Route Climbed: North East Summit Date Climbed: 12 March 2005
I made this climb with my friend Andrew. We started at Galena Park and went up peak 7730 then followed then ridge line to Chocolate peak and went up and over that peak. Then we made it the summit. It was a beautiful day with very liitle wind on the summit. We gained over 5,000 feet total.
Came up from the east. No trail, but the route was pretty intuitive especially higher up. Spent an hour on the summit with no other parties. Great view!
Route Climbed: Mt Rose Trail Date Climbed: 19-March-2004
The snow noted in the two posts below had consolodated nicely and I was able to get nearly to the Houghton/Rose saddle before having to put my snowshoes on.
The last 750 vertical feet are free of snow, making the last bit a scree scramble. Very windy on the summit, but otherwise a warm and clear day.
Route Climbed: Mt. Rose Trail Date Climbed: Feb 29th, 2004
Started at 9 am and found the 4 ft. of new snow difficult - even with snow shoes. Weather was good initially but deteriorated as we approached the summit. Whiteout conditions and 40+ MPH winds made for a short stay. Post-holed with the snowshoes through the wilderness meadow, seemed like an eternity to get back to the jeep trail. Made it back to the parking lot a 7 p.m. Tough day!
Route Climbed: Mt. Rose Trail Date Climbed: 29 February 2004
Long winter snowshoe up the Mt. Rose trail. Weather was nice early (in the morning) then turned fierce in the afternoon. On the summit, we had intense cold, high winds, and snowstorms.
Route Climbed: Mt Rose Trail (generally) Date Climbed: February 23, 2003
Excellent snowshoe trip in the middle of winter. Very cold and windy at the top. I encountered some a snowmobiler and a couple of skiers before entering the wilderness but otherwise had complete solitude.
Route Climbed: Mount Rose Trail Date Climbed: 15th Feb 2004
Started out on jeep track ~10:45 am. Postholing for most of the way after leaving the jeep track and going into the wilderness area. Got caught in snow shower and high wind at summit ~3pm. Totally burnt out by the time we summited, didn't get back to jeep track till sundown at ~5:45pm. back to parking lot at ~7pm.
Snowshoe would have been great especially for the ~400 ft drop/gain after jeep track and gully leading up Mt Rose due to thick, rather powdery snow . If I were a smarter person. I would have 1) start earlier than 10:45 am, its a good 10 miles RT ! 2) rent snowshoes 3) use gaiters.
tinkerbell - Jul 31, 2005 8:35 pm
Route Climbed: round top Date Climbed: july 29,2005this was my 53 birthday present and i loved it
stay strong and crazy PP
John - Jul 26, 2005 7:15 pm
Route Climbed: Mt. Rose Trail Date Climbed: July 25, 2005Gorgeous day.
aleasure - Jul 14, 2005 6:41 pm
Route Climbed: Mt. Rose Trail Date Climbed: summerAlways a fun trip.
RenoBob - May 10, 2005 5:05 pm
Route Climbed: Mount Rose Trail Date Climbed: 17 times since August 1978The premier peak hike in the Tahoe Basin.
balajisv - Mar 14, 2005 5:23 pm
Route Climbed: East Face Date Climbed: 13th March 2005Nice snow climb. Snow conditions were good. Very windy and (it got) really cold at the summit.
Eric L - Mar 13, 2005 3:18 pm
Route Climbed: North East Summit Date Climbed: 12 March 2005I made this climb with my friend Andrew. We started at Galena Park and went up peak 7730 then followed then ridge line to Chocolate peak and went up and over that peak. Then we made it the summit. It was a beautiful day with very liitle wind on the summit. We gained over 5,000 feet total.
jtree - Feb 27, 2005 1:02 pm
Route Climbed: East Face Date Climbed: 2001Came up from the east. No trail, but the route was pretty intuitive especially higher up. Spent an hour on the summit with no other parties. Great view!
bilmcchr - Nov 6, 2004 12:44 pm
Route Climbed: Nort East Summit Date Climbed: Nov. 2001Climbed it alone in light snow, very cold. Was surprised by the view, definitely worth the time. My first 10,000+ peak.
