Route Climbed: NE gully (roughly--I think) Date Climbed: October 7, 2005
This was a day trip from Las Vegas (6AM--midnight including drive time). I was the weak link of the group of 3 and was so slow ascending that we descended after reaching the ridge at 11,050 ft. (GPS reading) north of the peak.
A fun scramble. Did it in approach shoes 4.5hrs round trip. The highlight being tunneling under the snow. Good rock and views. I would recommend scree gaitors for the descent.
Route Climbed: SW Slope Date Climbed: July 24, 2005
NE Gully sounds fun, but this was only a side-trip and I simply bagged it via the SW slope on my way down from Bloody Mtn. The slope is mostly loose and unpleasant crap.
Route Climbed: NE Gully Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2004
An unusual and highly worthwhile scramble--part canyoneering, part climbing! We didn't use the rope, but one or two of the friction slabs higher up were steep enough that once I'd started up them I began to think that maybe I should at least have changed from my boots into my rock shoes...
Route Climbed: NE Gully Date Climbed: Sept 24, 2004
Matthew and I climbed this as a warm-up for Clarence King on an absolutely beautiful fall day. We carried rope and gear but used none of it, climbing in our boots. Highly enjoyable scrambling.
Route Climbed: NE Gully Date Climbed: September 26, 2004
I wanted to do this route as soon as I read Croft's description. In early season, it had snow much later than I expected. Then I broke my foot and had to take 7 weeks off. Last weekend, the weather looked awful, so I found something else to climb (Mt. Goode).
Today, it finally came together. I forgot my maps and route descriptions, so I had to wing it. I made a major screw-up on the approach, but the actual climb went very well: 2:15 from the beginning of the rock climbing to the summit. The upper several hundred feet of the gully looked like mostly loose scree. I followed a rib that looked a little more difficult on slightly better rock and ended up maybe 200 feet to the right of the summit. The variation was class 2 and 3, and I don't regret doing it.
Route Climbed: NE Gully Date Climbed: August 10, 2004
Scrambled the route in approach shoes. Easy, fun, and more climbing than I expected. Summit was great. Beautiful views and very still. Descending the ridge was beastly hot, and then I missed the best descent gully. Took about 7.5 hours, round trip.
There’s nothing like the dirtpile rock of our route up Laurel Mtn to make one worship Sierra granite. Washed in the light of the setting sun, beautiful views of Convict Lake and the surrounding peaks helped distract me from my growing concern about sleeping on a tiny ledge (only big enough for one). Happily, D and I finished climbing just before dark. The adventure continued as we still had hours of route finding ahead of us as we hiked down the back side in the dark. An exhausting and fantastic trip.
Route Climbed: (1/2 of) NE Gully Date Climbed: 10 August, 2003
Incredible climb- in different ways. Started from the trailhead at 9.45 with LJ, with beautiful weather. Got to start of climb in decent time. Beginning went smoothly, but about 1/2way (when one starts encountering the reddish rock), lost track. Soon we were on horrendous 'rock,' climbing at a much slower pace than anticipated. Though off-route, did our last 'pitch (I'd go ahead, attached to the rope but not placing any pro, find a big ledge, & belay)' right as it got dark. Finally topped out on gentle N slopes after 21.00. Summited at 22.07, leaving at 22.22. Horrible descent. Reached car after losing end of trail, at 4.36- another Sierra epic!!!
cp0915 - Sep 25, 2006 3:38 pm Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2006
NE GullyAn excellent route. A great finish to a fantastic Sierra weekend with Rick K.
tdoughty - Oct 16, 2005 1:32 pm
Route Climbed: NE Gully Date Climbed: FebruaryPerfect neve in gully, rock slabs covered with water ice. A little post holeing to summit ridge. With James Barnett.
Finley - Oct 11, 2005 8:23 pm
Route Climbed: NE gully (roughly--I think) Date Climbed: October 7, 2005This was a day trip from Las Vegas (6AM--midnight including drive time). I was the weak link of the group of 3 and was so slow ascending that we descended after reaching the ridge at 11,050 ft. (GPS reading) north of the peak.
aleasure - Aug 29, 2005 6:56 pm
Route Climbed: NE Gully Date Climbed: 8-27-05A fun scramble. Did it in approach shoes 4.5hrs round trip. The highlight being tunneling under the snow. Good rock and views. I would recommend scree gaitors for the descent.
