Left Horseshoe Meadows Friday, Oct. 9 via Cottonwood Pass for a first night south of Rock Creek. Left our camp at 5:00 a.m. Saturday and summited at 11:30. After a cold and windy half hour at the summit, we hiked back to our packs and trucked back to Horseshoe Meadows for a 12-hour day. This was my first Fourteener... only fourteen left. Definitely an A+ trip!!
cdewhurst - Sep 21, 2009 5:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
cdewhurst
Old Army Pass up, New Army down. Preferred Old Army trail which was not hard to follow. Be prepared for the trk up sand near the base of Langley which isn't as much fun as climbing the rocks. Nice sheer dropoff the top to the east. Could see Muir, Whitney, Russell, Tyndall and Williamson from here. Nice!!
The second 14er I've climbed with my pops, a great trip. Thought he was going to poop out 13,500' and I went ahead, but then he met me on top about 15 minutes after I made it.
Started to blow hard on top and the thunder and lightning came just as we were starting to descend Old Army Pass shutting down the summit for a few hours.
eSherpa - Sep 9, 2009 12:36 am Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2009
Other Langley Routes
So I've looked all over the place for other routes besides old & new army pass. I ran into 2 groups that headed down (what I believe) is called the Gorge. Anyone have any info on this, it's the finger at the top of lake 5. We talked to 2 different party's the 1st was a single guy that was just winging it, said he tried it and it was no problem. The second group later that day, sounded like he had been up Langley 10+ times, and told me there were many routes up the canyon and prefered this route over old army any day of the week.
We decided to give it a go the next morning and found that it was a great way to go. Some climbing over large boulders and some deep sandy trails. It was a fast and very fun path up to the ridge, it also took about 1 1/2 miles off our hike. I'l be doing it again next time.
I would probably recommend old army pass for the descent, unless you have time to boulder down this way. If anyone else has info on this canyon, please pass on the info.
Great summit, no crowd....clear and windy. Beautiful lunch spot. I'll be back soon.
cab - Aug 31, 2009 11:02 am Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
Old Army Pass
Climbed via Old Army Pass on the way up. Then, made the long walk over to Cirque Peak and went back down New Army Pass. Old Army was much more direct whereas the switchbacks on New Army seemed to take forever. Assuming OAP is relatively snow free, I would definely recommend it over NAP.
Blair - Aug 24, 2009 12:06 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009
1st Fourteener
Snow flurries and deteriorating weather made my summit stay about 2 minutes. Crowded summit made it anti climatic
Ambret - Aug 9, 2009 1:15 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2009
Cold, Windy Hike via New Army Pass
Hiked in from Horseshoe Meadow to Long Lake on August 5, and set out the next morning for Langley via New Army Pass. The cold wind kept the skeeters away at the lake, though it required all the layers I had plus a balaclava. Got a bit off route and missed the easy passage up to the summit plateau, but found a place to climb without too much trouble (I'm far more a hiker than climber). Beautiful views from the top.
oliverkalt - Aug 7, 2009 2:36 am Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2005
New army pass
A side trip on a hike from Cottonwood Lakes to Rock Creek.
autoblock - Aug 3, 2009 3:02 pm Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2007
Tuttle Creek
First part of hike a nasty slog, second part delightful. Beautiful day. Trip report: http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/536419/tuttle-creek-route-hyde-and-jekyll-on-mt-langley.html
Great climb on Mount Langley this weekend! We ditched the tent and slept under the stars at Lake #3. What an amazing view; billions of stars, the Milky Way Galaxy, and satellites racing across the sky. We also took a refreshing, albeit cold dip in the lake. Unfortunately, the mosquitos were a pest. On Sunday morning we started for the summit and found a dead body wrapped in a space blanket halfway down the slope. We found out she had slipped and fallen several hundred feet to her death the morning before. A rescue helicopter came and retrieved the body. We made it to the summit late in the morning and the view was amazing; maybe better than the view from the summit of Whitney. We could see Mount Whitney, other surrounding peaks, and the town of Lone Pine far below. We then hiked the 10 miles back to the car and drove back home to sunny San Diego.
