"Got tight last night on absinthe and did knife tricks. Great success shooting the knife into the piano. The woodworms are so bad and eat hell out of all furniture that you can always claim the woodworms did it."
--Ernest Hemingway
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chicagotransplant - Sep 16, 2019 11:13 am Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2019
Balsam LakeWith Scot from Balsam Lake. Climbed to the 8/9 saddle, dropped to the base of a grass ramp that climbs about 150' feet then traversed the long grass ledge system to the the base of a class 3 gully to the east ridge. Challenging route finding, was much easier on the way down.
seano - Sep 30, 2016 9:32 am Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2016
From the northTraversed over from Storm King. I climbed through the notch onto the south face (Leviathan Creek side), then it was a class 3-4 traverse to the summit. Trip report.
Kiefer - Oct 1, 2012 1:16 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2008
West Face/RidgeThe route is surprisingly easy but it is NOT straight-forward. Peak Nine is crazy loose. A true San Juan peak. The looseness is what gives this mountain it's 'bad' status. A few cairns are interspersed. Thanks to Theresa Gergen, we found the hidden class-3 chimney to the summit. Register had Jennifer Sears noted...pre-Roach! Will challenge your route-finding skills.
blueshade - Sep 29, 2012 12:52 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2012
West FacePeak #12 of 31 on 10 day trip. Almost turned back before going, but it's much easier than it looks.