Mount Tallac Climber's Log

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cbarry1014 - Jul 3, 2010 11:46 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2010

We Made It!  Sucess!

Mariel (age 11), Rich and I had a lovely and challenging hike today! We started off at 9:15am in 55 degree sunny weather. Gorgeous day the whole way, not too hot, a bit buggy in places. The hike above Cathedral Lake was difficult - steep and rock hopping over large, sharp boulders and steep loose shale. The trail was difficult to find in many places and we got lost on the way back. The top was amazing! The views were completely worth the hike and everything others have posted about the views were true. Spectacular views of Lake Tahoe, Desolation Wilderness, Emerald Bay, and Fallen Leaf Lake. We took 8.5 hours to do the entire hike and went through all of our water (one camelback per person). Used a lot of sunscreen and bug spray. All had hats and sunglasses. We saw 6 marmots, many, many chipmunks, heard a grouse. We are sore but glad we did it!

Marmaduke

Marmaduke - Jun 28, 2010 12:41 am Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2010

Clear Day   Sucess!

Started at 6:30am and was at the summit at 9:30. Took longer than expected. Fantastic views. Great hike. Nobody hiking on the way up (3 had started at 3am & were up there when I arrived), but many going up on my way down.

justing

justing - Apr 13, 2010 11:41 pm Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2010

Fun ski  Sucess!

Ascended the NE ridge and skied the NE bowl. Great fun and the views are hard to beat.

bc44caesar

bc44caesar - Mar 28, 2010 12:10 am Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2010

Northeast Ridge/Cross Couloir  Sucess!

Climbed the Northeast Ridge to the summit, then skied the Cross Couloir. Variable snow in the couloir, but there was knee-deep powder in a lot of places and great snow in the bowl below!

CWessels

CWessels - Mar 21, 2010 7:20 pm Date Climbed: Mar 20, 2010

Snowshoe Fun  Sucess!

Set out to tackle the NE Ridge, but got off-route quickly and ended up freestyling some unknown ridge to the base of the couloirs. Found the NE Bowl to gain the summit, eventually. Amazing views up top, and perfect weather!

winemanvan

winemanvan - Mar 16, 2010 10:34 am Date Climbed: Jul 23, 1976

Easy walk  Sucess!

Easy hike, great views.

granjero

granjero - Mar 3, 2010 9:24 pm Date Climbed: Apr 9, 2006

Pow Turns in Babycham  Sucess!

Unbeatable views, excellent turns.

biz

biz - Feb 18, 2010 6:25 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008

jacks, dicks, tallac  Sucess!

This was a fun solo traverse of some major peaks in desolation wilderness. Started and finished at Lake of the Woods.

bryangast

bryangast - Jan 7, 2010 9:57 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2008

Day Hike  Sucess!

perfect day.

SKI

SKI - Dec 30, 2009 9:21 pm Date Climbed: Feb 27, 2009

Waist-deep powder

Ahhhhh! Frusturating!

wyopeakMike

wyopeakMike - Nov 22, 2009 12:09 pm

summit group photo  Sucess!

My mother still has on her wall the photo of me and the group of college girls I met on top of Mt Tallac. Others talked about a group of college chicks hiking up the trail. Sure enough they summited when I was still there and I was the official photographer. The group shot with me in the middle was a classic.

Darren9

Darren9 - Nov 7, 2009 3:03 am

training for the vertical world

Used the steep E gully that terminates nearly at the summit as a snow climbing training route for a Rainier team, fun time.

haishan

haishan - Sep 29, 2009 3:41 am Date Climbed: Mar 15, 1998

SW corn slopes  Sucess!

Great ski tour down the mellow side... have been stormed off the NE face a couple times since, will keep coming back.

sourstraw

sourstraw - Sep 25, 2009 7:58 pm Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2009

Beautiful!  Sucess!

Wonderful climb on a beautiful day!

Deltakyp

Deltakyp - Aug 15, 2009 11:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2002

Inspirational beginnings  Sucess!

Climbed with a few friends after moving to the area. Hiked via Glen Alpine trail after camping there, peaceful hike with great views and served as a stepping stone to other great peaks: Pyramid, Lassen, Shasta, Whitney.

WML

WML - Jul 30, 2009 1:45 am Date Climbed: Feb 27, 2009

unconventional assault, fail

We attempted to climb up the cross, and were not so successful. Attempted an eastside chute, and not so successful again. Made another attempt near the cross, and yet again were foiled by poor snow conditions. Happens.

hgrapid

hgrapid - Jul 18, 2009 11:04 pm Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2009

Hot and crowded  Sucess!

This hike was very easy. Of course, I am in good shape at this point in the season. It was quite hot; and I went through all my water. It was 10 miles round trip from the car. The trail is probably over 9.6 miles round trip from the Tallac Trailhead. It was 101 in Reno, so Tallac was still hot. There was a group of 30 people from Sacramento that hiked that day, and the summit was very crowded. Overall, a beautiful place, but better with more solitude.

snowclimber12

snowclimber12 - Jul 7, 2009 12:13 am Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2009

great view  Sucess!

fun hike and a great view of the south lake tahoe area

adventuretactical

adventuretactical - Jul 5, 2009 8:35 pm Date Climbed: Mar 19, 1996

Mt. Tallac East rock columns  Sucess!

Partner and I climbed (trad style), the East rock columns of Tallac, via the large snow slope that runs to the base of the Tallac Trailhead on the North-East side of the mountain.

Fantastic rock of at least 2 pitches!
Can be done alpine style, trad style or mixed if conditions are right for ice..etc!

Michael Graupe

Michael Graupe - Jun 29, 2009 7:07 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2009

Desolation Grand Loop  Sucess!

Dayhike from Glen Alpine TH. Continued on to Dicks Pk, Jacks Pk and then Pyramid Pk before returning to the car which made for a very long day in a great area which I hadn't visited yet.
Some Photos.

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