Dayhiked Langley via Old Army Pass with commando tang in approx 13 hrs. Our third, Aj, developed blisters on Gibbs the day before so he kept the tent after our 3:45am departure. Originally, we planned on climbing via New Army Pass, but changed our minds mid-way. The end of the pass was covered with snow so we headed up an easy class three chute. The 6hr drive home to the bay area was pure pain.
chudder - Jun 20, 2009 3:50 am Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2009
Up and down pass north of Old Army Pass
Camped on moraine above the fifth Cottonwood Lake then headed up the pass north of Old Army Pass in the morning. Windy up top, but great weather relative to the past couple of weeks. Found the benchmark but no register. Mosquitoes starting to come out around the meadows and marshes.
Sean Kenney - May 29, 2009 3:31 pm Date Climbed: May 24, 2009
Tuttle Creek/E.Ridge
Nice day. Camped on the ridge at 12,000'. Got a leisurely start and summited by noon. Had first encounter with Bighorns in the Sierra. Saw a herd of 12 or more.
thholder - Apr 28, 2009 3:10 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2008
Dayhiked Langley's NE Couloir with Forjan & Seano. The weather was very warm below but chilly up top with some snow flurries at the summit. The snowshoes were a definite must have and the glissade down the couloir was a blast. Took us around 12 hours roundtrip.
Took the dog to the top. Don't tell the Park service.
deungsan - Mar 28, 2009 6:37 pm Date Climbed: Nov 13, 2007
second time worked
Got off trail the first time and raqn out of time.
This attempt, however, it worked.
solo
mthomas - Mar 1, 2009 11:59 am Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2008
First Ascent of "The S-Wall", III-IV 5.9 with Doug Robinson
This spectacular route hidden in plain view is right up the obvious S-Shaped Wall as you look at Mount Langley from Cottonwood Lakes. Just look straight down the middle of the Profile photo on the Mount Langley home page on SummitPost. The S Shape will jump at you.
theflyingmountaineer - Oct 12, 2009 12:09 am Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2009
Successful climb from Army PassLeft Horseshoe Meadows Friday, Oct. 9 via Cottonwood Pass for a first night south of Rock Creek. Left our camp at 5:00 a.m. Saturday and summited at 11:30. After a cold and windy half hour at the summit, we hiked back to our packs and trucked back to Horseshoe Meadows for a 12-hour day. This was my first Fourteener... only fourteen left. Definitely an A+ trip!!
cdewhurst - Sep 21, 2009 5:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
cdewhurstOld Army Pass up, New Army down. Preferred Old Army trail which was not hard to follow. Be prepared for the trk up sand near the base of Langley which isn't as much fun as climbing the rocks. Nice sheer dropoff the top to the east. Could see Muir, Whitney, Russell, Tyndall and Williamson from here. Nice!!
SJ - Sep 13, 2009 1:36 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009
Langley w/ the old manThe second 14er I've climbed with my pops, a great trip. Thought he was going to poop out 13,500' and I went ahead, but then he met me on top about 15 minutes after I made it.
Started to blow hard on top and the thunder and lightning came just as we were starting to descend Old Army Pass shutting down the summit for a few hours.
eSherpa - Sep 9, 2009 12:36 am Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2009
Other Langley RoutesSo I've looked all over the place for other routes besides old & new army pass. I ran into 2 groups that headed down (what I believe) is called the Gorge. Anyone have any info on this, it's the finger at the top of lake 5. We talked to 2 different party's the 1st was a single guy that was just winging it, said he tried it and it was no problem. The second group later that day, sounded like he had been up Langley 10+ times, and told me there were many routes up the canyon and prefered this route over old army any day of the week.
We decided to give it a go the next morning and found that it was a great way to go. Some climbing over large boulders and some deep sandy trails. It was a fast and very fun path up to the ridge, it also took about 1 1/2 miles off our hike. I'l be doing it again next time.
I would probably recommend old army pass for the descent, unless you have time to boulder down this way. If anyone else has info on this canyon, please pass on the info.
Great summit, no crowd....clear and windy. Beautiful lunch spot. I'll be back soon.
cab - Aug 31, 2009 11:02 am Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
Old Army PassClimbed via Old Army Pass on the way up. Then, made the long walk over to Cirque Peak and went back down New Army Pass. Old Army was much more direct whereas the switchbacks on New Army seemed to take forever. Assuming OAP is relatively snow free, I would definely recommend it over NAP.
