
Went car-to-car from Glacier Lodge in 10.5 hrs, 5.5 to the summit. Finger Lake is gorgeous, and the summit is cool, but the rest of the route was unpleasant.
thholder - Aug 2, 2009 10:58 am Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2009
NE Gully
From the tarn above Finger Lk.
BillKerth - May 12, 2009 2:34 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2008
lots of fun!
Finger lake camping was great! Stay to left at the top...
gjonbelay - Mar 14, 2009 6:04 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2003
NE Face June 29 2003
I climbed this with a PCS group led by Ron Karpel.
ckerth - Sep 24, 2008 2:02 am Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008
NE Face
Climbed from Finger Lake. Fun climbing the entire way.
bennovak - Sep 24, 2008 1:35 am Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2008
NE Face
Day hike. Finally made it 22 days later then expected and with the help from Chris from SMC. It was worth the wait as the route was pushing my skills and more people on the route would not have made me happy.
96avs01 - Sep 22, 2008 11:40 am Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2008
Secor Chute
The moat made entrance to the ledge described by Secor a little spicier than normal (a few class 4 moves). Really enjoyed this route, but would not want to be in any of the chutes during a busy summer weekend!
Princess Buttercup - Nov 30, 2009 10:38 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007
Best Cl3 EverExcept for heading up the wrong chute first, a wonderful climb. Camped 2 nights at the tarn above Finger Lake.
fatdad - Oct 1, 2009 4:36 pm
Great class 3 routeSoloed this back in the early 90s. Bivied at a nice tarn about Finger Lake, tagged the summit and hiked out the following day. Good adventure getting across that moat.
PellucidWombat - Sep 27, 2009 5:39 pm Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2009
Perfect DayDayhike via the NE Face route with 3 others. We caught alpenglow views from Finger Lake, and we never saw a single cloud the entire day. No one else was on the route, and there was negligible wind on the summit. AND we were back down in time for dinner and beer.
Perfect!
sardude - Sep 23, 2009 6:58 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2005
did it3rd class route w/ paul.
ylamurto - Sep 21, 2009 10:08 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2009
NE FaceSee Bill's post below.
Bill Kish - Sep 16, 2009 9:18 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2009
NE FaceNE Face with Tommi, Rob, Stefan, and Marina. We opted for the glacier start which required an exposed step across the 'shrund.
J Fox - Aug 31, 2009 12:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2009
NE FaceDid as a day hike. Outstanding views and weather made this a great climb. Saw 4 other climbers on the NE Face and only 1 had a helmet, pretty crazy with all the loose rock.
Ashburt - Aug 26, 2009 11:36 pm Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009
NE RouteCamped at the beautiful Finger Lake Friday night, then started hiking the mountain Saturday morning via the NE face. Summitted around 11:45 with gorgeous weather and views! Great climb!
Wobby - Aug 17, 2009 3:29 am
Farquar RouteWe took the sketchy-ass Farquar Route, blindly ignoring Secor's warnings about "lose rock", "easy to get off route", and "for experienced climbers only". It was pretty bad, not so much because of exposure or loose rock or difficult route-finding, but because of a huge buildup of all three. Still, we found what I am pretty sure was the correct route, and made the top.
SJ - Aug 15, 2009 4:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2009
Great ClimbReally enjoyed this climb, the approach was a bear, especially in the moraine section, but the climb itself (NE Face) is absolutely spectacular. Thanks Jared and John for the great route finding, I'm glad I didn't cash in the chips at 13k. Little long for a day hike, back in LA at 4am...
jspeigl - Aug 11, 2009 6:06 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
NE FaceStarted up the 3rd class ledge, but turned uphill too quickly and missed Secor's chute. Not too big of a problem, but the top steepens to 4th class for about 20 feet before joining the main chute.
bc44caesar - Aug 10, 2009 4:48 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2009
Northeast FaceWent car-to-car from Glacier Lodge in 10.5 hrs, 5.5 to the summit. Finger Lake is gorgeous, and the summit is cool, but the rest of the route was unpleasant.
thholder - Aug 2, 2009 10:58 am Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2009
NE GullyFrom the tarn above Finger Lk.
BillKerth - May 12, 2009 2:34 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2008
lots of fun!Finger lake camping was great! Stay to left at the top...
gjonbelay - Mar 14, 2009 6:04 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2003
NE Face June 29 2003I climbed this with a PCS group led by Ron Karpel.
Trip Report
alpinegosse - Nov 24, 2008 11:54 am
DoneFun stuff, 4th class.
ckerth - Sep 24, 2008 2:02 am Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008
NE FaceClimbed from Finger Lake. Fun climbing the entire way.
bennovak - Sep 24, 2008 1:35 am Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2008
NE FaceDay hike. Finally made it 22 days later then expected and with the help from Chris from SMC. It was worth the wait as the route was pushing my skills and more people on the route would not have made me happy.
96avs01 - Sep 22, 2008 11:40 am Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2008
Secor ChuteThe moat made entrance to the ledge described by Secor a little spicier than normal (a few class 4 moves). Really enjoyed this route, but would not want to be in any of the chutes during a busy summer weekend!
Hyadventure - Sep 11, 2008 11:20 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008
NE FACEI loved this route!!! Classic Sierra Third Class!!