Route Climbed: Army Pass Date Climbed: June 25, 2005
Backpacked from Horseshoe Meadow, stayed at Soldier Lake, then headed up Mt. Langley and down to Cottonwood Lake #5. A great trip with my Ol' Buddy Chad.
Route Climbed: Army Pass/Normal Route Date Climbed: June 25, 2005
Part of a three day backpacking trip with Ol' Walsher. Left the Horseshoe Meadow Trailhead and headed up over Cottonwood Pass to the PCT and down to Soldier Lake. The next day we hiked up the back (west) side of the New Army Pass Trail and cut over to Old Army Pass and picked up the trail to the summit. Managed to (slowly) drop down Old Army Pass with our ice axes and camped at Cottonwood Lake #5.
Route Climbed: New Army (up), Old Army (down) Date Climbed: June, 2002
My first 14'er. I remember a short exposed section coming down Old Army Pass, but much better than heading up and over to descend the New Army Pass. A friendly group setup at the base of Old Army Pass invited us to stay for a wine and cheese happy hour, much appreciated after a long day. A great trip.
Route Climbed: Old Army Pass Date Climbed: Early Season (may?), 1978
Lots of good hard neve on Old Army, we went up central chute with ice axe and crampons and had to tunnel thru the cornice at the top, Scary after we saw from above the huge crack between cornice and the snowfield above. The rest was an enjoyable snow slog to great views at the summit.
Route Climbed: 2nd Pillar, Cottonwood Lakes #4 Wall Date Climbed: August 2004
In August Pat Brenan and I climbed on the cliffs north of Cottonwood Lake #4. We climbed the second prominet orange pillar from the west.(near old army pass) We climbed 4 pitches on the right side of this beautiful orange granite buttress. We topped out on the plateau south of Mt Langly and decended down old army pass. II 5.8 ***
Route Climbed: CottonWood Lakes/Old Army Date Climbed: August 2000
I day solo effort; very long day after getting confused around the lakes and taking the chute just north of Old Army and climbing quite a ways before realizing it, reversing and correcting; estimate 24mi. RT.
Route Climbed: Army Pass (South Slope) Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2004
Enjoyable dayhike out of Horseshoe Meadow. The Cottonwood Lakes area is beautiful. The climb from Army Pass wasn't as sandy as I'd feared, and the scrambling up to the summit plateau was more interesting than I expected too.
Beautiful area. Climbed the chute next to New Army Pass by chopping foot and handholds in the snow (no crampons). After heading back from the summit, we descended the west side of the pass, met up with the PCT, and took Cottonwood Pass back to the car. A memorable trip.
Route Climbed: Old Army Pass Date Climbed: October 2, 2004
A much better dayhike than I'd expected. Very scenic. I was racing the weather the entire way and reached the summit just as the clouds converged - no view.
Route Climbed: Southern Scramble Date Climbed: September 15, 2004
Completed a day-hike starting from Long Lake over New Army Pass starting at 8.30am. Found the northern path to the base of Langely easily and trudged up the base to the rock scramble which was ascended without trouble. Worked our way east to the summit (12.30p.m.) where a nice couple were exiting for the descent. My friend arrived 30 minutes lates on the summit. Took pictures and marvled and the drop-off on the Northern and Eastern portions of the mountain. The weather cooperated entirely. It was sunny, mild in temperature, and cloudless. We made it back to our tent after 3 hours of descent. We were exhausted but happy to have summited our first 14k peak.
Ol Walsher - Jun 27, 2005 12:21 am
Route Climbed: Army Pass Date Climbed: June 25, 2005Backpacked from Horseshoe Meadow, stayed at Soldier Lake, then headed up Mt. Langley and down to Cottonwood Lake #5. A great trip with my Ol' Buddy Chad.
cbuelow - Jun 26, 2005 8:28 pm
Route Climbed: Army Pass/Normal Route Date Climbed: June 25, 2005Part of a three day backpacking trip with Ol' Walsher. Left the Horseshoe Meadow Trailhead and headed up over Cottonwood Pass to the PCT and down to Soldier Lake. The next day we hiked up the back (west) side of the New Army Pass Trail and cut over to Old Army Pass and picked up the trail to the summit. Managed to (slowly) drop down Old Army Pass with our ice axes and camped at Cottonwood Lake #5.
gregorpatsch - Jun 22, 2005 12:59 pm
Route Climbed: New Army (up), Old Army (down) Date Climbed: June, 2002My first 14'er. I remember a short exposed section coming down Old Army Pass, but much better than heading up and over to descend the New Army Pass. A friendly group setup at the base of Old Army Pass invited us to stay for a wine and cheese happy hour, much appreciated after a long day. A great trip.
