Summitted with a friend via Beaver Basin. The usual outstanding La Sal views. Waas is especially impressive from the summits of neighboring Castle and La Sal peaks.
Camped near Dan's Lake and drove our vehicles up to the end of the road (nasty 4WD). A snow cornice remained at the saddle but could be worked around on its eastern end. A great viewpoint for viewing the rest of the La Sals and looking down into the Canyonlands and Arches areas. I was accompanied by my son in law Andrew Davis and Dennis Poulin
Route Climbed: Beaver Basin Date Climbed: September 1, 2003
I had failed again on this one in July, because I didn't bring an adequate map and chose to mix two routes that I wasn't a bit familiar with.
This time, I biked up Beaver Basin, and parked near some rusty mechanical debris around 10,500 feet. The hike up was simple and direct up to the saddle to the SW of Waas. I met a guy that I had talked with on the previous visit to Waas earlier in the season. I had a nap at the summit, and awoke to hundreds of crows (or some other large black birds) circling the mountain. UH Oh...The ride down was terrific. The next best thing to a hot-tub after a long ride/hike is a ride down that doesn't require pedaling. Go figure.
Route Climbed: Beaver Basin - Direct Date Climbed: Sept. 28th 2003
Camped at Beaver Basin and started the climb to Waas and then along the ridge hitting Green, Pilot than Manns. Completed the trek over to Tomasaki and back to Manns.
Vagabond Manifesto - Oct 23, 2006 9:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2006
Say Waa...Summitted with a friend via Beaver Basin. The usual outstanding La Sal views. Waas is especially impressive from the summits of neighboring Castle and La Sal peaks.
Dennis Poulin - Jul 24, 2005 10:17 pm
Route Climbed: Beaver Basin Date Climbed: 6 July 2005Great climb. Still some patches of snow. The last 3 miles of road was brutal.
Dean - Jul 9, 2005 9:20 pm
Route Climbed: Beaver Basin Date Climbed: 7-6-05Camped near Dan's Lake and drove our vehicles up to the end of the road (nasty 4WD). A snow cornice remained at the saddle but could be worked around on its eastern end. A great viewpoint for viewing the rest of the La Sals and looking down into the Canyonlands and Arches areas. I was accompanied by my son in law Andrew Davis and Dennis Poulin
nebben - Apr 9, 2005 6:37 pm
Route Climbed: Beaver Basin Date Climbed: September 1, 2003I had failed again on this one in July, because I didn't bring an adequate map and chose to mix two routes that I wasn't a bit familiar with.
This time, I biked up Beaver Basin, and parked near some rusty mechanical debris around 10,500 feet. The hike up was simple and direct up to the saddle to the SW of Waas. I met a guy that I had talked with on the previous visit to Waas earlier in the season. I had a nap at the summit, and awoke to hundreds of crows (or some other large black birds) circling the mountain. UH Oh...The ride down was terrific. The next best thing to a hot-tub after a long ride/hike is a ride down that doesn't require pedaling. Go figure.
rmjwinters - Oct 6, 2003 1:32 pm
Route Climbed: Warner Lake Date Climbed: June 2003I climbed Waas in June via Warner Lake and JackAss Pass.
grandwazoo - Oct 1, 2003 7:42 am
Route Climbed: Beaver Basin - Direct Date Climbed: Sept. 28th 2003Camped at Beaver Basin and started the climb to Waas and then along the ridge hitting Green, Pilot than Manns. Completed the trek over to Tomasaki and back to Manns.