After climbing from Bishop Pass, a straight forward class 2, Agassiz rewards with a spledid veiw of the Palisades. I summited on the first day of my '04 loop trip from the Bishop Pass trail, over Napsack Pass, and Potluck Pass, then returned via the JMT to the Dusy basin trail and return.
Route Climbed: Holliman Variation of the West Slope Date Climbed: Oct 14th, 2004
I took Matthew's suggestion and headed up the 1st righthand chute on the West side. Once I obtained the chute the rock was very nice class 2-3 all the way, a much more enjoyable climb than expected. I stayed toward the ridgeline to keep the difficulty up, but near the top it is possible to exit the chute via class 2.
Route Climbed: West Slope Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2004
A steep class 2 route with lots of scree and talus. Snow in the chute made climbing a little difficult. Had to move to steeper sections (almost class 3 but not really) to avoid most of the snow. View from the summit was spectacular!
Route Climbed: West slope Date Climbed: August 11, 2004
I could not resist to bag this one on the way back from Dusy Basin. After missing the right chute, I ended up scrambling over a Class 4 headwall before reaching the summit ridge. 1 hr 20 min up and 50 min down (from/to Bishop Pass). What a view!
Addendum: I ran into bennovak(see below) on the summit not knowing that he is also an SP-er.
Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: August, 11, 2004
A real nice day hike and climb. The rock up the typical shoot close to the pass is stable and the view of the Palisades from the summit is incredible. You can hear rockfall from the palisades. Long lake and Saddlerock have plenty of Brook trout in them and the Dusy Basin lakes have some Goldens. Not a bad idea to bring a fishing pole.
Route Climbed: some west slope chute Date Climbed: July 10 2004
Amazing day for a great climb - no clouds, no tstorms. Left TH at 5:50, Bishop Pass at 8:00. Took one of the West Face chutes just S of main chute and then slogged to a smaller rib to get to some fun class 3/4 rock. Summit at 10:40. Spent an hour there gawking. Back at TH at 4:30 PM. We were the guys who ran into Diggler on the way back, but were too frazzled to give good info. All in all a great summit and plenty of fun variations on the W slope.
Route Climbed: Southeast Side via Agassiz Col Date Climbed: October 4, 2003
From the frozen lake below Agassiz Col it looks like tough class3 but it isn't too bad once you're up on the slope. Follow my route description. Winchell looks tempting. So many Palisades peaks, so little time.
Route Climbed: Bishop Pass Date Climbed: October 2003
Took advice on SP page - followed one of the chutes to right. Fun scrambling with some interesting sections on an otherwise boring rubble climb. Great views of Palisades and into SEKI.
iluka - May 20, 2005 1:11 am
Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: July 1997Lots of talus hopping on the way but a great, airy summit
curveyrivets - Apr 23, 2005 10:49 pm
Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: 3 August 2003My first solo summit. A not too difficult climb, fairly obvious route and a spectacular view.
alpine master - Apr 4, 2005 3:08 pm
Route Climbed: West Slope Date Climbed: Aug 1998Climbed this long before I was in summit post. Went up a gully full of snow. Incredible views of the palisades.
sierratrekkin - Dec 18, 2004 3:55 pm
Route Climbed: west slope Date Climbed: 06/28/04After climbing from Bishop Pass, a straight forward class 2, Agassiz rewards with a spledid veiw of the Palisades. I summited on the first day of my '04 loop trip from the Bishop Pass trail, over Napsack Pass, and Potluck Pass, then returned via the JMT to the Dusy basin trail and return.
thebeave7 - Oct 17, 2004 12:23 pm
Route Climbed: Holliman Variation of the West Slope Date Climbed: Oct 14th, 2004I took Matthew's suggestion and headed up the 1st righthand chute on the West side. Once I obtained the chute the rock was very nice class 2-3 all the way, a much more enjoyable climb than expected. I stayed toward the ridgeline to keep the difficulty up, but near the top it is possible to exit the chute via class 2.
