Sweet climb in perfect weather. 12:43 roundtrip.
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ckerth - Apr 4, 2008 1:48 am Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2007
West Face
Came from Shepard's pass. Climbed Tyndall the previous day.
engineer charley - Feb 28, 2008 1:56 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007
West Face
Man, finally made it up this big thing, with kk6yb, Dan, and Mike. After two previous trips up the Shepherd Pass, once to look at and walk away from Williamson, once to climb Tyndall, it was good to finally make it up (and back). The bowl is quite a trudge, and the chimney gave me a challenge trying to reach holds my 3 taller companions had no trouble with. But, wow! My 3rd 14er.
travelin_light - Feb 23, 2008 7:46 pm Date Climbed: Feb 14, 2008
Northeast Ridge
The climb and descent was completed over four days in winter with my good buddy Kostas Stamatiou. Passing the horns was the hardest part. This route made me really hungry for like two weeks.
bighornmonkey - Feb 11, 2008 1:00 pm Date Climbed: May 15, 2005
Done...
Climbed once from Shepherd's pass and once from Bair's creek. IMHO, the toughest 14er in california.
jimegan - Feb 6, 2008 8:27 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2001
MT WILLIAMSON
CLIMBED WITH LVMC MEMBERS PAUL, XAVIER, AND JILL FROM BASE CAMP AT SHEPARDS PASS
Shirley Lam - Jan 30, 2008 9:38 pm Date Climbed: May 15, 2005
Three times a charm!
From Shepherd's Pass: Almost turned back just below the summit because it was getting late and had no idea how much further it would be. Good thing my partner had gone ahead and radio-ed that I was only 10 minutes away and to keep going!
South Fork: route finding is a little tricky, especially in winter, but I prefer it over the Sheep's Pass route by far!
steve_hiebert - Jan 8, 2008 7:57 pm Date Climbed: May 23, 1992
West Face
One of my very first Sierra climbs. I remember lots of snow and good conditions for kicking steps. Great views - great mountain.
lefty - Oct 25, 2007 12:11 am Date Climbed: May 27, 2007
West Face
There was very little snow to contend with on this Memorial Day summit.
jonhersh - Jul 16, 2007 10:39 am Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
West Face
Really lucked out on the weather. Temps were nice and cool on the hike in and out. Climbing the chute was a bit tedious, but the class 3 at the end was fun.
mybackyard - Jul 16, 2007 7:12 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2007
West Face, Fri the 13th
A fun climb after a hellish approach. Secor's route accross the bowl is easy to find. Just stay between the two lakes and head for the North shore of the highest lake. At about 11am, after my descent, I saw two guys starting the same route. One of them later got off route and fell, breaking his arm and recieving a nasty gash across his forehead. On the way back to camp, I scrambled up Tyndall's North Rib which was a very cool climb.
Fred Bagni - Jul 11, 2007 4:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007
West Face
That's one long hike. I thought the bowl would be a lot flatter - was I wrong... I'm glad the fires and smoke stayed away from us. Good climb with ChuckO. Excellent views and a great campsite by the pass.
psuthe - Jul 6, 2007 10:55 am Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007
The bowl kills
Great peak, the chute wasn't bad at all (except that it's at alltitude), but the bowl completely deflated my enthusaism...it's not hard, it just wears on you.
Enough with the boulders! Wow that's a lot of rocks, and what were the engineers of the Shepards Pass Trail thinking? Nevertheless, awesome peak; worth the effort.
kk6yb - Jun 26, 2007 11:28 am Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007
West Face
We camped by the lake closest to the black stain on the west face. On Saturday we climbed up the chute and chimney. The class 3 chimney was challenging and fun for someone who has barely done any class 3 before.
kolbi2112 - Jun 23, 2007 12:44 am Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2007
West Face
Made a solo attempt on the west face but came up short. Might give it another shot before July 15. There's still plenty of water on the way to the pass, and some snow right before the top of the pass but no big deal if you're going up late in the day.
Dave S - Jun 21, 2007 2:06 am Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2006
West Face
Climbed with JG after camping at Shepard Pass.
Guilty - May 31, 2007 5:50 pm Date Climbed: May 27, 2007
West Face
From Anvil camp, solo hike/climb the West Face Route. The chute was relatively free of snow/ice and progress very fast to the summit, then to Tyndall to finish the day. Brought my skis up by Anvil camp, but not enough snow to ski.
boogie0069 - May 23, 2007 4:34 pm Date Climbed: May 5, 2007
George Creek
5 day trip up George Creek. Yes, it is a serious bushwhack. If you're wearing shorts, expect blood. Bear-ravaged Marijuana farm at 7,000 feet! First camp at 7900 feet, second camp at 11200. 4 nights with no tent and 10 degree temps/snow storm. First attempt thwarted by high winds. Summited on Cinco de Mayo. Talus scramble was most difficult part. Thanks to whoever cut steps up the bowl the previous weekend. Great view, crappy register.
Bob Burd - May 16, 2007 1:11 pm Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2007
George Creek
Dayhiked with Glenn Gookin in a not-too-shabby 13.5hrs. His brother Sam was with us, but stopped just above the SE Slopes. Matthew H. and Eric G. joined us for most of the way, but split off to climb Barnard. Trip Report
Pantilat - Apr 16, 2008 2:43 pm Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2008
North Fork Bairs CreekSweet climb in perfect weather. 12:43 roundtrip.
