Pinnacle Peak Climber's Log

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nickmech

nickmech - Jan 1, 2009 4:12 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2003

South Route  Sucess!

A great set of little peaks. Do all three if you go.

Rockawilliam

Rockawilliam - Sep 15, 2008 1:25 am Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2008

Pinnacle Plummer Castle  Sucess!

We climbed up from Pinnacle/Castle saddle and down the trail. One guidebook claimed it to be class 2, but it was more fun than that.

amochka

amochka - Sep 7, 2008 8:54 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008

First of Five!  Sucess!

Fun rock scramble up, nice rappel down. The first in a western traverse.

gcap

gcap - Aug 27, 2008 11:16 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2008

fun and quick scramble  Sucess!

a nice paradise alternative for great views of the mountain.

Dan Winter

Dan Winter - May 1, 2008 1:23 am Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2004

South Scramble  Sucess!

Did this with my friend from DC on a nice sunny day.

tleaf

tleaf - Mar 11, 2008 5:39 pm

Fun scramble  Sucess!

Many years ago I went with my father-in-law up Pinnacle and Plummer peaks. We had a great day and had a great workout! Sunny and warm.

ecobiker - Mar 3, 2008 9:02 pm Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2006

Sunny Views  Sucess!

Fun scramble up the warm, sun-baked rocks. Had a snack and talked about routes on Rainier. Snacked on blueberries and watched fat marmonts on the way down.

Snidely Whiplash

Snidely Whiplash - Sep 27, 2007 12:15 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2007

South Ridge  Sucess!

Bring helmets. Definitely some exposure at times.

thundercloud

thundercloud - May 25, 2007 4:35 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2004

South Route  Sucess!

Nice short scramble. Great place.

mancopa

mancopa - Feb 20, 2007 1:20 am Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2005

Rainier warm up  Sucess!

We were scheduled to climb Rainier the next day, so we did this as a warmup. Lots of fun, and even got a sneak preview of Rainier through the clouds. A great taste of what was to come.

cmc56789

cmc56789 - Aug 30, 2006 6:44 am Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2006

Pinnacle Peak  Sucess!

I hiked in from Reflection Lakes on the main trail and easily found the scramble path to the top. Just enough challenge to be fun, but not enough to be stupid to do alone. Nice misty views of the surrounding Tatoosh Range, but none of Rainier. Followed this one up with Plummer Peak.

osatrik

osatrik - Aug 26, 2006 4:09 pm Date Climbed: May 15, 1994

OSAT Tatoosh Traverse  Sucess!

I led an OSAT climb of Pinnacle in 1994. There was still snow, and we climbed through the Pinnacle/Castle saddle before traversing the south face to the standard SW ridge route to the summit. Daughter Vanessa was on this trip, and got a real-life experience with ice axe arrest when her step gave out on the traverse of the steep snow slope.

June 1996, six OSATers did the Traverse in the late spring from The Castle to Eagle, summiting them all. We camped just south of Lane Peak, which is the most enjoyable of the scrambles.

agreenstreet

agreenstreet - Apr 22, 2006 12:38 am

Route Climbed: South Side Date May 21, 2002  Sucess!

Great views, fun climb. Combined with castle for a great day trip.

rialtosol

rialtosol - Feb 27, 2006 4:20 am Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2005

Route Climbed: South  Sucess!

Did Pinnacle and Plummer, great day with excelent views of Rainier. Snow was hard with a layer of ice. Crampons were helpfull on the north side approach.

ren

ren - Feb 15, 2006 1:41 pm Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2005

Route Climbed; Standard 3/13/05  Sucess!

Combined with Plummer. Great scramble and at the foot of Rainier!

Jeffrey Zickert

Jeffrey Zickert - Sep 4, 2005 7:51 pm

Route Climbed: Scramble Date Climbed: 9-4-05  Sucess!

The day was clear, until we hit the summit then there was nothing bout clouds.

dicey - Sep 4, 2005 1:48 pm

Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: August 13, 2005  Sucess!

part of range traverse

mntnplay

mntnplay - Aug 3, 2005 4:50 pm

Route Climbed: South gully Date Climbed: 31 July 2005  Sucess!

Picture-perfect dry day. Rainier looms above you from the wonderful summit. The final 25m of the south face route seemed steep with a lot of small, loose debris.

Rick Kent

Rick Kent - Jun 6, 2005 5:57 pm

Route Climbed: South Side Date Climbed: May 16, 2005  Sucess!

Climbed up with cp in light snow/rain and limited visiblity. Without a route description, we first traversed over to the Castle/Pinnacle saddle from the Pinnacle/Plummer saddle and then headed NW up a gully under the ridge. The rock was wet, slippery, and loose. Meltwater was running down all over the rock. We started dislodging a fair amout of rock and carefully downclimbed back out after difficulty began to exceed class 3/4. Twenty minutes later and after a short traverse we found the normal route which though still wet seemed quite easy and clean compared to what we had attempted. We bagged Plummer on the way out. Never really got any views due to limited visiblity. Can only imagine what the view of Rainier must be like from here.

esugi

esugi - May 29, 2005 12:26 am

Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: May 28, 2005  Sucess!

Climbed this peak last year in low visibility. This time, we hit Plummer first and traversed over to Pinnacle. Beautiful day with great views of entire Tatoosh Range, and of course Rainier.



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