lefty - Mar 21, 2009 2:44 pm Date Climbed: Mar 18, 2009
Crescent Moon Couloir
Great weather and solid conditions made this a really fun climb. It was steep but no protection required.
mthomas - Mar 14, 2009 8:35 pm Date Climbed: Nov 12, 2001
My first alpine climb and backcountry ski trip
My first trip on backcountry skis, from Carsons pass to just below the rocky summit, then a scramble to the top, which felt a lot more than a scramble to me at the time. Trip was with Doug Robinson
Eastern crag is worth traversing over to and is a fun little class 3 climb
wmolland - Feb 3, 2009 6:12 pm Date Climbed: Jan 31, 2009
West Ridge
A fun and relatively easy peak even in the winter time. Good skiing from the saddle back to Lake Winnemucca.
selinunte01 - Dec 11, 2008 6:49 am Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008
Stormy but sunny day
Beautiful dayhike from Woods lake to Round Top Lake and summit, descent via Winnemucca Lake. Perfect sunny day, great views. Very strong winds at the summit ridge, it was difficult to stay upright.
Noondueler - Nov 6, 2008 2:40 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2007
Big storm front
to the east made for good photos. Also in '97
Wallylongridge - Nov 4, 2008 8:56 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2008
4x
I have now done this peak in all the seasons.
i think the first time was the year Kirkwood got 880" of snow (82)
biz - Sep 22, 2008 2:57 am Date Climbed: May 3, 2008
Crescent Moon Couloir
Brought a rope but never felt the need to use it. It did get a little steep and rocky at the top though. Nice class 3 at the summit. Loved every bit of it! Boot skied on the descent.
I climbed Round Top many times and it was always great. Awesome views from the top on a clear day. The last bit up from Round Top Lake looks a little bit intimidating but it's a really fun rock scramble. I'd like to go back though and do it when there is a lot of snow on top (crampons, ice axe).
What a great mountain!
I totally recommend Round Top in the snow. It is a great mountain to play on, and place to practice snow travel and polish your rescue skills. Last spring some friends and I snow shoed up to the summit, and on our way down I just was overwhelmed by the urge to sit and slide down the mountain...without any way to self-arrest I should add (not too smart). There was this beautiful line that had a really long run out free of rocks or trees, and I decided to just take off my snow shoes and go. I remember sliding down -fast-, and suddenly I thought, "I am going really fast!" The next thing I knew all of this snow comes over me like a wave, and then I was at the bottom and able to get control. As I sat there laughing uncontrollably, covered head to toe in snow, my friend ran over to me laughing and pointing back at my direction of travel. I turned around and looked, and saw where I began sliding down, then there was about 30 feet of nothing, and then you could see where I made contact with the snow again (hence the snow wave). This was definitely not one of my finer moments, and I really do know better...but there is something about tapping into that inner five-year old, being stupid and having fun...and this mountain always taps into that child.
Sienna - Sep 5, 2008 6:56 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2001
My favorite Mountain
I cannot count how many times I have sat on the summit of Round Top. No matter the time of year, time of day, or type of travel (scrambling, hiking skiing, running), I have enjoyed every moment. I even had one friend accuse me of building mini-Round Tops in my back yard.
jboldt1971 - Aug 21, 2008 1:45 pm Date Climbed: May 25, 1996
Ski Crescent Moon Couloir
Quite a climb. Ice axe and crampons. The last section is pretty steep. Coming down was incredible. It looks like you'll ski right into Lake Winnemucca. I've also climbed the West Ridge.
BSPclimber - Aug 8, 2008 4:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2008
West Ridge
With my son. A great hike/scramble. Started at 8am. Went all the way to Round Top Lake, then up to the saddle. Very fun scrambling from there, we went up the middle of the west ridge to the west summit. On the way down we found the use trail that heads toward Winnemucca Lake so probably saved a half mile. Didn't see anyone on the way up or back until Winnemucca Lake, then then we must have passed 50+ people from there back to the car. Beautiful day, very clear and mild temps with little wind. Up in just over 2 hours, back down in 1:25. Drove all the way back home, made for a LONG day! Great day and trip.
Hiked up from Carson Pass on a beautiful clear day. The true summit block seemed dangerous, but I made it.
colinr - Jun 28, 2008 2:32 am Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2008
West Ridge
I started out at Caples Lake Resort, where my folks had rented a cabin. I walked to Woods Lake TH and then took the trail up to Winnemuca Lake, then cut over to the area above Round Top Lake. I hiked up to the saddle in the ridge between Round Top and The Sisters, then went around the backside and alternated between scree slogging and scrambling to reach the summit. The views were nice, but all but the immediate area was obscured or blocked by smoke from all the CA fires. I finished the Woods Lake loop and then walked back to CL Resort. A drive or ride to and from the trailhead would have been worth it to save time and energy for more hikes. I'll have to return on a clear day!
