wmolland - Aug 19, 2021 9:38 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2021
Venusian Blind
Sweet climb up the exposed and fun arete with a run up to the summit after the technical climbing was done. Getting to the true summit is almost as exposed at the arete is, which is saying something.
CWessels - Aug 1, 2021 10:45 pm Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2020
SE Face
The various chutes that make up the entrance to the peak are steep, but composed of good, clean rock. This enabled me to get up and down very quickly. The summit ridge gave me pause, but it wasn't difficult. Good climb overall but not much that really stands out apart from the final short ridge.
Alex.k - Jun 23, 2018 10:39 am Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2018
Venusian Blind
First technical alpine route with Devyn
Deb - Jun 19, 2016 2:46 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2016
Contact Pass
Jim and I "enjoyed" Contact Crack and even more so the scary ass off-width crack to the summit block. Thank goodness there was an easier way down! Great snow conditions made the trek in and out pleasant. Ridiculous views from summit!
Car to car. Got off route and ended up doing some much harder climbing. A long day but great route. Must go back and do the Sun Ribbon and Dark Star.
Fairweather - Oct 23, 2015 11:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 1988
Sun Ribbon Arete
Unbelievable arete. Great day with Mark. Tyrolean Traverse took awhile to set up - until we tried throwing 2 coils at the block at the same time.
X3 - Also climbed Moon Goddess with Scott in 7/1989 (dangerous route and not very fun).
And Venusian Blind with Chris in 2006. This was a very good route.
bechtt - Apr 25, 2015 5:22 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2011
Contact Pass
Part of the Sierra Challenge. With Ephrat, Sean, and Adam
TheNobleSunfish - May 16, 2014 2:59 pm Date Climbed: May 12, 2014
Venusian Blind
Cold but otherwise reasonable conditions. Got off route for pitches 6-9 or so (note that in the supertopo topo, the numbers mark the *starts* of pitches, not the ends..). Full moon!
09/14/13 via Sun Ribbon Arete continued to the summit.
09/15/13 via Venusian Blind... this time we didn't continue to the summit but doing the route deserves a tick date
Stesu - Jun 19, 2013 7:54 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2013
Temple Crag Taverse
via Contact Pass. Plenty of fun pinnacles and notches along the crest to Mt Gayley. One notch had rap slings but can be down climbed (easy 5th class). Some spots felt like climbing a house of cards with some loose stacked rocks but that's Sierra climbing. Also many solid knife edge ridges. Downclimbed the big notch just before the headwall up Mt Gayley than hiked back to 3rd lake via Sam Mac.
Bill562 - May 17, 2012 12:50 am Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2012
complex peak, very amazing. via dark star one day, then sun ribbon the next. the rock is not as bad as hyped...
Vitaliy M. - Aug 8, 2011 1:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2011
Via Dark Star/Sun Ribbon
Did Dark Star on 8/5/11 to the summit and next day (8/6/2011) Sun Ribbon to the top of the route (my partner went up to the summit while I began the descent towards contact pass, it was starting to get dark). Great experience with an awesome partner, learned a lot on these climbs. Very happy not to bivy on my first true grade V and IV climbs. Ability to simul climb most of these helped a lot. Temple Crag is a beautiful mountain, wish the rock was great everywhere like on the arête of Sun Ribbon.
rhyang - Jul 18, 2011 12:45 am Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2011
Moon Goddess Arete
Climbed on a perfect summer day with Justing from a camp at Third Lake.
After a casual stroll in over some snow on the last day of March, April Fools Day was spent on the lower portion of Venusian Blind Arete. We forgot that casual approaches shouldn't cross over to the climb; a late start and intriguing mixed climbing and snow-covered rock lead to lots of climbing ropeless with crampons. And then climbing roped with crampons. And then eventually makin a call that bivying on a route is not an option, we opted to bail and rap.
Absolutely fantastic climb! Started from our camp between 2nd & 3rd lakes. Rob got the first lead, starting up the diedre at 8.32. We made good time, simul'ing where possible.
Tyrolean was a kick in the ass- did the lasso thang after 3 or so attempts (we got it the first time, but rope came off after attempts to reposition).
Felt raindrops on the crux, which made things more interesting! Did the L, crack variation- sustained & fun! Wished at the time I would have brought a 3.5 or 4 Camalot, but it turned out fine.
Right after the 2nd rappel a bolt of lightning struck the Moon Goddess & it started to sleet- this was definitely the most interesting part of the climb! We put all the metal stuff in a pile away from us, & waited it out. Beautiful double rainbow ensued.
Rob did a brilliant job of leading the following off-width wet (!). Some more simul'ing & we were at the top at 16.00. Storms around us led to the tough decision to forego the summit (this time!).
Descent back to camp was uneventful. One of the finest climbs I've done- money.
wmolland - Aug 19, 2021 9:38 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2021
Venusian BlindSweet climb up the exposed and fun arete with a run up to the summit after the technical climbing was done. Getting to the true summit is almost as exposed at the arete is, which is saying something.
CWessels - Aug 1, 2021 10:45 pm Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2020
SE FaceThe various chutes that make up the entrance to the peak are steep, but composed of good, clean rock. This enabled me to get up and down very quickly. The summit ridge gave me pause, but it wasn't difficult. Good climb overall but not much that really stands out apart from the final short ridge.
