07/31/2010 via CMC route with arete variation with Brain.
08/10/2015 via CMC with Elise (@roundtheworldgirl), Sam and Natasha
GrumpyJohn - Aug 30, 2010 10:01 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2010
Fun!
Got off route and ended up climbing the West Horn, but that just made it all the more memorable. The climb up and out over Drizzlepuss was a blast! More fun than climbing Moran.
MichaelJ - Aug 30, 2010 11:02 am Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2010
South Buttress Right
Two days after soloing the CMC (kayak to summit in 4 hours) I came back with Sarah and we did the SBR in the same amount of time. I thought the crux was pretty hard, more 11+ than 11-. It's a very good route, though it doesn't make my personal top ten. The rap line is pretty involved and be prepared to leave tat if a rat's nest of rotting cord bothers you. A really good topo for the rap line can be found in the Teton select book.
michellen - May 6, 2010 5:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
CMC
Beautiful mountain--canoe, hike and climb--fun stuff.
lunkerjunker - Apr 14, 2010 5:21 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2009
CMC
Climbed the CMC route twice in the last 2 years. In 2008 while camped at the cmc camp, the worst thunderstorm I have ever been in was raging most of the night. Intense to say the least.
We lucked out the next day as it was clear sky and sunshine. In 2009 perfect weather. Both years we were the only party on the route.
Awesome mountian.
Mlasky - Mar 13, 2010 10:25 pm Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2000
Summit with a Lake
One of the best things about this summit was the combined hike, canoe, hike, mountaineer, reverse all mix.
builttospill - Feb 5, 2010 3:05 am Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2008
CMC
Climbed this one with Andinistaloco a few years back. We canoed across in the afternoon and camped at the lake rather than slogging up to the high camp with heavy packs on our weak, recently injured ankles. The next day was both awesome (a great route!) and unpleasant (a long day of 6,000+ feet up and down that was hell by the end). We had a couple victory shots, I took a dip in the lake and we passed out and canoed back the next morning.
One of the best climbs out there, especially for such easy climbing.
marauders - Aug 26, 2009 12:06 am Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009
CMC
I loved this route! Easy climbing with stunning scenery, in fact the best scenery I've experienced in this range so far. I really liked the canoe aspect as well, I nice twist to the typically approach slog on post peaks.
peakmind - Mar 21, 2009 12:21 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 1997
Moran and The Grand
Did the approach via hike...didn't know where to get a canoe. It was a jungle death-march. Reached the summit on the following day before the weather turned. Beaten by hail on the return to camp. Big lesson learned: always get the canoe!
Ted Eliason - Jan 16, 2009 6:02 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 1994
Skillet Glacier
At the time, first scary solo ascent on snow. Canoeing in a whiteout on lake jackson, bumping into a moose on the bushwhack approach, tumbling in scree, and then suprised to be at the top.
Did this one with that speedy kid below me. Hundreds of feet of easy fifth-class rock... my favorite. The plod up wasn't delightful but the incredible weather, great views, and superb climbing made this one of the best climbs at that grade that I've been on.
Great climb with my friend Katie. Good weather, good times.
merrill - Feb 8, 2008 3:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2007
CMC
Awesome campsite. Climbed with 2 other parties. My partner Matt did his first ever rock lead. Drizzlepuss was definitely fun on the way down the mountain. Matt dropped his ATC twice! The first was just as we got out on the CMC face and it stopped bouncing within a rope's length stopping just shy of the Hanging Glacier. The second was in the notch between Drizzlepuss and the CMC face and it bounced down right toward me so I was able to grab it.
TetonJimmy - Sep 27, 2007 3:50 am Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2007
CMC
Great climb!!! Simul-climbed the face in three huge pitches. Easy downclimb to rappel anchors. 21 hours of effort round trip in two days.
Summit Panorama video
Drizzlepuss Summit Video at sunrise
Tom Fralich - Aug 9, 2007 10:41 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2007
CMC Route (solo)
Did the canoe across String and Leigh Lakes and hiked up to CMC camp with Mary on August 6. We got hailed on in the Falling Ice Glacier drainage, but made it to camp pretty easily and had the place to ourselves. I started for the summit at 6AM while Mary waited in camp, wanting no more of the Teton talus and scree. The downclimbing from Drizzlepuss was steep, but once I was on the face, I made good progress, reaching the summit at 9AM. The descent was a bit tedious and I made 3 rappels from fixed anchors. Back to camp at 12:45PM and then down to the canoe and back to the Climber's Ranch at 6:30PM. Nice climb, alone on a huge mountain.
Incredible two days of weather on a remote and committing route made this a truly memorable experience. The rock goes on and on and on and on.....you get the idea. One of the top routes I've done, and an incredible experience.
renogurt - Dec 31, 2010 8:11 am Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2010
CMC in a dayClimbed CMC in a day. Bivied in the canoe in Leigh Lake, then got a 3 am start. The hardest part of the day was climbing back up Drizzlepuss...scary!
Mooner - Oct 29, 2010 4:53 am
Up I Go07/31/2010 via CMC route with arete variation with Brain.
