You write "Although Lion Rock is just a short distance away, the two peaks are separated by a difficult serrated ridgeline. (There are no entries in the summit register describing a direct traverse between the two peaks.)" I traversed from Lion Rock to Stewart, and found it mostly class 3, with some stout 4th class, with careful route-finding. Going the other way would be harder, since you would be going down the crux, which involves climbing on the NW side of the ridge to get around a steep step after the flat, block-maze part of the ridge.
seano - Sep 26, 2013 12:42 pm - Hasn't voted
Traverse w/ Lion RockHey Matthew,
You write "Although Lion Rock is just a short distance away, the two peaks are separated by a difficult serrated ridgeline. (There are no entries in the summit register describing a direct traverse between the two peaks.)" I traversed from Lion Rock to Stewart, and found it mostly class 3, with some stout 4th class, with careful route-finding. Going the other way would be harder, since you would be going down the crux, which involves climbing on the NW side of the ridge to get around a steep step after the flat, block-maze part of the ridge.