Alex.k - Jun 23, 2018 10:39 am Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2018
Venusian BlindFirst technical alpine route with Devyn
Deb - Jun 19, 2016 2:46 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2016
Contact PassJim and I "enjoyed" Contact Crack and even more so the scary ass off-width crack to the summit block. Thank goodness there was an easier way down! Great snow conditions made the trek in and out pleasant. Ridiculous views from summit!
fatdad - Apr 2, 2016 3:03 pm
Moon Goddess AreteCar to car. Got off route and ended up doing some much harder climbing. A long day but great route. Must go back and do the Sun Ribbon and Dark Star.
Fairweather - Oct 23, 2015 11:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 1988
Sun Ribbon AreteUnbelievable arete. Great day with Mark. Tyrolean Traverse took awhile to set up - until we tried throwing 2 coils at the block at the same time.
X3 - Also climbed Moon Goddess with Scott in 7/1989 (dangerous route and not very fun).
And Venusian Blind with Chris in 2006. This was a very good route.
bechtt - Apr 25, 2015 5:22 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2011
Contact PassPart of the Sierra Challenge. With Ephrat, Sean, and Adam
TheNobleSunfish - May 16, 2014 2:59 pm Date Climbed: May 12, 2014
Venusian BlindCold but otherwise reasonable conditions. Got off route for pitches 6-9 or so (note that in the supertopo topo, the numbers mark the *starts* of pitches, not the ends..). Full moon!
Mooner - Sep 16, 2013 7:50 pm
Up I Go09/14/13 via Sun Ribbon Arete continued to the summit.
09/15/13 via Venusian Blind... this time we didn't continue to the summit but doing the route deserves a tick date
Stesu - Jun 19, 2013 7:54 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2013
Temple Crag Taversevia Contact Pass. Plenty of fun pinnacles and notches along the crest to Mt Gayley. One notch had rap slings but can be down climbed (easy 5th class). Some spots felt like climbing a house of cards with some loose stacked rocks but that's Sierra climbing. Also many solid knife edge ridges. Downclimbed the big notch just before the headwall up Mt Gayley than hiked back to 3rd lake via Sam Mac.
Bill562 - May 17, 2012 12:50 am Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2012
Contact PassFrom camp at the pass with Alvin W
zoomloco - Aug 12, 2011 11:51 pm
dark star, sun ribboncomplex peak, very amazing. via dark star one day, then sun ribbon the next. the rock is not as bad as hyped...
Vitaliy M. - Aug 8, 2011 1:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2011
Via Dark Star/Sun RibbonDid Dark Star on 8/5/11 to the summit and next day (8/6/2011) Sun Ribbon to the top of the route (my partner went up to the summit while I began the descent towards contact pass, it was starting to get dark). Great experience with an awesome partner, learned a lot on these climbs. Very happy not to bivy on my first true grade V and IV climbs. Ability to simul climb most of these helped a lot. Temple Crag is a beautiful mountain, wish the rock was great everywhere like on the arête of Sun Ribbon.
rhyang - Jul 18, 2011 12:45 am Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2011
Moon Goddess AreteClimbed on a perfect summer day with Justing from a camp at Third Lake.
WML - Apr 2, 2011 1:59 pm Date Climbed: Apr 1, 2011
Spring attempt on V-BlindAfter a casual stroll in over some snow on the last day of March, April Fools Day was spent on the lower portion of Venusian Blind Arete. We forgot that casual approaches shouldn't cross over to the climb; a late start and intriguing mixed climbing and snow-covered rock lead to lots of climbing ropeless with crampons. And then climbing roped with crampons. And then eventually makin a call that bivying on a route is not an option, we opted to bail and rap.
ckerth - Sep 26, 2010 10:47 pm Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2010
Contact PassFrom camp at Third Lake. Climbed Mount Winchell the following day.
dshoshone - Jun 3, 2010 10:34 am Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2010
Contact PassMostly a snow climb... need a pencil for the register
Princess Buttercup - Dec 1, 2009 6:41 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2009
Cl2-3 Route from Below Contact PassKind of a yawner from that side. Must do Venusian Blind.
Diggler - Sep 14, 2009 1:33 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009
Storm-ribbon ArêteAbsolutely fantastic climb! Started from our camp between 2nd & 3rd lakes. Rob got the first lead, starting up the diedre at 8.32. We made good time, simul'ing where possible.
Tyrolean was a kick in the ass- did the lasso thang after 3 or so attempts (we got it the first time, but rope came off after attempts to reposition).
Felt raindrops on the crux, which made things more interesting! Did the L, crack variation- sustained & fun! Wished at the time I would have brought a 3.5 or 4 Camalot, but it turned out fine.
Right after the 2nd rappel a bolt of lightning struck the Moon Goddess & it started to sleet- this was definitely the most interesting part of the climb! We put all the metal stuff in a pile away from us, & waited it out. Beautiful double rainbow ensued.
Rob did a brilliant job of leading the following off-width wet (!). Some more simul'ing & we were at the top at 16.00. Storms around us led to the tough decision to forego the summit (this time!).
Descent back to camp was uneventful. One of the finest climbs I've done- money.
granjero - Sep 8, 2009 7:02 pm Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2005
Venusian BlindNice route. Topped out in hail and thunder, sorry summit see you some other time!