Blackmouth - Aug 10, 2009 8:39 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse
Day hiked the Thuderbolt to Sill Traverse in just over 20 hours. Started at South Lake and ended at the shuttle car at Glacier Lodge. Climbed with SPer's Forjan,Kevin Trieu,Dave S,Luis Gijon and Corey Harelson. This was the hardest part of the whole traverse for me, but I knew it was all worth it once I hit the top.
WML - Jul 30, 2009 1:48 am Date Climbed: Mar 16, 2009
Spring Break in the Palisades
Poor routefinding lead us to an impasse ~50 ft. from the summit. Approached VIA SF Big Pine Creek. Bulletproof ice on the L-Shaped couloir.
Jon Meek and I climbed Mt Sill's Swiss Arete. What an awesome route. It's easy to see why this one is an alpine classic. A lot of exposure, high altitude, awesome rock and some of the best views I've seen from any High Sierra peak. Combine all that with perfect weather and a great climbing partner, it was an awesome weekend!
climbed via Swiss Arete w/ Mike Ostby. great day, great weather and a great climb!!!
jmc - May 19, 2009 8:09 am Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008
via Swiss Arete
Great trip, We left from camp at Mt Gayley, crossed the intense scree fields, summited, then back to camp, packed up and made it back to the car in one very long day.
After a failed attempt in june, under estimating the approach. From Thunderbolt Pass/Potluck Pass. Camped above tarn at Potluck. Favorite views
jimegan - Sep 28, 2008 6:32 am Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2008
Mt Sill
Climbed with Mike Brooks in 12 hours from the Glacier Lodge trailhead up the North Fork of Big Pine Creek to Sam Mack Meadow and up the Glacier Notch.
jmc - Sep 10, 2008 1:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008
Swiss Arete
Beautiful morning, but it clouded up by 11a. Light snow, hail, and some rain, we were rapping in the rain and got a rope stuck, started to sound like an epic, but then it all came together.
seano - Sep 5, 2008 2:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2008
From Polemonium
End of the traverse, 10 hours from South Lake. That knife-edge was awesome.
emilie - Sep 3, 2008 2:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008
Swiss Arete
Climbed this with SPer - Jeff B. We planned to do the traverse, but 70 mph gusts, mild hypothermia on my part, and lingering fatigue from getting our heavy packs to Sam Mack Meadow meant Sill was our only summit. Not a bad one at all though as the climbing was spectacular and the descent was pretty epic.
HeyItsBen - Aug 27, 2008 4:53 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2008
N. Couloir
Awesome route. Would be much more enjoyable with nice snow cover up to Apex. 9th CA 14er.
ckerth - Aug 11, 2008 12:31 am Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008
North Coulior
Climbed the North Coulior. The L-shaped snowfield is currently easy to bypass on the right (crampons not required). Great views from the top. Climbed Apex Peak on the way down.
Zhenya77 - Aug 6, 2008 3:55 pm Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2004
SW Slope
The approach was not that bad, but my partner start experiencing a sever altitude sickness and we have to abort the ascent part.
GlennG - Aug 4, 2008 11:53 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse
Long day with Tom and Augie as he says below. Final peak on the traverse, glad it didn't take long to get to after Polemonium!
bechtt - Aug 3, 2008 10:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
Traverse
Long day doing the Palisades Traverse with Glenn and Augie. Still one of my favorite peaks. The beginning of a long night when Augie's three nights without sleep caught up to him.
Climber Dave - Jul 24, 2008 8:59 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008
North Coulior
Climbed up the N coulior which is dissappearing, kinda loose rock to the notch to Apex, Still a fun climb with great views of the Palisades
granjero - Sep 8, 2009 7:01 pm Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2005
Swiss AreteVery fun albeit short route. Worth a return sans rope and to continue further!
