dshoshone - Sep 19, 2008 11:06 am Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2008
S. Face
Fun climb as long as you stay on the ribs leading to summit.
salad - Sep 2, 2008 7:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008
Southeast Face
Fun day soloing the Southeast Face. Light snow and rain on the summit ridge.
Dave Daly - Aug 11, 2008 12:29 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008
SE Face w/ Deb
As usual, had a great day in the Sierra under beautiful skies with a beautiful partner! As for the route.....waaay overated. Classic? Perhaps the ridge and a small section in the beginning but the junk in the middle reminded me of Laurel....loose and chossy. People are missing out on an overlooked classic in Darwin Canyon: the NE Ridge of Mendel...."spicy Norman Clyde 4th class", sustained in nature and much cleaner rock...all the way to the summit. Check in the box.
Deb - Aug 11, 2008 12:57 am Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008
SE Face
Did the SE Face with perfect weather eventhough we followed a stinky mule pack the entire trail. Think I smelled shit the whole climb as well. ? Fun ridge, old approach shoes, and bullshit descent. Great views of Desolation area.
Dave S - Jul 13, 2008 10:14 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2008
West Ridge
Climbed the West Ridge with TB and SV. Fun scramble.
soslaw - Jun 16, 2008 12:10 pm Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2008
South slope
The last couple hundred feet of this route are enjoyable and it has its own distinct summit block.
graham - Oct 2, 2007 2:54 pm Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2007
Emerson SE Face
Climbed some weird version of the SE Face route (my bad route finding skills) with Tony and ET. The lower part of the route wasn't anything special until we came upon the final summit ridge and the windy conditions, WoHoo! Now that was spicy fun! Descended the South Face gully back to Piute Pass trail
mlarkin2002 - Aug 13, 2007 11:10 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
Dayhilke
From Loch Leven, a short but nice dayhike. Someone took the register..
forjan - Mar 27, 2007 2:15 am Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2007
North Couloir
Climbed the north couloir as a day hike with Dave German and Brad Mastros. Great snow conditions on 3/25/07. This is a fun, early season snow climb (about 40 degrees, 1000 feet long). You top out 100 feet below the summit.
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Date Climbed: June 29, 2006
Route Climbed: SE Face
Climbed with Mark Ingram (ming21). Even though we brought a 50m rope and a light rack, we ended up soloing the route.
I went up first and tried climbing the left hand crack but the rock was wet from water running down it and had to downclimb. Then, I tried climbing the face in the middle between the left & right hand cracks and it worked although there was definitely a spicy traverse move to get back to the main "wet" left hand crack. Mark thought this was the crux of the route. After that it was all enjoyable class 3/4 climbing and surprisingly sustained (especially near the top).
Brad Mastros - Mar 26, 2007 9:47 pm Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2007
North Coulior
Great snow climb with Miguel Forjan and Dave German.
gregoryv - Nov 7, 2006 10:22 pm Date Climbed: Nov 5, 2006
Southeast Face
Beautiful climb. Great ridge climbing with significant exposure.
Perhaps the best route I've yet done in the Sierra. Great day out with Rick K.
Completebum - Jun 26, 2006 10:12 pm Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2006
Classy
I dayhiked the SE Face with Rick. The two main cracks were waterfalls when we got there so we went up a variation 15 ft to the left and rejoined the route on the slabs. The final ridge to the summit was a classic finish to a fun route.
Route Climbed: West Ridge/South Face Date Climbed: 9/25/05
Beautiful spring day walking through the changing aspens. Windy all around, took the short cut up the dry creek bed from below Puite Lake. No more than class 2, saved a lot of time. Then ascended the West Face to the NW summit. Winds were strong(30-40mph) and air temp was around 35, so my fingers were numb within 10min. Followed the ridge as close as possible, though I was often affraid of getting blown off. Fun scramble along the ridge, quick scree ski down the most Easternly chute on the South Face.
Route Climbed: SE Chute - descended West Ridge and South Slopes Date Climbed: August 7th, 2005
Interesting climb - I wish I could have done the SE Face/Ridge w/ Bob and Glenn, but the water was too much for me. The SE chute was nice at the bottom, filled with a lot of bouldering moves, but the top 2/3 was a slog w/ a lot of branching dead ends.
I discovered the hard way that you can't just walk down the SW slopes, even though it looked doable on the topo!
Route Climbed: South Slope Date Climbed: August 6, 2005
Easy climb - rest day from 2005 Sierra Challenge. Left N. Lake at 1:30 pm. Followed route from Loch Leven up the slope. Stick with Secor's directions and its a fine climb with a few class 3 moves. Summit at 4:45 pm, back to the cars by 7 pm.
Route Climbed: SE Face (ascent) / West Ridge (descent) Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2005
What Glenn said below, with corrections: by unaided he means we were unroped. And the middle 1/3 of the route wasn't dangerous, just a loose class 2 slog. Enjoyed the first third in the crack and the last third on the ridge to the summit. Trip Report
dshoshone - Sep 19, 2008 11:06 am Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2008
S. FaceFun climb as long as you stay on the ribs leading to summit.
salad - Sep 2, 2008 7:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008
Southeast FaceFun day soloing the Southeast Face. Light snow and rain on the summit ridge.
