Northwest Ridge Climber's Log

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MattDaddy56

MattDaddy56 - Oct 17, 2018 12:26 am Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2018

Finally climbed North Peak NW Ridge  Sucess!

Nice solo climb on a 4th class ridge, pretty exposed in some spots. A lot of wind today, cold temps and some snow and ice. A great day outing though.

renzo

renzo - Sep 3, 2018 8:48 am Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2018

North Peak - NW Ridge  Sucess!

Three notches only tricky parts. First two generally have short/simple climbs into the notch and back out if you scout a little to the left (SE side). Last one did the downclimb on the right (NW side), then shuffled back up into the notch to find a short/easy climb to regain the ridge.

After that is most exposed but very secure section to gain summit plateau. Descent via SW slopes was more of a slog than I expected. Maybe I was just out of shape though..

mtnpanda

mtnpanda - Aug 3, 2018 9:20 pm Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2018

Solo YOLO  Sucess!

Damn good climb, quality flakes. Stayed on the ridge with the exception of the last gap - down climbed the 4th class to the right.

Descent was meh, lots of boulder hopping. Sobering, given that this was the same day as the Conness soloing accident.

markvictor - Oct 4, 2017 6:01 pm Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2017

October Solo  Sucess!

From Saddlebag on, I saw no one all day. Ice and snow from a couple weeks ago had partially stuck to the trail as well as to the ridge, but was passable. I counted more gaps in the ridge than the two mentioned in the SP route description, altho no workaround was harder than class 4. No "jumping gaps" for this old guy. Lots of snow in the gaps but not a problem. The steepest part of the ridge is super straightforward and solid, lots of fun and air. The upper talus field had many patches of mostly avoidable snow. It was cold and I didn't want my socks wet. You can see Saddlebag from the descent saddle, and what ends up being more or less a beeline for the lake works pretty well, or did for me in October. A great scramble for a brokedown rock climber.

WayneFry

WayneFry - Oct 16, 2012 1:09 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2012

NW Ridge  Sucess!

Great scramble. Climbed this route with two other climbers (Scott and Rob). Good challenge at the second impasse and a great summit view.

Vitaliy M.

Vitaliy M. - Aug 22, 2011 6:26 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2011

NW ridge  Sucess!

Fun solo after hiking up to Shepherd Crest for some views from across

9/17/2011 Link up of NW ridge with North ridge of Conness and West ridge of Conness...great day out

rhyang

rhyang - Sep 17, 2010 1:27 am Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2010

Fun scrambling  Sucess!

Nice outing from Saddlebag Lake on a beautiful day !

granjero

granjero - Sep 9, 2009 9:30 pm

Enjoyable!  Sucess!

Very fun cruise!

Sam Roberts

Sam Roberts - Aug 29, 2009 12:16 am Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2009

Fun climb  Sucess!

Fun morning scramble on good rock. Too bad it isn't longer...

Misha

Misha - Aug 16, 2009 6:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009

Again  Sucess!

Linked up NW Ridge of North Peak with North Ridge of Conness (second time). With Mike who had his first free solo experience. Cloudless and beautiful day

haishan

haishan - Sep 7, 2008 6:49 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2008

Solo traverse w/ Conness  Sucess!

Great route - beautiful rock with exciting exposure... technical section much shorter than expected.

dubhunter

dubhunter - Aug 20, 2008 2:46 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2008

3 Route Solo Linkup  Sucess!

Soloed with Miguel. First Sierra climb ever. Warmup rout of our North Peak NW Ridge -> Conness N Ridge -> Conness W Ridge linkup (all 3 routes in just under 11 hrs car-to-car). First Sierra climbing day!

forjan

forjan - Aug 18, 2008 3:39 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2008

Part of 3 routes day  Sucess!

Warmed up on North Peak's NW Ridge as part of our 3 routes day link-up: NW Ridge North Peak --> North Ridge Conness --> West Ridge Conness. Climbed with Will. We started just before 6:00AM at Saddlebag Lake and summited North Peak by ~ 8:40AM.

danman3156

danman3156 - Jul 31, 2008 1:13 am Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2008

Fun Scramble  Sucess!

Fun climb, great addition to the north ridge of Conness. It also has some exciting gap jumps.

Nefsek

Nefsek - Jul 28, 2008 12:53 am Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2008

Fun route!  Sucess!

First time dealing with such exposure, awesome time. Wish we could've hit Conness afterwards...

bighornmonkey

bighornmonkey - Jul 9, 2008 11:26 pm Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2008

Done...  Sucess!

Started with this short route and followed with the North ridge of Conness. The technical section is fairly short and involved some big jumps in order to clear gaps. Fun route though.

bearbnz

bearbnz - Sep 1, 2006 2:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2006

Fun scramble  Sucess!

A fun scramble, climbed with D-Rod and ScottyS. It would be nice if the technical section were a bit longer, it was quite entertaining, steep but manageable.

Misha

Misha - Aug 28, 2006 4:28 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2006

Warm-up  Sucess!

Warmed-up on NW Ridge for the solo of North Ridge of Conness. Good climbing with a couple of interesting moments. I just wish that it was longer and more technical :)

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