SarahThompson - Aug 11, 2016 2:41 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2014
Snow Climb
We started the hike on the (still impassable due to snow) Imogene Pass road and it was a casual 6.2 mile round trip with 3,200 feet of elevation gain. A southeast facing, 1000ish foot couloir delivered us to the East Ridge a quarter mile from the summmit. The couloir started out at about 30 degrees but gradually steepened to 40+ degrees in the upper portion. We descended the East Ridge.
Liba Kopeckova - Aug 7, 2016 6:53 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2016
After Chicago Peak
Did Chicago and "Little Chicago" = Point 13,242 early am, it was foggy and I did not have much visibility. I descended towards Point 13,242 - United States Mountain saddle and the weather started to clear up. So, I gave a try to find a pass on the ridge, it starts nicely and eventually becomes really technical. I chose to return - raining slightly, super exposed 5th class terrain. Descended into Imogene Basin and the weather cleared up again, so climbed up straight from here over some 4th class rock, traversing on a scary terrain and reached the summit when it started to rain hard. Entered my name into a summit log (no entry in the past 2 years!) took a few photos and rushed down on the east side of the mountain not knowing whether this will go or not, but it did…
SarahThompson - Aug 11, 2016 2:41 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2014
Snow ClimbWe started the hike on the (still impassable due to snow) Imogene Pass road and it was a casual 6.2 mile round trip with 3,200 feet of elevation gain. A southeast facing, 1000ish foot couloir delivered us to the East Ridge a quarter mile from the summmit. The couloir started out at about 30 degrees but gradually steepened to 40+ degrees in the upper portion. We descended the East Ridge.
Liba Kopeckova - Aug 7, 2016 6:53 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2016
After Chicago PeakDid Chicago and "Little Chicago" = Point 13,242 early am, it was foggy and I did not have much visibility. I descended towards Point 13,242 - United States Mountain saddle and the weather started to clear up. So, I gave a try to find a pass on the ridge, it starts nicely and eventually becomes really technical. I chose to return - raining slightly, super exposed 5th class terrain. Descended into Imogene Basin and the weather cleared up again, so climbed up straight from here over some 4th class rock, traversing on a scary terrain and reached the summit when it started to rain hard. Entered my name into a summit log (no entry in the past 2 years!) took a few photos and rushed down on the east side of the mountain not knowing whether this will go or not, but it did…