gluballs - Oct 4, 2004 8:53 pm
Route Climbed: West Slope Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2004A steep class 2 route with lots of scree and talus. Snow in the chute made climbing a little difficult. Had to move to steeper sections (almost class 3 but not really) to avoid most of the snow. View from the summit was spectacular!
josephgdawson - Sep 1, 2004 7:36 pm
Route Climbed: West Slope From Bishop Pass Date Climbed: August 29, 2004Jim Browsky must wear a cap.
dshoshone - Aug 24, 2004 6:02 pm
Route Climbed: west face Date Climbed: July 7-04made it to the top in 2hrs and 15 min from South Lake,could of broke 2hrs if I hadn't stopped to talk so much
thall23 - Aug 21, 2004 8:54 pm
Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: August 13, 2003This was my first summit and I enjoyed myself very much.
Misha - Aug 16, 2004 11:44 am
Route Climbed: West slope Date Climbed: August 11, 2004I could not resist to bag this one on the way back from Dusy Basin. After missing the right chute, I ended up scrambling over a Class 4 headwall before reaching the summit ridge. 1 hr 20 min up and 50 min down (from/to Bishop Pass). What a view!
Addendum: I ran into bennovak(see below) on the summit not knowing that he is also an SP-er.
bennovak - Aug 13, 2004 2:29 am
Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: August, 11, 2004A real nice day hike and climb. The rock up the typical shoot close to the pass is stable and the view of the Palisades from the summit is incredible. You can hear rockfall from the palisades. Long lake and Saddlerock have plenty of Brook trout in them and the Dusy Basin lakes have some Goldens. Not a bad idea to bring a fishing pole.
mtnfoto - Aug 11, 2004 12:48 am
Route Climbed: West Slope Date Climbed: July 29, 2004Day hiked from South Lake. TH-summit in 3hrs50min.
orandall - Jul 20, 2004 11:50 pm
Route Climbed: some west slope chute Date Climbed: July 10 2004Amazing day for a great climb - no clouds, no tstorms. Left TH at 5:50, Bishop Pass at 8:00. Took one of the West Face chutes just S of main chute and then slogged to a smaller rib to get to some fun class 3/4 rock. Summit at 10:40. Spent an hour there gawking. Back at TH at 4:30 PM. We were the guys who ran into Diggler on the way back, but were too frazzled to give good info. All in all a great summit and plenty of fun variations on the W slope.
Guilty - Jul 6, 2004 9:56 pm
Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Trailhead. Date Climbed: July 2, 2004Came in from South Lake Trailhead for the day. Nice view of the Palisades. Watched a big storm come in and dump on the lakes below. Cool!
dabender - Jun 11, 2004 1:15 am
Route Climbed: West slope Date Climbed: August 9, 2003Day trip from Bishop. The view along the Palisades from the top is outstanding.
sierradiscgolfer - Jun 2, 2004 2:01 pm
Route Climbed: Southeast Side via Agassiz Col Date Climbed: October 4, 2003From the frozen lake below Agassiz Col it looks like tough class3 but it isn't too bad once you're up on the slope. Follow my route description. Winchell looks tempting. So many Palisades peaks, so little time.
TDRoberts - Apr 11, 2004 9:05 pm
Route Climbed: Bishop Pass Date Climbed: October 2003Took advice on SP page - followed one of the chutes to right. Fun scrambling with some interesting sections on an otherwise boring rubble climb. Great views of Palisades and into SEKI.
jaydee - Mar 11, 2004 11:39 pm
Route Climbed: Up from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: June 1994Puzzle Pass to West Slope.Descent via Southeast Face,South Ridge.Solo
RSN473 - Mar 8, 2004 3:02 pm
Route Climbed: from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: Sept. 1998A couple of inches of fresh snow made this climb a littlle more exciting than it otherwise would have been.
Scott M. - Feb 16, 2004 12:39 pm
Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: August 12, 1989Did this as a day hike from South Lake. My wife stayed below the pass while I bagged this fun scramble to the top. Terrific views!