Route Climbed: Southwest slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: October 14, 2005
Another spectacular Sierra Peak! Hiking to Agassiz was an unexpected bonus for me. I went to meet some buddies to go fishing and I ended up on the summit of Agassiz. Special thanks to Bob & Phil for the favorable interpretation of the rules of the annual "Octoberfish" event that allowed us to hike during the high holy days of fishing. I did catch 3 fish at Long Lake on the hike out.
Got to do half the climb as a snow climb in one of the chutes ... and other half was a nice boulder scramble. Went up on one of the ribs, which had a few short sections of fun Class 3. Still a ton of snow up in the Sierras.
After climbing from Bishop Pass, a straight forward class 2, Agassiz rewards with a spledid veiw of the Palisades. I summited on the first day of my '04 loop trip from the Bishop Pass trail, over Napsack Pass, and Potluck Pass, then returned via the JMT to the Dusy basin trail and return.
Route Climbed: Holliman Variation of the West Slope Date Climbed: Oct 14th, 2004
I took Matthew's suggestion and headed up the 1st righthand chute on the West side. Once I obtained the chute the rock was very nice class 2-3 all the way, a much more enjoyable climb than expected. I stayed toward the ridgeline to keep the difficulty up, but near the top it is possible to exit the chute via class 2.
Route Climbed: West Slope Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2004
A steep class 2 route with lots of scree and talus. Snow in the chute made climbing a little difficult. Had to move to steeper sections (almost class 3 but not really) to avoid most of the snow. View from the summit was spectacular!
RickF - Oct 17, 2005 4:41 pm
Route Climbed: Southwest slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: October 14, 2005Another spectacular Sierra Peak! Hiking to Agassiz was an unexpected bonus for me. I went to meet some buddies to go fishing and I ended up on the summit of Agassiz. Special thanks to Bob & Phil for the favorable interpretation of the rules of the annual "Octoberfish" event that allowed us to hike during the high holy days of fishing. I did catch 3 fish at Long Lake on the hike out.
tpdwr - Oct 6, 2005 4:26 pm
Route Climbed: From Bishop Pass Date Climbed: October 4, 2005From a camp at Saddlerock Lake. A great blue sky day, but fairly cold! Great views!
Brian Frederick - Sep 29, 2005 9:57 pm
Route Climbed: from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: august 2005Solo day hike from south lake, enjoyed the hike, loved the views.
cottersnow - Sep 27, 2005 1:54 pm
Route Climbed: From Bishop Pass Date Climbed: 9-18-05Big slog, Awesome views.
pinch - Sep 12, 2005 8:55 pm
Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: September 11, 2005lots of fun
tiogap - Sep 7, 2005 12:41 am
Route Climbed: from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: 1983solo
Desert Solitaire - Sep 6, 2005 8:12 pm
Route Climbed: Agassiz Col Date Climbed: August 10, 2005Bonus peak for the 05 Sierra Challenge. From Isosceles Pk, headed over to Agassiz Col and on to the summit.
uwjennie - Aug 17, 2005 7:11 pm
Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: 8/7/04Hiked in from Soutlake with two friends on our way to Thunderbolt pass. Nice views from the summit.
ddogpat - Jul 19, 2005 2:02 pm
Route Climbed: Trapper Peak Date Climbed: July 16, 2005This was an amazing and beautiful hike. This was my first hike and I am hooked.
aleasure - Jul 14, 2005 3:23 pm
Route Climbed: West slope from Bishop pass Date Climbed: July11, 2005Great views up there. I did it car to car with my dog Mason in six hours. Lots of Sky Pilot on the ascent.
ExploreABitMore - Jun 19, 2005 3:44 pm
Route Climbed: Bishop Pass Date Climbed: 06/18/05Got to do half the climb as a snow climb in one of the chutes ... and other half was a nice boulder scramble. Went up on one of the ribs, which had a few short sections of fun Class 3. Still a ton of snow up in the Sierras.
iluka - May 20, 2005 1:11 am
Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: July 1997Lots of talus hopping on the way but a great, airy summit
curveyrivets - Apr 23, 2005 10:49 pm
Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: 3 August 2003My first solo summit. A not too difficult climb, fairly obvious route and a spectacular view.
alpine master - Apr 4, 2005 3:08 pm
Route Climbed: West Slope Date Climbed: Aug 1998Climbed this long before I was in summit post. Went up a gully full of snow. Incredible views of the palisades.
sierratrekkin - Dec 18, 2004 3:55 pm
Route Climbed: west slope Date Climbed: 06/28/04After climbing from Bishop Pass, a straight forward class 2, Agassiz rewards with a spledid veiw of the Palisades. I summited on the first day of my '04 loop trip from the Bishop Pass trail, over Napsack Pass, and Potluck Pass, then returned via the JMT to the Dusy basin trail and return.
thebeave7 - Oct 17, 2004 12:23 pm
Route Climbed: Holliman Variation of the West Slope Date Climbed: Oct 14th, 2004I took Matthew's suggestion and headed up the 1st righthand chute on the West side. Once I obtained the chute the rock was very nice class 2-3 all the way, a much more enjoyable climb than expected. I stayed toward the ridgeline to keep the difficulty up, but near the top it is possible to exit the chute via class 2.
gluballs - Oct 4, 2004 8:53 pm
Route Climbed: West Slope Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2004A steep class 2 route with lots of scree and talus. Snow in the chute made climbing a little difficult. Had to move to steeper sections (almost class 3 but not really) to avoid most of the snow. View from the summit was spectacular!
josephgdawson - Sep 1, 2004 7:36 pm
Route Climbed: West Slope From Bishop Pass Date Climbed: August 29, 2004Jim Browsky must wear a cap.
dshoshone - Aug 24, 2004 6:02 pm
Route Climbed: west face Date Climbed: July 7-04made it to the top in 2hrs and 15 min from South Lake,could of broke 2hrs if I hadn't stopped to talk so much
thall23 - Aug 21, 2004 8:54 pm
Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: August 13, 2003This was my first summit and I enjoyed myself very much.