Dennis Poulin - Sep 1, 2004 1:57 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: 28 May 2004Cold day with Dean. 26 degrees with 60 mph gusts on top.
atc - Aug 31, 2004 3:40 am
Route Climbed: Mount Rose trail Date Climbed: July 17, 2004A popular day hike in Lake Tahoe. Climbed Mount Rose to find two geocaches near the summit.
tahoeberne - Aug 13, 2004 10:38 pm
Route Climbed: Mount Rose Trail Date Climbed: Twice in the 1980sA fun summer hike with interesting volcanic rock at the top.
Shaase - Jun 22, 2004 4:12 pm
Route Climbed: Various Date Climbed: Winter 2002Sometimes tough to catch snow on Rose proper for good skiing. Mostly wind whipped snow, with better turns below. Greta views of Course....
bobpickering - Jun 15, 2004 11:18 am
Route Climbed: East Face Date Climbed: May 19, 2001Time: 1:11:15. Please see my trip report.
Matthew Holliman - Apr 29, 2004 9:17 pm
Route Climbed: SW Slopes Date Climbed: Apr 11, 2004Cramponed up firm snow on the SW slopes--steep enough to be a little bit of a workout, but not enough to ever become spicy.
kovarpa - Mar 24, 2004 3:38 pm
Route Climbed: Touorist trail Date Climbed: some time in September 2001Just a nice hike - good weather and nice views of Tahoe...
fedak - Mar 23, 2004 8:47 pm
Route Climbed: Mt Rose Trail Date Climbed: 19-March-2004The snow noted in the two posts below had consolodated nicely and I was able to get nearly to the Houghton/Rose saddle before having to put my snowshoes on.
The last 750 vertical feet are free of snow, making the last bit a scree scramble. Very windy on the summit, but otherwise a warm and clear day.
Pics here
blmcclain - Mar 1, 2004 4:15 pm
Route Climbed: Mt. Rose Trail Date Climbed: Feb 29th, 2004Started at 9 am and found the 4 ft. of new snow difficult - even with snow shoes. Weather was good initially but deteriorated as we approached the summit. Whiteout conditions and 40+ MPH winds made for a short stay. Post-holed with the snowshoes through the wilderness meadow, seemed like an eternity to get back to the jeep trail. Made it back to the parking lot a 7 p.m. Tough day!
rgreene - Mar 1, 2004 2:58 am
Route Climbed: Mt. Rose Trail Date Climbed: 29 February 2004Long winter snowshoe up the Mt. Rose trail. Weather was nice early (in the morning) then turned fierce in the afternoon. On the summit, we had intense cold, high winds, and snowstorms.
derbilly - Feb 25, 2004 1:54 pm
Route Climbed: Mt Rose Trail (generally) Date Climbed: February 23, 2003Excellent snowshoe trip in the middle of winter. Very cold and windy at the top. I encountered some a snowmobiler and a couple of skiers before entering the wilderness but otherwise had complete solitude.
hyperbolictans - Feb 16, 2004 1:04 pm
Route Climbed: Mount Rose Trail Date Climbed: 15th Feb 2004Started out on jeep track ~10:45 am. Postholing for most of the way after leaving the jeep track and going into the wilderness area. Got caught in snow shower and high wind at summit ~3pm. Totally burnt out by the time we summited, didn't get back to jeep track till sundown at ~5:45pm. back to parking lot at ~7pm.
Snowshoe would have been great especially for the ~400 ft drop/gain after jeep track and gully leading up Mt Rose due to thick, rather powdery snow . If I were a smarter person. I would have 1) start earlier than 10:45 am, its a good 10 miles RT ! 2) rent snowshoes 3) use gaiters.