MarieP - Jun 17, 2005 1:45 am
Route Climbed: Army Pass Date Climbed: September 2004Great sunrises at Cottonwood Lakes!
Brian Kalet - Jun 13, 2005 4:29 pm
Route Climbed: Winter Route Date Climbed: June 12, 2005Climbed and skied the couloir just north of Old Army Pass (Winter Route). Trip Report
physics - Jun 6, 2005 3:40 am
Route Climbed: East ridge Date Climbed: June 5, 2005Went up the East Ridge from Tuttle Creek. Lots of class 3 climbing to be had = fun route. Cold and windy on the summit.
Brian Frederick - Mar 30, 2005 11:19 pm
Route Climbed: Old Army Pass Date Climbed: Early Season (may?), 1978Lots of good hard neve on Old Army, we went up central chute with ice axe and crampons and had to tunnel thru the cornice at the top, Scary after we saw from above the huge crack between cornice and the snowfield above. The rest was an enjoyable snow slog to great views at the summit.
bechtt - Mar 12, 2005 1:39 pm
Route Climbed: Old Army Pass Date Climbed: Sep 95Nice hike
ExploreABitMore - Mar 4, 2005 10:32 pm
Route Climbed: Old Army Pass Date Climbed: 08/15/04Day hiked the Old Army Pass Route. Had to duck for cover for a little while near summit while a thunderstorm hit.
Eric Tipton - Feb 26, 2005 1:44 am
Route Climbed: 2nd Pillar, Cottonwood Lakes #4 Wall Date Climbed: August 2004In August Pat Brenan and I climbed on the cliffs north of Cottonwood Lake #4. We climbed the second prominet orange pillar from the west.(near old army pass) We climbed 4 pitches on the right side of this beautiful orange granite buttress. We topped out on the plateau south of Mt Langly and decended down old army pass. II 5.8 ***
balajisv - Feb 25, 2005 7:16 pm
Route Climbed: Army Pass (Old) Date Climbed: Jun xx 2004This was a long day. A slightly late start and even more delayed return to the trailhead.
SamG - Jan 23, 2005 2:16 am
Route Climbed: cottonwood Date Climbed: August 20, 2003Great climb great weather loved the scrambling at the end.
ChuckO - Jan 4, 2005 3:37 pm
Route Climbed: CottonWood Lakes/Old Army Date Climbed: August 2000I day solo effort; very long day after getting confused around the lakes and taking the chute just north of Old Army and climbing quite a ways before realizing it, reversing and correcting; estimate 24mi. RT.
Matthew Holliman - Nov 22, 2004 12:34 am
Route Climbed: Army Pass (South Slope) Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2004Enjoyable dayhike out of Horseshoe Meadow. The Cottonwood Lakes area is beautiful. The climb from Army Pass wasn't as sandy as I'd feared, and the scrambling up to the summit plateau was more interesting than I expected too.
Bob Burd - Nov 19, 2004 11:39 pm
Route Climbed: Southeast Slopes Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2004Day 10 of the 2004 Sierra Challenge, dayhiked Langley & Cirque. Trip Report
HeyItsBen - Nov 10, 2004 3:58 pm
Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: May 2004Beautiful area. Climbed the chute next to New Army Pass by chopping foot and handholds in the snow (no crampons). After heading back from the summit, we descended the west side of the pass, met up with the PCT, and took Cottonwood Pass back to the car. A memorable trip.
cp0915 - Oct 4, 2004 11:30 am
Route Climbed: Old Army Pass Date Climbed: October 2, 2004A much better dayhike than I'd expected. Very scenic. I was racing the weather the entire way and reached the summit just as the clouds converged - no view.
Samantha - Sep 27, 2004 1:26 pm
Route Climbed: Old Army Date Climbed: September 25, 2004meow
Al - Sep 22, 2004 9:20 pm
Route Climbed: Day walk from Horsehoe Meadows, via Old Army Pass Date Climbed: Sept 18, 2004Braw weather, some wind for a change!
cheshire - Sep 21, 2004 10:06 pm
Route Climbed: Southern Scramble Date Climbed: September 15, 2004Completed a day-hike starting from Long Lake over New Army Pass starting at 8.30am. Found the northern path to the base of Langely easily and trudged up the base to the rock scramble which was ascended without trouble. Worked our way east to the summit (12.30p.m.) where a nice couple were exiting for the descent. My friend arrived 30 minutes lates on the summit. Took pictures and marvled and the drop-off on the Northern and Eastern portions of the mountain. The weather cooperated entirely. It was sunny, mild in temperature, and cloudless. We made it back to our tent after 3 hours of descent. We were exhausted but happy to have summited our first 14k peak.