haha1 - Sep 17, 2013 11:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009
Nice!!
Nice hike. Beautiful view.
thexcat - Jun 22, 2013 1:08 pm Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2013
Lodgepole
Left SF at 3am and then ~6hrs ctc. No snow. Second attempt, first time thwarted by sketchy avy conditions.
SkyPilot84 - Jul 12, 2012 1:22 am Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2012
From Lodgepole
Dayhike via the Twin Lakes trail and Silliman Lake. About 5.5 hours round trip.
cab - Jun 4, 2012 10:34 am Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2012
Lodgepole
I really enjoyed the scenery and views on this hike once we got out of the trees and onto the slabs. Hardly any snow at all so no need for any traction devices. Fun climb!
GlennD - Jan 18, 2012 1:06 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2011
Great weekend
Hiked up to Silliman Lake the first day, camping out on the snow. Summited and hiked back the next morning. Watch out for the marmot that ripped into my buddy's backpack and my tent to eat our food while we were on the summit!
klotito - Oct 14, 2011 2:18 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2011
Fall Dayhike
Via Silliman Creek, the friction slabs, and Silliman Lake. An early winter storm about 1 week before my trip left things snowy and glorious. The gully was a little too steep to hike without crampons so I climbed the easy class 2 south slope to the summit ridge. Down-climbing the friction slabs was somewhat slow-going since all the rock was wet with snowmelt. Between the cross-country approach, 2,000 feet of sustained climbing on granite friction slabs, remote alpine lakes, and class 2 summit push this trip was a blast!
Niels79 - Jul 28, 2011 10:51 pm Date Climbed: Dec 27, 2010
Failed
Three feet of snow two days before the hike made it imposible for us to even get close to granit slabs... This was my 2nd attempt. The first attempt was on November 6th, but the weather suddenly changed and went all bad. While I was going up the granit slabs half of an inch of slush accumulated on the granit slabs which was just pure joy going down!
Planning to do a 3rd and hopefully last attempt in September
Beautiful solo day hike from Lodgepole Campground. Followed the standard trail up towards Twin Lakes to about 7,500' where the trail crosses Silliman Creek. Followed a use trail up to the friction slabs, then up to Silliman Lake. Had lunch, then up to unnamed lake at 10,400'. From here straight up tp summit. Beautiful views. Next Silliman summit will be across the tablelands from Moose Lake.
Hauled the skis up with Tom Becht, Jim Freeman, Erin Carper, and Jon Barbour. My first ski descent of a Sierra peak, and perfect corn conditions!!
limpingcrab - Mar 11, 2011 1:58 pm Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2010
Great Winter peak
Great day trip
mrchad9 - Jun 13, 2010 6:39 pm Date Climbed: May 11, 2008
South Slope
Great spring outing from Lodgepole, spent the night at Silliman Lake.
rhyang - Dec 20, 2009 11:48 am Date Climbed: Dec 19, 2009
South Slope
Snowshoed up from Lodgepole, snowcamped at 9300'.
Beautiful weather, great views. Summit register needs a new notebook.
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Also did this one in December 2005.
Bascuela - May 9, 2009 5:47 pm Date Climbed: May 11, 2010
2nd Attemp
May 09, 2009
When you reach your turn around time... you've reached your turn around time. Exhaustion after 7 hours up meant that last 150' was not going to happen. At least I have an excuse to go back now.
UPDATE May 11, 2010
Well, I went back. Took a buddy too. We made on a prefectly epic day. 6.5 hours to the top. Great views.
Alex Wood - Jul 27, 2008 1:10 am Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2008
So Close
Was on a trek with Boy Scouts, and I hiked from Twin Lakes right to the foot of Silliman at Little Lakes and took pictures of the route to show to the leaders to see if they would let me hike it.... and they said no... What a mountain, I will be back.
steve_hiebert - Jun 5, 2008 1:48 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006
South Slope (day hike)
I climbed Mt. Silliman solo via south slope starting from Wuksachi Lodge. It was a great day moving on generally nice snow conditions. The views to the big mountains to the east were impressive.
Matt Worster - Jun 2, 2008 4:59 pm Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008
Lodgepole day hike
2nd attempt, and it was much easier than the first! Teamed up with two friends and Vladislav. Great day. Discontinuous snow in the woods, we went up the exposed slabs and down the snow in great standing glissades.
Bob Burd - May 20, 2008 11:19 pm Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2008
From Lodgepole
Nice spring outing almost entirely on snow. Trip Report
robojeda - Jan 22, 2008 12:43 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2007
Nice Hike
Beautiful hike in. Nice bivy by the lake. Summit in the morning. A must for Sequoia climbers/hikers.
Stu Brandel - Nov 20, 2007 9:32 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 1996
Defeated
Was told by a ranger to continue the (very buggy) trail past the Silliman Lake valley to the valley that contains the Little Lakes and approach Silliman from there. Got up the glacier chute to the ridge but ran out of both ridge and time (would have to go down to go up, and I gave up). Returned down the Silliman lake valley. Beatiful primeval place.