08/10/2015 via CMC with Elise (@roundtheworldgirl), Sam and Natasha
GrumpyJohn - Aug 30, 2010 10:01 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2010
Fun!Got off route and ended up climbing the West Horn, but that just made it all the more memorable. The climb up and out over Drizzlepuss was a blast! More fun than climbing Moran.
MichaelJ - Aug 30, 2010 11:02 am Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2010
South Buttress RightTwo days after soloing the CMC (kayak to summit in 4 hours) I came back with Sarah and we did the SBR in the same amount of time. I thought the crux was pretty hard, more 11+ than 11-. It's a very good route, though it doesn't make my personal top ten. The rap line is pretty involved and be prepared to leave tat if a rat's nest of rotting cord bothers you. A really good topo for the rap line can be found in the Teton select book.
michellen - May 6, 2010 5:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
CMCBeautiful mountain--canoe, hike and climb--fun stuff.
lunkerjunker - Apr 14, 2010 5:21 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2009
CMCClimbed the CMC route twice in the last 2 years. In 2008 while camped at the cmc camp, the worst thunderstorm I have ever been in was raging most of the night. Intense to say the least.
We lucked out the next day as it was clear sky and sunshine. In 2009 perfect weather. Both years we were the only party on the route.
Awesome mountian.
Mlasky - Mar 13, 2010 10:25 pm Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2000
Summit with a LakeOne of the best things about this summit was the combined hike, canoe, hike, mountaineer, reverse all mix.
builttospill - Feb 5, 2010 3:05 am Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2008
CMCClimbed this one with Andinistaloco a few years back. We canoed across in the afternoon and camped at the lake rather than slogging up to the high camp with heavy packs on our weak, recently injured ankles. The next day was both awesome (a great route!) and unpleasant (a long day of 6,000+ feet up and down that was hell by the end). We had a couple victory shots, I took a dip in the lake and we passed out and canoed back the next morning.
One of the best climbs out there, especially for such easy climbing.
marauders - Aug 26, 2009 12:06 am Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009
CMCI loved this route! Easy climbing with stunning scenery, in fact the best scenery I've experienced in this range so far. I really liked the canoe aspect as well, I nice twist to the typically approach slog on post peaks.
peakmind - Mar 21, 2009 12:21 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 1997
Moran and The GrandDid the approach via hike...didn't know where to get a canoe. It was a jungle death-march. Reached the summit on the following day before the weather turned. Beaten by hail on the return to camp. Big lesson learned: always get the canoe!
Ted Eliason - Jan 16, 2009 6:02 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 1994
Skillet GlacierAt the time, first scary solo ascent on snow. Canoeing in a whiteout on lake jackson, bumping into a moose on the bushwhack approach, tumbling in scree, and then suprised to be at the top.
dfrancom - Oct 20, 2008 2:18 pm
CMCThe climb was awesome.. and info on your page was really helpful
skunk ape - Oct 4, 2008 4:00 pm
Skillet GlacierNice ski from the top!
Andinistaloco - Aug 6, 2008 2:21 am
CMCDid this one with that speedy kid below me. Hundreds of feet of easy fifth-class rock... my favorite. The plod up wasn't delightful but the incredible weather, great views, and superb climbing made this one of the best climbs at that grade that I've been on.
Anneka - Feb 19, 2008 7:20 pm
Girl's day on the CMCGreat climb with my friend Katie. Good weather, good times.
merrill - Feb 8, 2008 3:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2007
CMCAwesome campsite. Climbed with 2 other parties. My partner Matt did his first ever rock lead. Drizzlepuss was definitely fun on the way down the mountain. Matt dropped his ATC twice! The first was just as we got out on the CMC face and it stopped bouncing within a rope's length stopping just shy of the Hanging Glacier. The second was in the notch between Drizzlepuss and the CMC face and it bounced down right toward me so I was able to grab it.
TetonJimmy - Sep 27, 2007 3:50 am Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2007
CMCGreat climb!!! Simul-climbed the face in three huge pitches. Easy downclimb to rappel anchors. 21 hours of effort round trip in two days.
Summit Panorama video
Drizzlepuss Summit Video at sunrise
Tom Fralich - Aug 9, 2007 10:41 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2007
CMC Route (solo)Did the canoe across String and Leigh Lakes and hiked up to CMC camp with Mary on August 6. We got hailed on in the Falling Ice Glacier drainage, but made it to camp pretty easily and had the place to ourselves. I started for the summit at 6AM while Mary waited in camp, wanting no more of the Teton talus and scree. The downclimbing from Drizzlepuss was steep, but once I was on the face, I made good progress, reaching the summit at 9AM. The descent was a bit tedious and I made 3 rappels from fixed anchors. Back to camp at 12:45PM and then down to the canoe and back to the Climber's Ranch at 6:30PM. Nice climb, alone on a huge mountain.
reboyles - Jul 30, 2007 7:40 am
Mt MoranWe climbed the Blackfin route and the Direct S. Butress. The Direct is a classic, indeed.
gato - Jul 10, 2007 6:45 pm Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2007
DSB to the summitIncredible two days of weather on a remote and committing route made this a truly memorable experience. The rock goes on and on and on and on.....you get the idea. One of the top routes I've done, and an incredible experience.