Dave Daly - Aug 11, 2008 12:29 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008
SE Face w/ DebAs usual, had a great day in the Sierra under beautiful skies with a beautiful partner! As for the route.....waaay overated. Classic? Perhaps the ridge and a small section in the beginning but the junk in the middle reminded me of Laurel....loose and chossy. People are missing out on an overlooked classic in Darwin Canyon: the NE Ridge of Mendel...."spicy Norman Clyde 4th class", sustained in nature and much cleaner rock...all the way to the summit. Check in the box.
Deb - Aug 11, 2008 12:57 am Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008
SE FaceDid the SE Face with perfect weather eventhough we followed a stinky mule pack the entire trail. Think I smelled shit the whole climb as well. ? Fun ridge, old approach shoes, and bullshit descent. Great views of Desolation area.
Timmyb - Jul 14, 2008 10:08 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2008
Climbed West RidgeScrambled to the top with Dave. Fun time.
Dave S - Jul 13, 2008 10:14 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2008
West RidgeClimbed the West Ridge with TB and SV. Fun scramble.
soslaw - Jun 16, 2008 12:10 pm Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2008
South slopeThe last couple hundred feet of this route are enjoyable and it has its own distinct summit block.
graham - Oct 2, 2007 2:54 pm Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2007
Emerson SE FaceClimbed some weird version of the SE Face route (my bad route finding skills) with Tony and ET. The lower part of the route wasn't anything special until we came upon the final summit ridge and the windy conditions, WoHoo! Now that was spicy fun! Descended the South Face gully back to Piute Pass trail
mlarkin2002 - Aug 13, 2007 11:10 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
DayhilkeFrom Loch Leven, a short but nice dayhike. Someone took the register..
XC Champ - Jul 27, 2007 1:23 pm Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2004
Route: South SideUp Scree and alonge ridge, great peak
forjan - Mar 27, 2007 2:15 am Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2007
North CouloirClimbed the north couloir as a day hike with Dave German and Brad Mastros. Great snow conditions on 3/25/07. This is a fun, early season snow climb (about 40 degrees, 1000 feet long). You top out 100 feet below the summit.
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Date Climbed: June 29, 2006
Route Climbed: SE Face
Climbed with Mark Ingram (ming21). Even though we brought a 50m rope and a light rack, we ended up soloing the route.
I went up first and tried climbing the left hand crack but the rock was wet from water running down it and had to downclimb. Then, I tried climbing the face in the middle between the left & right hand cracks and it worked although there was definitely a spicy traverse move to get back to the main "wet" left hand crack. Mark thought this was the crux of the route. After that it was all enjoyable class 3/4 climbing and surprisingly sustained (especially near the top).
Brad Mastros - Mar 26, 2007 9:47 pm Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2007
North CouliorGreat snow climb with Miguel Forjan and Dave German.
gregoryv - Nov 7, 2006 10:22 pm Date Climbed: Nov 5, 2006
Southeast FaceBeautiful climb. Great ridge climbing with significant exposure.
plume - Sep 25, 2006 6:41 pm Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2006
Southeast FaceWithout a doubt, a Sierra classic. Climbed this with the wife, Caroline, and we had a perfect day. The ridge is the best part of the route.
cp0915 - Sep 25, 2006 3:36 pm Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2006
SE FacePerhaps the best route I've yet done in the Sierra. Great day out with Rick K.
Completebum - Jun 26, 2006 10:12 pm Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2006
ClassyI dayhiked the SE Face with Rick. The two main cracks were waterfalls when we got there so we went up a variation 15 ft to the left and rejoined the route on the slabs. The final ridge to the summit was a classic finish to a fun route.
thebeave7 - Sep 25, 2005 9:32 pm
Route Climbed: West Ridge/South Face Date Climbed: 9/25/05Beautiful spring day walking through the changing aspens. Windy all around, took the short cut up the dry creek bed from below Puite Lake. No more than class 2, saved a lot of time. Then ascended the West Face to the NW summit. Winds were strong(30-40mph) and air temp was around 35, so my fingers were numb within 10min. Followed the ridge as close as possible, though I was often affraid of getting blown off. Fun scramble along the ridge, quick scree ski down the most Easternly chute on the South Face.
Eric J Lee
PellucidWombat - Sep 17, 2005 6:56 pm
Route Climbed: SE Chute - descended West Ridge and South Slopes Date Climbed: August 7th, 2005Interesting climb - I wish I could have done the SE Face/Ridge w/ Bob and Glenn, but the water was too much for me. The SE chute was nice at the bottom, filled with a lot of bouldering moves, but the top 2/3 was a slog w/ a lot of branching dead ends.
I discovered the hard way that you can't just walk down the SW slopes, even though it looked doable on the topo!
Desert Solitaire - Sep 5, 2005 4:12 pm
Route Climbed: South Slope Date Climbed: August 6, 2005Easy climb - rest day from 2005 Sierra Challenge. Left N. Lake at 1:30 pm. Followed route from Loch Leven up the slope. Stick with Secor's directions and its a fine climb with a few class 3 moves. Summit at 4:45 pm, back to the cars by 7 pm.
Bob Burd - Aug 25, 2005 12:15 am
Route Climbed: SE Face (ascent) / West Ridge (descent) Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2005What Glenn said below, with corrections: by unaided he means we were unroped. And the middle 1/3 of the route wasn't dangerous, just a loose class 2 slog. Enjoyed the first third in the crack and the last third on the ridge to the summit. Trip Report