highest summit block/pinnacle on Mt. Shuksan?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:53 am
I'm wondering if some kind soul out there may be able to shed some light or clarify something that's been on my mind for a few months.
Last June I climbed Mt. Shuksan in a snow cloud. We climbed to the top of the eastern most pinnacle of the four very top summit pinnacles. Judging by other pictures and video it looks like the summit pinnacle we were on is considered the highest, but I could swear the 2 western most pinnacles were at least as high as ours (or higher). No guide book or internet search turned up a distinction. Does anybody out there know which summit block/pinnacle is truly the highest on Mt. Shuksan. I've included a picture I took from the "top" of Shuksan.
You can see the two other summits to the west that I'm inquiring about. Can anybody out there tell me if I was standing on the very top?
Here's a link to the photo: http://www.summitpost.org/image/596245/Mount-Shuksan-Summit.html
I'd appreciate any information provided. Thanks!
Last June I climbed Mt. Shuksan in a snow cloud. We climbed to the top of the eastern most pinnacle of the four very top summit pinnacles. Judging by other pictures and video it looks like the summit pinnacle we were on is considered the highest, but I could swear the 2 western most pinnacles were at least as high as ours (or higher). No guide book or internet search turned up a distinction. Does anybody out there know which summit block/pinnacle is truly the highest on Mt. Shuksan. I've included a picture I took from the "top" of Shuksan.
You can see the two other summits to the west that I'm inquiring about. Can anybody out there tell me if I was standing on the very top?
Here's a link to the photo: http://www.summitpost.org/image/596245/Mount-Shuksan-Summit.html
I'd appreciate any information provided. Thanks!