HikingBoots - Sep 7, 2007 1:37 am Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007
Fun hike
Made it up with nice folks from the Sierra Club. Couldn't have done it without them.
haha1 - Sep 17, 2013 11:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009
Nice!!Nice hike. Beautiful view.
thexcat - Jun 22, 2013 1:08 pm Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2013
LodgepoleLeft SF at 3am and then ~6hrs ctc. No snow. Second attempt, first time thwarted by sketchy avy conditions.
SkyPilot84 - Jul 12, 2012 1:22 am Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2012
From LodgepoleDayhike via the Twin Lakes trail and Silliman Lake. About 5.5 hours round trip.
cab - Jun 4, 2012 10:34 am Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2012
LodgepoleI really enjoyed the scenery and views on this hike once we got out of the trees and onto the slabs. Hardly any snow at all so no need for any traction devices. Fun climb!
GlennD - Jan 18, 2012 1:06 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2011
Great weekendHiked up to Silliman Lake the first day, camping out on the snow. Summited and hiked back the next morning. Watch out for the marmot that ripped into my buddy's backpack and my tent to eat our food while we were on the summit!
klotito - Oct 14, 2011 2:18 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2011
Fall DayhikeVia Silliman Creek, the friction slabs, and Silliman Lake. An early winter storm about 1 week before my trip left things snowy and glorious. The gully was a little too steep to hike without crampons so I climbed the easy class 2 south slope to the summit ridge. Down-climbing the friction slabs was somewhat slow-going since all the rock was wet with snowmelt. Between the cross-country approach, 2,000 feet of sustained climbing on granite friction slabs, remote alpine lakes, and class 2 summit push this trip was a blast!
Niels79 - Jul 28, 2011 10:51 pm Date Climbed: Dec 27, 2010
FailedThree feet of snow two days before the hike made it imposible for us to even get close to granit slabs... This was my 2nd attempt. The first attempt was on November 6th, but the weather suddenly changed and went all bad. While I was going up the granit slabs half of an inch of slush accumulated on the granit slabs which was just pure joy going down!
Planning to do a 3rd and hopefully last attempt in September
EnFuego - Jul 3, 2011 5:49 pm Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2010
via Silliman CreekBeautiful solo day hike from Lodgepole Campground. Followed the standard trail up towards Twin Lakes to about 7,500' where the trail crosses Silliman Creek. Followed a use trail up to the friction slabs, then up to Silliman Lake. Had lunch, then up to unnamed lake at 10,400'. From here straight up tp summit. Beautiful views. Next Silliman summit will be across the tablelands from Moose Lake.
Princess Buttercup - Jun 1, 2011 11:17 pm Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2011
South Slope SkiHauled the skis up with Tom Becht, Jim Freeman, Erin Carper, and Jon Barbour. My first ski descent of a Sierra peak, and perfect corn conditions!!
limpingcrab - Mar 11, 2011 1:58 pm Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2010
Great Winter peakGreat day trip
mrchad9 - Jun 13, 2010 6:39 pm Date Climbed: May 11, 2008
South SlopeGreat spring outing from Lodgepole, spent the night at Silliman Lake.
rhyang - Dec 20, 2009 11:48 am Date Climbed: Dec 19, 2009
South SlopeSnowshoed up from Lodgepole, snowcamped at 9300'.
Beautiful weather, great views. Summit register needs a new notebook.
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Also did this one in December 2005.
Bascuela - May 9, 2009 5:47 pm Date Climbed: May 11, 2010
2nd AttempMay 09, 2009
When you reach your turn around time... you've reached your turn around time. Exhaustion after 7 hours up meant that last 150' was not going to happen. At least I have an excuse to go back now.
UPDATE May 11, 2010
Well, I went back. Took a buddy too. We made on a prefectly epic day. 6.5 hours to the top. Great views.
Alex Wood - Jul 27, 2008 1:10 am Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2008
So CloseWas on a trek with Boy Scouts, and I hiked from Twin Lakes right to the foot of Silliman at Little Lakes and took pictures of the route to show to the leaders to see if they would let me hike it.... and they said no... What a mountain, I will be back.
steve_hiebert - Jun 5, 2008 1:48 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006
South Slope (day hike)I climbed Mt. Silliman solo via south slope starting from Wuksachi Lodge. It was a great day moving on generally nice snow conditions. The views to the big mountains to the east were impressive.
Matt Worster - Jun 2, 2008 4:59 pm Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008
Lodgepole day hike2nd attempt, and it was much easier than the first! Teamed up with two friends and Vladislav. Great day. Discontinuous snow in the woods, we went up the exposed slabs and down the snow in great standing glissades.
Bob Burd - May 20, 2008 11:19 pm Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2008
From LodgepoleNice spring outing almost entirely on snow. Trip Report
robojeda - Jan 22, 2008 12:43 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2007
Nice HikeBeautiful hike in. Nice bivy by the lake. Summit in the morning. A must for Sequoia climbers/hikers.
Stu Brandel - Nov 20, 2007 9:32 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 1996
DefeatedWas told by a ranger to continue the (very buggy) trail past the Silliman Lake valley to the valley that contains the Little Lakes and approach Silliman from there. Got up the glacier chute to the ridge but ran out of both ridge and time (would have to go down to go up, and I gave up). Returned down the Silliman lake valley. Beatiful primeval place.
HikingBoots - Sep 7, 2007 1:37 am Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007
Fun hikeMade it up with nice folks from the Sierra Club. Couldn't have done it without them.