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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 18, 2011 - 05:35pm PT
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Looking west from atop the West Horn of Williamson. This is the fun that has yet to be downclimbed
Looking back at West Horn after navigating the downclimb (which is to the left of the knife edge feature)
Mrs Mooch chillin' at our bivy spot, as Mt Tydall looks on
Sad....but that's all I have. Email if you need beta.
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gonzo chemist
climber
Crane Jackson's Fountain St. Theater
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Jul 19, 2011 - 02:12am PT
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awesome pics and info, people. I was actually thinking of doing this next week. Perfect timing! Looks phenomenal!
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Jul 19, 2011 - 02:16am PT
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Talked to Deb today, said she was up there, how bout that!
Pretty burly, looks super adventurous! Way to get at it :D
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2011 - 03:07pm PT
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Funny....I didn't see that person up there. The Missuz and I had the "hill" to ourselves.
Hey Kris!.....thanks for refreshing my desire to get on LPP's NE Ridge. Wanna go?
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jul 19, 2011 - 03:28pm PT
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Wanna go?
It would be a repeat. I think if I am going to do another big ridge it'll have to be something fresh.
The shorter one's like the regular N Ridge via the Meysan Lakes trail approach in summer keep me coming back for more. E Ridge of Russell is good car 2 car as well (although I did get shut down just short of the top in winter once.)
I wouldn't put the NE Ridge in that class. It's pretty big.
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this just in
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north fork
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Jul 19, 2011 - 04:27pm PT
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Wow, Mt Tydall looks badass and Williamson, Thanks Dave.
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Jul 19, 2011 - 04:30pm PT
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Glad you two had a good time. It's an awesome mountain.
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2011 - 05:28pm PT
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Yeah, Tydall looks like a big commitment....no matter which route you take on the east face! The base is still buried in snow and all the chutes are vomiting.
Greg, you up for the NE Ridge or is that your cup of tea? Oh wait....you dig the bumper belay. ;)
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jul 19, 2011 - 05:44pm PT
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groovity groove groove
now you two, come up to the Pass this weekend. Forget that southern stone. ;)
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Maysho
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Soda Springs, CA
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Jul 19, 2011 - 06:50pm PT
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Good job Mooch!
I did the Northeast Ridge last Wednesday/Thursday, it was incredible, burly, and really really long. Seeking to experience a full 10,000ft. plus ascent, I parked my car at the bottom of Owens Valley at 3,800ft at Manzanar, and walked for 2.5 hours up the sage brush slope to gain the ridge. I will post a full TR soon...
Peter
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 20, 2011 - 05:15pm PT
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Mungie!!
Thought of you as I was headed up to Markleeville for the Death Ride....the munge headed up Monitor Pass had your name all over it! HA! Caged Freaks In The Kings! Can't wait!
M -
Kick ass! All the way from Manzanar?!?!? Right on!
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Jul 20, 2011 - 05:48pm PT
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If I find the camera at some point would I be able to black mail you for the rest of our life?! "Teach me how to aid climb or I am posting this nude shot on to the internetz!!!"
Nice photos. Need to do more ridge traverses myself. I heard Gardiner has some fun traverse or something..
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poop_tube
Big Wall climber
33° 45' N 117° 52' W
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Jul 21, 2011 - 08:45pm PT
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heading up there tonight. Is there enough snow along the ridge to melt water?
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Jul 21, 2011 - 08:48pm PT
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nice, peter.
wondered how it turned out.
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Norman Claude
climber
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Jul 21, 2011 - 10:15pm PT
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I've been both ways and I recommend going up Williamson Creek. It was a great boulder hop up the creek. Stayed right in the drainage though and this year there may be too much water. You can drop down the Bolton Brown route and come down the creek for a super grand tour.
That's what Keating and I did on the first ascent.
Be safe,
Norman Claude
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jul 22, 2011 - 01:52am PT
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Monitor?
SO NOR AHhhhhhh
:)
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kpm
Trad climber
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Jul 24, 2011 - 02:33pm PT
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Congrats on the climb and thanks for the conditions update. I never would've thought to bring tevas! We're headed up for W Face Williamson, N Rib Tyndall (maybe NE Arete). Do you recall if those routes still hold snow? Your photos of the bowl and the teva recommendation have me wondering... Also, are crampons needed for Shepherd Pass, or is the snow soft enough even in the morning? Thanks for your time!
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gonzo chemist
climber
Crane Jackson's Fountain St. Theater
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Jul 25, 2011 - 09:32pm PT
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kpm,
I climbed Mt. Williamson via the Long Twisting Rib on Friday/Saturday.
Tevas probably not needed on the approach. Although, I took off my shoes for two creek crossings. The very first one on the trail, and the one at Anvil Camp. The other crossings were pretty straight-forward. No crampons needed for Sheppard Pass; although if the snow is too hard early in the morning you can climb the scree-slope next to the snow-patch to attain the pass: its a little sandy/loose but not too bad. There are some snow patches on Sheppard Pass, but they don't require crampons. No snow on the West Face.
I descended via George Creek from the South Face. DON'T DO THAT. No one should EVER do that, unless they're a maniac. If there were an adequately maintained trail, then it would probably be a faster descent than the standard trail. Unfortunately the faint trail that exists is difficult to follow and requires a keen eye. Also it deposits you in the middle of nowhere once you're down to the valley floor. Its too bad most of the trail is not maintained, because there are some beautiful areas along that drainage; as it is, they're just hard to get to.
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kpm
Trad climber
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Jul 26, 2011 - 03:13am PT
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Much thanks for the post! Now the gang can stop debating about what to bring... I was secretly hoping for snow on the West Face, since it would probably be easier that way. Sounds like you had a good adventure -- and a really long hike out. I've been up George Creek a few times in May (the old permit season), so don't worry we won't be trying that!
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melon
Trad climber
Contrived description of location withheld
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May 24, 2015 - 08:33pm PT
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We're heading in around the end of June to do the long twisting rib and tyndall effect. There seems to be plenty of beta out there for getting up Williamson from the west face, but no pointers in finding the descent from the summit if you've never been up there before.
From what I can figure, there's an obvious chimney at pretty much the northwest corner of the summit plateau that leads to a long talus field, which, since it's the standard ascent route, should be pretty easy to find the right route down without too many sucker trails that cliff out. Is that a good assessment?
I'm expecting something like the talus descent down to near Peanut Lake from Lone Pine or the descent that starts between Russell's two summits. Guessing it's not as obvious as the mountaineers route on Whitney. Am I way off?
Thanks.
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