Dean - Jun 25, 2008 7:33 am Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2008
West Ridge
Went to the west summit and over to the gap between the west and east. East summit looked more than a class 3 and with the crappy loose scree, I opted to save the east summit for another day. My partner Dennis went up it and felt it was definitely more class 4 / 5 like on the route he chose. We had done Hawkins Peak in the morning and this was our afternoon treat. Hiked through lots of snow via the Round Top Lake trail. I'll need to go back and finish this one sometime.
requiem - May 5, 2008 12:23 am Date Climbed: May 3, 2008
my first couloir
beautiful, clear, warm day with blinding but crusty snow until we reached the foot of the couloir, when it clouded over. crusty snow in the chute but a little thin at the top of the right fork, see squishy's and rhyang's signage below... fun and rewarding!
Adamus - Apr 8, 2008 6:43 am Date Climbed: Apr 6, 2008
Wesat Ridge
Tagged Elephant's Back and continued on to the west ridge. Was going to climb the Crescent Moon, but I opted out due to my normal late start of 1pm. Snow was perfect for the most part for walking. Just a little give. The upper slopes were hard packed wind deposit so it was smooth and somewhat slippery, but too compact to kick steps into. Used my axe plenty to help me up, but no need for crampons. Only cold because of the wind.
kovarpa - Apr 8, 2008 1:11 am Date Climbed: Apr 6, 2008
Did the couloir proper (right fork) - ok conditions until the last and steepest part : thin snow over slabs, forcing some moves to find thicker snow and holds on the rock. Mixed climbing moves in these conditions with a gimpy left leg made things verrry spicy.
Otherwise, pretty nice weather - cool and breezy. Not much snow at all on West Ridge descent, but enough below north face to allow for nice glissades :)
Summit register needs new notebook !
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Route climbed: West Ridge
Date climbed: 1-Jan-2007
Just wanted to stretch my legs... On the approach I could see winds howling up over the summit and clouds coming up from the east side. The wind continued, but as I got to the saddle the clouds dissipated. I traded snowshoes for crampons and about 200' below the west ridge the wind died down, perhaps because the wind was coming from the east. Seemingly miraculous ...
Cold windy day but ended up being clear in the afternoon. A couple of class 3 moves made spicier by wet rock and snow.
lefty - Mar 21, 2009 2:44 pm Date Climbed: Mar 18, 2009
Crescent Moon CouloirGreat weather and solid conditions made this a really fun climb. It was steep but no protection required.
mthomas - Mar 14, 2009 8:35 pm Date Climbed: Nov 12, 2001
My first alpine climb and backcountry ski tripMy first trip on backcountry skis, from Carsons pass to just below the rocky summit, then a scramble to the top, which felt a lot more than a scramble to me at the time. Trip was with Doug Robinson
citadel07 - Mar 2, 2009 5:45 pm
Really windyEastern crag is worth traversing over to and is a fun little class 3 climb
wmolland - Feb 3, 2009 6:12 pm Date Climbed: Jan 31, 2009
West RidgeA fun and relatively easy peak even in the winter time. Good skiing from the saddle back to Lake Winnemucca.
selinunte01 - Dec 11, 2008 6:49 am Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008
Stormy but sunny dayBeautiful dayhike from Woods lake to Round Top Lake and summit, descent via Winnemucca Lake. Perfect sunny day, great views. Very strong winds at the summit ridge, it was difficult to stay upright.
Noondueler - Nov 6, 2008 2:40 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2007
Big storm frontto the east made for good photos. Also in '97
Wallylongridge - Nov 4, 2008 8:56 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2008
4xI have now done this peak in all the seasons.
i think the first time was the year Kirkwood got 880" of snow (82)
biz - Sep 22, 2008 2:57 am Date Climbed: May 3, 2008
Crescent Moon CouloirBrought a rope but never felt the need to use it. It did get a little steep and rocky at the top though. Nice class 3 at the summit. Loved every bit of it! Boot skied on the descent.
mstender - Sep 9, 2008 11:24 am
M y favorite mountain too!I climbed Round Top many times and it was always great. Awesome views from the top on a clear day. The last bit up from Round Top Lake looks a little bit intimidating but it's a really fun rock scramble. I'd like to go back though and do it when there is a lot of snow on top (crampons, ice axe).
What a great mountain!
Sienna - Sep 11, 2008 1:06 pm
Re: M y favorite mountain too!I totally recommend Round Top in the snow. It is a great mountain to play on, and place to practice snow travel and polish your rescue skills. Last spring some friends and I snow shoed up to the summit, and on our way down I just was overwhelmed by the urge to sit and slide down the mountain...without any way to self-arrest I should add (not too smart). There was this beautiful line that had a really long run out free of rocks or trees, and I decided to just take off my snow shoes and go. I remember sliding down -fast-, and suddenly I thought, "I am going really fast!" The next thing I knew all of this snow comes over me like a wave, and then I was at the bottom and able to get control. As I sat there laughing uncontrollably, covered head to toe in snow, my friend ran over to me laughing and pointing back at my direction of travel. I turned around and looked, and saw where I began sliding down, then there was about 30 feet of nothing, and then you could see where I made contact with the snow again (hence the snow wave). This was definitely not one of my finer moments, and I really do know better...but there is something about tapping into that inner five-year old, being stupid and having fun...and this mountain always taps into that child.