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ckerth - Apr 4, 2008 1:48 am Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2007
West FaceCame from Shepard's pass. Climbed Tyndall the previous day.
engineer charley - Feb 28, 2008 1:56 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007
West FaceMan, finally made it up this big thing, with kk6yb, Dan, and Mike. After two previous trips up the Shepherd Pass, once to look at and walk away from Williamson, once to climb Tyndall, it was good to finally make it up (and back). The bowl is quite a trudge, and the chimney gave me a challenge trying to reach holds my 3 taller companions had no trouble with. But, wow! My 3rd 14er.
travelin_light - Feb 23, 2008 7:46 pm Date Climbed: Feb 14, 2008
Northeast RidgeThe climb and descent was completed over four days in winter with my good buddy Kostas Stamatiou. Passing the horns was the hardest part. This route made me really hungry for like two weeks.
bighornmonkey - Feb 11, 2008 1:00 pm Date Climbed: May 15, 2005
Done...Climbed once from Shepherd's pass and once from Bair's creek. IMHO, the toughest 14er in california.
jimegan - Feb 6, 2008 8:27 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2001
MT WILLIAMSONCLIMBED WITH LVMC MEMBERS PAUL, XAVIER, AND JILL FROM BASE CAMP AT SHEPARDS PASS
Shirley Lam - Jan 30, 2008 9:38 pm Date Climbed: May 15, 2005
Three times a charm!From Shepherd's Pass: Almost turned back just below the summit because it was getting late and had no idea how much further it would be. Good thing my partner had gone ahead and radio-ed that I was only 10 minutes away and to keep going!
South Fork: route finding is a little tricky, especially in winter, but I prefer it over the Sheep's Pass route by far!
steve_hiebert - Jan 8, 2008 7:57 pm Date Climbed: May 23, 1992
West FaceOne of my very first Sierra climbs. I remember lots of snow and good conditions for kicking steps. Great views - great mountain.
lefty - Oct 25, 2007 12:11 am Date Climbed: May 27, 2007
West FaceThere was very little snow to contend with on this Memorial Day summit.
jonhersh - Jul 16, 2007 10:39 am Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
West FaceReally lucked out on the weather. Temps were nice and cool on the hike in and out. Climbing the chute was a bit tedious, but the class 3 at the end was fun.
mybackyard - Jul 16, 2007 7:12 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2007
West Face, Fri the 13thA fun climb after a hellish approach. Secor's route accross the bowl is easy to find. Just stay between the two lakes and head for the North shore of the highest lake. At about 11am, after my descent, I saw two guys starting the same route. One of them later got off route and fell, breaking his arm and recieving a nasty gash across his forehead. On the way back to camp, I scrambled up Tyndall's North Rib which was a very cool climb.
Fred Bagni - Jul 11, 2007 4:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007
West FaceThat's one long hike. I thought the bowl would be a lot flatter - was I wrong... I'm glad the fires and smoke stayed away from us. Good climb with ChuckO. Excellent views and a great campsite by the pass.
psuthe - Jul 6, 2007 10:55 am Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007
The bowl killsGreat peak, the chute wasn't bad at all (except that it's at alltitude), but the bowl completely deflated my enthusaism...it's not hard, it just wears on you.
skotty - Jul 3, 2007 3:08 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2007
No more rocks pleaseEnough with the boulders! Wow that's a lot of rocks, and what were the engineers of the Shepards Pass Trail thinking? Nevertheless, awesome peak; worth the effort.
kk6yb - Jun 26, 2007 11:28 am Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007
West FaceWe camped by the lake closest to the black stain on the west face. On Saturday we climbed up the chute and chimney. The class 3 chimney was challenging and fun for someone who has barely done any class 3 before.
kolbi2112 - Jun 23, 2007 12:44 am Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2007
West FaceMade a solo attempt on the west face but came up short. Might give it another shot before July 15. There's still plenty of water on the way to the pass, and some snow right before the top of the pass but no big deal if you're going up late in the day.
Dave S - Jun 21, 2007 2:06 am Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2006
West FaceClimbed with JG after camping at Shepard Pass.
Guilty - May 31, 2007 5:50 pm Date Climbed: May 27, 2007
West FaceFrom Anvil camp, solo hike/climb the West Face Route. The chute was relatively free of snow/ice and progress very fast to the summit, then to Tyndall to finish the day. Brought my skis up by Anvil camp, but not enough snow to ski.
boogie0069 - May 23, 2007 4:34 pm Date Climbed: May 5, 2007
George Creek5 day trip up George Creek. Yes, it is a serious bushwhack. If you're wearing shorts, expect blood. Bear-ravaged Marijuana farm at 7,000 feet! First camp at 7900 feet, second camp at 11200. 4 nights with no tent and 10 degree temps/snow storm. First attempt thwarted by high winds. Summited on Cinco de Mayo. Talus scramble was most difficult part. Thanks to whoever cut steps up the bowl the previous weekend. Great view, crappy register.
Bob Burd - May 16, 2007 1:11 pm Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2007
George CreekDayhiked with Glenn Gookin in a not-too-shabby 13.5hrs. His brother Sam was with us, but stopped just above the SE Slopes. Matthew H. and Eric G. joined us for most of the way, but split off to climb Barnard. Trip Report