Blair - Aug 24, 2009 12:06 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009
1st FourteenerSnow flurries and deteriorating weather made my summit stay about 2 minutes. Crowded summit made it anti climatic
Ambret - Aug 9, 2009 1:15 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2009
Cold, Windy Hike via New Army PassHiked in from Horseshoe Meadow to Long Lake on August 5, and set out the next morning for Langley via New Army Pass. The cold wind kept the skeeters away at the lake, though it required all the layers I had plus a balaclava. Got a bit off route and missed the easy passage up to the summit plateau, but found a place to climb without too much trouble (I'm far more a hiker than climber). Beautiful views from the top.
oliverkalt - Aug 7, 2009 2:36 am Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2005
New army passA side trip on a hike from Cottonwood Lakes to Rock Creek.
autoblock - Aug 3, 2009 3:02 pm Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2007
Tuttle CreekFirst part of hike a nasty slog, second part delightful. Beautiful day. Trip report: http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/536419/tuttle-creek-route-hyde-and-jekyll-on-mt-langley.html
Lenny72 - Jul 28, 2009 6:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2009
Successful Ascent on Mount LangleyGreat climb on Mount Langley this weekend! We ditched the tent and slept under the stars at Lake #3. What an amazing view; billions of stars, the Milky Way Galaxy, and satellites racing across the sky. We also took a refreshing, albeit cold dip in the lake. Unfortunately, the mosquitos were a pest. On Sunday morning we started for the summit and found a dead body wrapped in a space blanket halfway down the slope. We found out she had slipped and fallen several hundred feet to her death the morning before. A rescue helicopter came and retrieved the body. We made it to the summit late in the morning and the view was amazing; maybe better than the view from the summit of Whitney. We could see Mount Whitney, other surrounding peaks, and the town of Lone Pine far below. We then hiked the 10 miles back to the car and drove back home to sunny San Diego.
EManBevHills - Jul 26, 2009 10:59 pm Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009
1st Sierra 14'er DayhikeNice Day. Contemplated descending Old Army but thought the better of it.
No regrets. Others did r/t Old Army though.
thexcat - Jul 15, 2009 1:04 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009
Old Army PassDayhiked Langley via Old Army Pass with commando tang in approx 13 hrs. Our third, Aj, developed blisters on Gibbs the day before so he kept the tent after our 3:45am departure. Originally, we planned on climbing via New Army Pass, but changed our minds mid-way. The end of the pass was covered with snow so we headed up an easy class three chute. The 6hr drive home to the bay area was pure pain.
dshoshone - Jul 5, 2009 6:57 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009
Old Army PassA great way to spend the 4th
chudder - Jun 20, 2009 3:50 am Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2009
Up and down pass north of Old Army PassCamped on moraine above the fifth Cottonwood Lake then headed up the pass north of Old Army Pass in the morning. Windy up top, but great weather relative to the past couple of weeks. Found the benchmark but no register. Mosquitoes starting to come out around the meadows and marshes.
Sean Kenney - May 29, 2009 3:31 pm Date Climbed: May 24, 2009
Tuttle Creek/E.RidgeNice day. Camped on the ridge at 12,000'. Got a leisurely start and summited by noon. Had first encounter with Bighorns in the Sierra. Saw a herd of 12 or more.
thholder - Apr 28, 2009 3:10 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2008
New Army PassDayhiked Langley and Cirque Pk from High Lk
Blackmouth - Apr 23, 2009 2:43 pm Date Climbed: Apr 22, 2009
NE CouloirDayhiked Langley's NE Couloir with Forjan & Seano. The weather was very warm below but chilly up top with some snow flurries at the summit. The snowshoes were a definite must have and the glissade down the couloir was a blast. Took us around 12 hours roundtrip.
sierrasclimber - Apr 7, 2009 10:23 pm
Dog routeTook the dog to the top. Don't tell the Park service.
deungsan - Mar 28, 2009 6:37 pm Date Climbed: Nov 13, 2007
second time workedGot off trail the first time and raqn out of time.
This attempt, however, it worked.
solo
mthomas - Mar 1, 2009 11:59 am Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2008
First Ascent of "The S-Wall", III-IV 5.9 with Doug RobinsonThis spectacular route hidden in plain view is right up the obvious S-Shaped Wall as you look at Mount Langley from Cottonwood Lakes. Just look straight down the middle of the Profile photo on the Mount Langley home page on SummitPost. The S Shape will jump at you.