Rick Kent - Jul 25, 2005 7:36 pm
Route Climbed: SW Slope Date Climbed: July 24, 2005NE Gully sounds fun, but this was only a side-trip and I simply bagged it via the SW slope on my way down from Bloody Mtn. The slope is mostly loose and unpleasant crap.
cottersnow - Feb 28, 2005 3:22 pm
Route Climbed: Mendenhall Route Date Climbed: 2004-2005Great route with pretty good rock. Awesome for training and trying to match Croft's 3 hour car to car time.
plume - Feb 13, 2005 2:41 am
Route Climbed: Northeast Face/ Gully Date Climbed: August 20, 1982Soloed this at age 13.
Matthew Holliman - Nov 21, 2004 8:48 pm
Route Climbed: NE Gully Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2004An unusual and highly worthwhile scramble--part canyoneering, part climbing! We didn't use the rope, but one or two of the friction slabs higher up were steep enough that once I'd started up them I began to think that maybe I should at least have changed from my boots into my rock shoes...
Bob Burd - Oct 5, 2004 1:47 am
Route Climbed: NE Gully Date Climbed: Sept 24, 2004Matthew and I climbed this as a warm-up for Clarence King on an absolutely beautiful fall day. We carried rope and gear but used none of it, climbing in our boots. Highly enjoyable scrambling.
bobpickering - Sep 26, 2004 10:18 pm
Route Climbed: NE Gully Date Climbed: September 26, 2004I wanted to do this route as soon as I read Croft's description. In early season, it had snow much later than I expected. Then I broke my foot and had to take 7 weeks off. Last weekend, the weather looked awful, so I found something else to climb (Mt. Goode).
Today, it finally came together. I forgot my maps and route descriptions, so I had to wing it. I made a major screw-up on the approach, but the actual climb went very well: 2:15 from the beginning of the rock climbing to the summit. The upper several hundred feet of the gully looked like mostly loose scree. I followed a rib that looked a little more difficult on slightly better rock and ended up maybe 200 feet to the right of the summit. The variation was class 2 and 3, and I don't regret doing it.
jeffn - Aug 21, 2004 9:03 pm
Route Climbed: NE Gully Date Climbed: August 20, 2004Climbed with thall23, her first 5th class climb. Never roped up. We have another idiot climber with us.
thall23 - Aug 21, 2004 8:59 pm
Route Climbed: NE Gully Date Climbed: August 20, 2004Got off route right, then off route left on the way up and then bitched about Croft's descent information all the way down. Nice climb, though.
forkliftdaddy - Aug 16, 2004 1:52 pm
Route Climbed: NE Gully Date Climbed: August 10, 2004Scrambled the route in approach shoes. Easy, fun, and more climbing than I expected. Summit was great. Beautiful views and very still. Descending the ridge was beastly hot, and then I missed the best descent gully. Took about 7.5 hours, round trip.
tiogap - Jul 11, 2004 7:57 pm
Route Climbed: NE Gully Variation Date Climbed: July 10,2004Fun and varied climb
Lara - Jan 27, 2004 6:49 pm
Route Climbed: NE Gully Date Climbed: August 2003There’s nothing like the dirtpile rock of our route up Laurel Mtn to make one worship Sierra granite. Washed in the light of the setting sun, beautiful views of Convict Lake and the surrounding peaks helped distract me from my growing concern about sleeping on a tiny ledge (only big enough for one). Happily, D and I finished climbing just before dark. The adventure continued as we still had hours of route finding ahead of us as we hiked down the back side in the dark. An exhausting and fantastic trip.
mtnfoto - Jan 20, 2004 1:22 pm
Route Climbed: NE Gully Date Climbed: 1976No snow in the gully. Nice day hike. Climbed it with Brian West.
Bob Burd - Aug 16, 2003 11:36 pm
Route Climbed: South - North traverse Date Climbed: July 5, 1996This was my younger brother's initiation into peak-bagging, and it damn near wiped him out. And he still climbs with me now and then... :)
Trip Report
Diggler - Aug 15, 2003 6:41 pm
Route Climbed: (1/2 of) NE Gully Date Climbed: 10 August, 2003Incredible climb- in different ways. Started from the trailhead at 9.45 with LJ, with beautiful weather. Got to start of climb in decent time. Beginning went smoothly, but about 1/2way (when one starts encountering the reddish rock), lost track. Soon we were on horrendous 'rock,' climbing at a much slower pace than anticipated. Though off-route, did our last 'pitch (I'd go ahead, attached to the rope but not placing any pro, find a big ledge, & belay)' right as it got dark. Finally topped out on gentle N slopes after 21.00. Summited at 22.07, leaving at 22.22. Horrible descent. Reached car after losing end of trail, at 4.36- another Sierra epic!!!