Pantilat - Aug 31, 2009 3:29 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2009
sweet mountaingreat climb
MarieP - Aug 11, 2009 4:13 pm
Traverse in a daySecond time on Sill
Blackmouth - Aug 10, 2009 8:39 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
Thunderbolt to Sill TraverseDay hiked the Thuderbolt to Sill Traverse in just over 20 hours. Started at South Lake and ended at the shuttle car at Glacier Lodge. Climbed with SPer's Forjan,Kevin Trieu,Dave S,Luis Gijon and Corey Harelson. This was the hardest part of the whole traverse for me, but I knew it was all worth it once I hit the top.
WML - Jul 30, 2009 1:48 am Date Climbed: Mar 16, 2009
Spring Break in the PalisadesPoor routefinding lead us to an impasse ~50 ft. from the summit. Approached VIA SF Big Pine Creek. Bulletproof ice on the L-Shaped couloir.
mdostby - Jul 13, 2009 11:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009
Swiss AreteJon Meek and I climbed Mt Sill's Swiss Arete. What an awesome route. It's easy to see why this one is an alpine classic. A lot of exposure, high altitude, awesome rock and some of the best views I've seen from any High Sierra peak. Combine all that with perfect weather and a great climbing partner, it was an awesome weekend!
jonmeek16 - Jul 13, 2009 7:40 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009
success via swiss areteclimbed via Swiss Arete w/ Mike Ostby. great day, great weather and a great climb!!!
jmc - May 19, 2009 8:09 am Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008
via Swiss AreteGreat trip, We left from camp at Mt Gayley, crossed the intense scree fields, summited, then back to camp, packed up and made it back to the car in one very long day.
thholder - Apr 28, 2009 5:03 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2008
SW SlopeAfter a failed attempt in june, under estimating the approach. From Thunderbolt Pass/Potluck Pass. Camped above tarn at Potluck. Favorite views
jimegan - Sep 28, 2008 6:32 am Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2008
Mt SillClimbed with Mike Brooks in 12 hours from the Glacier Lodge trailhead up the North Fork of Big Pine Creek to Sam Mack Meadow and up the Glacier Notch.
jmc - Sep 10, 2008 1:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008
Swiss AreteBeautiful morning, but it clouded up by 11a. Light snow, hail, and some rain, we were rapping in the rain and got a rope stuck, started to sound like an epic, but then it all came together.
seano - Sep 5, 2008 2:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2008
From PolemoniumEnd of the traverse, 10 hours from South Lake. That knife-edge was awesome.
emilie - Sep 3, 2008 2:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008
Swiss AreteClimbed this with SPer - Jeff B. We planned to do the traverse, but 70 mph gusts, mild hypothermia on my part, and lingering fatigue from getting our heavy packs to Sam Mack Meadow meant Sill was our only summit. Not a bad one at all though as the climbing was spectacular and the descent was pretty epic.
HeyItsBen - Aug 27, 2008 4:53 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2008
N. CouloirAwesome route. Would be much more enjoyable with nice snow cover up to Apex. 9th CA 14er.
kevin trieu - Aug 26, 2008 5:07 pm
slogbig slog from the west
ckerth - Aug 11, 2008 12:31 am Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008
North CouliorClimbed the North Coulior. The L-shaped snowfield is currently easy to bypass on the right (crampons not required). Great views from the top. Climbed Apex Peak on the way down.
Zhenya77 - Aug 6, 2008 3:55 pm Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2004
SW SlopeThe approach was not that bad, but my partner start experiencing a sever altitude sickness and we have to abort the ascent part.
GlennG - Aug 4, 2008 11:53 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
Thunderbolt to Sill TraverseLong day with Tom and Augie as he says below. Final peak on the traverse, glad it didn't take long to get to after Polemonium!
bechtt - Aug 3, 2008 10:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
TraverseLong day doing the Palisades Traverse with Glenn and Augie. Still one of my favorite peaks. The beginning of a long night when Augie's three nights without sleep caught up to him.
Climber Dave - Jul 24, 2008 8:59 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008
North CouliorClimbed up the N coulior which is dissappearing, kinda loose rock to the notch to Apex, Still a fun climb with great views of the Palisades