This was my final California 14'er. It turned out to be a very emotional and physical battle to finally conquer the Palisades. A big thanks to my partners Patricia Bell and Garrett Broughton for their help.
Took some friends up. Started at Gayley, then Sill, then over to Pole. Ended the traverse after being chase by thunder and rain.
tb00957 - Jun 28, 2010 5:23 pm Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2010
u-notch
A hour 40 min roundtrip from the u-notch. Glad to have done it.
mtndonkey - Jun 10, 2010 12:26 am Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2010
Sweet!
Great day, and tougher than I expected. Next time I will try not to punch through the 'schrund.
SJ - Jun 7, 2010 12:54 pm Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2010
Polemonium
Via the U-notch. Fun climb, great mix of snow ice and rock.
HeyItsBen - Oct 28, 2009 4:27 pm Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2009
U-notch and done!
My last CA 14er. Via U-notch, much harder for me than expected. The ice was extremely hard and brittle, was glad to get onto the short yet super fun rock pitches at the top. Made the last rap down over the 'shrund in the dark, long day.
Climbed as part of the Thunderbolt to Sill traverse.
RickF - Aug 14, 2009 11:17 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2009
"Continue up & right...."
Polemonium, the first in our three peak traverse that included North Pal & Starlight. We approached via the west chute from Palisade Basin. The climbing above the U-notch was much more challenging than I anticipated. Safely summitting and descending was made possible through the team effort of my partners, Phil & Joe.
Blackmouth - Aug 10, 2009 8:35 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. Great views from the top.
got 12 peeps to the summit after two hours of belaying 4th class section
Augie Medina - Aug 4, 2008 3:36 am Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
Part of "Mini" Traverse
Did this with Tom Becht and Glenn Gookin on a beautiful day. Truth to tell, after doing Thunderbolt's summit block and Starlight's "Milk Bottle" this peak was anti-climactic. we spent more time rapping down the U-Notch than scrambling up the other side to Polemonium.
bechtt - Aug 3, 2008 10:12 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
Traverse
Long day doing the Palisades Traverse with Glenn and Augie. The peak was relatively easy after wasting a lot of time rapping into the U-Notch.
GigaMike - Feb 4, 2011 12:40 pm Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2009
NE RidgeClimbed Polemonium via the NE Ridge with my buddies Wes and John. The knife-edge ridge was very exciting!
Hyadventure - Sep 27, 2010 7:13 pm Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2010
My final California 14’er via SW ridge.This was my final California 14'er. It turned out to be a very emotional and physical battle to finally conquer the Palisades. A big thanks to my partners Patricia Bell and Garrett Broughton for their help.
Daria - Sep 26, 2010 7:43 pm Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2010
Palisade traverseFrom Thunderbolt to Polemonium as a dayhike-I enjoyed the 4th class, fun climb
Guilty - Jul 21, 2010 7:47 pm Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010
From SillTook some friends up. Started at Gayley, then Sill, then over to Pole. Ended the traverse after being chase by thunder and rain.
tb00957 - Jun 28, 2010 5:23 pm Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2010
u-notchA hour 40 min roundtrip from the u-notch. Glad to have done it.
mtndonkey - Jun 10, 2010 12:26 am Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2010
Sweet!Great day, and tougher than I expected. Next time I will try not to punch through the 'schrund.
SJ - Jun 7, 2010 12:54 pm Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2010
PolemoniumVia the U-notch. Fun climb, great mix of snow ice and rock.
HeyItsBen - Oct 28, 2009 4:27 pm Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2009
U-notch and done!My last CA 14er. Via U-notch, much harder for me than expected. The ice was extremely hard and brittle, was glad to get onto the short yet super fun rock pitches at the top. Made the last rap down over the 'shrund in the dark, long day.
justing - Sep 22, 2009 5:52 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2009
via V-notchClimbed with kovarpa and hamik via the V-notch on our way to North Pal and Starlight.
danman3156 - Sep 13, 2009 10:40 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2009
Palisades TraverseClimbed as part of the Thunderbolt to Sill traverse.
RickF - Aug 14, 2009 11:17 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2009
"Continue up & right...."Polemonium, the first in our three peak traverse that included North Pal & Starlight. We approached via the west chute from Palisade Basin. The climbing above the U-notch was much more challenging than I anticipated. Safely summitting and descending was made possible through the team effort of my partners, Phil & Joe.
MarieP - Aug 11, 2009 4:12 pm
Traverse in a dayPart of a traverse
Blackmouth - Aug 10, 2009 8:35 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. Great views from the top.
alpinegosse - Nov 24, 2008 12:01 pm
DoneTopped out at 5:30pm ish, after a windy night in the bivy sac. Rapped in half dark.
seano - Sep 5, 2008 2:05 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2008
From North PalI looked for the Clyde Variation and probably missed it, so this was trickier than I had expected...
kevin trieu - Aug 26, 2008 5:08 pm
belay slavegot 12 peeps to the summit after two hours of belaying 4th class section
Augie Medina - Aug 4, 2008 3:36 am Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
Part of "Mini" TraverseDid this with Tom Becht and Glenn Gookin on a beautiful day. Truth to tell, after doing Thunderbolt's summit block and Starlight's "Milk Bottle" this peak was anti-climactic. we spent more time rapping down the U-Notch than scrambling up the other side to Polemonium.
bechtt - Aug 3, 2008 10:12 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
TraverseLong day doing the Palisades Traverse with Glenn and Augie. The peak was relatively easy after wasting a lot of time rapping into the U-Notch.
BradBartick - Jul 12, 2008 10:00 pm
Summitted as part of Palisade TraverseHit PP as part of the Palisades traverse last summer. Great exposure and difficult route-finding, but Bruce kept us on course.
gordonye - Jul 7, 2008 1:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2008
From the U-NotchFine climb with Samantha, Hakan (sierrawolf), and Vladimir. Vlad lead the two pitches. The second pitch should have a 5.6 rating.