Sienna - Sep 5, 2008 6:56 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2001
My favorite MountainI cannot count how many times I have sat on the summit of Round Top. No matter the time of year, time of day, or type of travel (scrambling, hiking skiing, running), I have enjoyed every moment. I even had one friend accuse me of building mini-Round Tops in my back yard.
jboldt1971 - Aug 21, 2008 1:45 pm Date Climbed: May 25, 1996
Ski Crescent Moon CouloirQuite a climb. Ice axe and crampons. The last section is pretty steep. Coming down was incredible. It looks like you'll ski right into Lake Winnemucca. I've also climbed the West Ridge.
BSPclimber - Aug 8, 2008 4:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2008
West RidgeWith my son. A great hike/scramble. Started at 8am. Went all the way to Round Top Lake, then up to the saddle. Very fun scrambling from there, we went up the middle of the west ridge to the west summit. On the way down we found the use trail that heads toward Winnemucca Lake so probably saved a half mile. Didn't see anyone on the way up or back until Winnemucca Lake, then then we must have passed 50+ people from there back to the car. Beautiful day, very clear and mild temps with little wind. Up in just over 2 hours, back down in 1:25. Drove all the way back home, made for a LONG day! Great day and trip.
hgrapid - Jul 5, 2008 8:59 pm Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2008
True summit blockHiked up from Carson Pass on a beautiful clear day. The true summit block seemed dangerous, but I made it.
colinr - Jun 28, 2008 2:32 am Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2008
West RidgeI started out at Caples Lake Resort, where my folks had rented a cabin. I walked to Woods Lake TH and then took the trail up to Winnemuca Lake, then cut over to the area above Round Top Lake. I hiked up to the saddle in the ridge between Round Top and The Sisters, then went around the backside and alternated between scree slogging and scrambling to reach the summit. The views were nice, but all but the immediate area was obscured or blocked by smoke from all the CA fires. I finished the Woods Lake loop and then walked back to CL Resort. A drive or ride to and from the trailhead would have been worth it to save time and energy for more hikes. I'll have to return on a clear day!
Dean - Jun 25, 2008 7:33 am Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2008
West RidgeWent to the west summit and over to the gap between the west and east. East summit looked more than a class 3 and with the crappy loose scree, I opted to save the east summit for another day. My partner Dennis went up it and felt it was definitely more class 4 / 5 like on the route he chose. We had done Hawkins Peak in the morning and this was our afternoon treat. Hiked through lots of snow via the Round Top Lake trail. I'll need to go back and finish this one sometime.
requiem - May 5, 2008 12:23 am Date Climbed: May 3, 2008
my first couloirbeautiful, clear, warm day with blinding but crusty snow until we reached the foot of the couloir, when it clouded over. crusty snow in the chute but a little thin at the top of the right fork, see squishy's and rhyang's signage below... fun and rewarding!
Adamus - Apr 8, 2008 6:43 am Date Climbed: Apr 6, 2008
Wesat RidgeTagged Elephant's Back and continued on to the west ridge. Was going to climb the Crescent Moon, but I opted out due to my normal late start of 1pm. Snow was perfect for the most part for walking. Just a little give. The upper slopes were hard packed wind deposit so it was smooth and somewhat slippery, but too compact to kick steps into. Used my axe plenty to help me up, but no need for crampons. Only cold because of the wind.
kovarpa - Apr 8, 2008 1:11 am Date Climbed: Apr 6, 2008
CMC leftfun as always, with V. Skied back to Carson Pass.
rhyang - Apr 6, 2008 10:21 pm Date Climbed: Apr 5, 2008
Crescent Moon CouloirDid the couloir proper (right fork) - ok conditions until the last and steepest part : thin snow over slabs, forcing some moves to find thicker snow and holds on the rock. Mixed climbing moves in these conditions with a gimpy left leg made things verrry spicy.
Otherwise, pretty nice weather - cool and breezy. Not much snow at all on West Ridge descent, but enough below north face to allow for nice glissades :)
Summit register needs new notebook !
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Route climbed: West Ridge
Date climbed: 1-Jan-2007
Just wanted to stretch my legs... On the approach I could see winds howling up over the summit and clouds coming up from the east side. The wind continued, but as I got to the saddle the clouds dissipated. I traded snowshoes for crampons and about 200' below the west ridge the wind died down, perhaps because the wind was coming from the east. Seemingly miraculous ...
Cold windy day but ended up being clear in the afternoon. A couple of class 3 moves made spicier by wet rock and snow.
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Route climbed: Crescent Moon Couloir (left fork)
Date climbed: 22-April-2005