Mini-TR: First Ascent of Mt. Clarence King's NE Ridge

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dee ee

Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
Nov 24, 2010 - 08:20pm PT
Cool story you guys. There is nothing like an unplanned bivvy to really appreciate a summit, especially when the night dips well below freezing. I've had more than a couple. We climbed it in the mid '80's, no bivvy that time though. We went over north Dragon Pass somewhat altered. Climbed Fin Dome too.
JEleazarian

Trad climber
Fresno CA
Nov 24, 2010 - 09:47pm PT
Thanks for reviving this thread. I still have a couple of projects on my to do list on Clarence King. Beautiful peak, and beautiful area.

John
murcy

climber
sanfrancisco
Nov 24, 2010 - 09:50pm PT
Niiiice. Thaaaaanks!
Tarbuster

climber
right here, right now
Dec 7, 2010 - 07:49pm PT
Always a pleasure to see your photos Misha.
rincon

Trad climber
SoCal
Dec 7, 2010 - 08:01pm PT
Thank you for that trip down memory lane. I did this route back in 78' and really enjoyed it.

But that's impossible...the first ascent wasn't done until 2006! :)
Buju

Big Wall climber
the range of light
Dec 7, 2010 - 08:08pm PT
MegaBUMP for an amazing peak!

That whole area is one of my favorites in the sierra! Such a beautiful place!

I climbed the southeast ridge with my sister and girlfriend a couple of years ago. It was pretty wild to have climbed the "hardest" climb in the country as of the ninteenth century! We were looking over at that northeast ridge the whole time! Congratulations!

Gene

climber
Apr 27, 2011 - 04:16pm PT
Worthy adventure bump.
JEleazarian

Trad climber
Fresno CA
Apr 27, 2011 - 04:20pm PT
Now this was a thread worth a bump or two! There are still routes to do in that vicinity, but I'm not telling where! ;-)

John
Fat Dad

Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
Apr 27, 2011 - 08:02pm PT
Nice report (and nice send). Distances back in that area are deceiving. I camped in Sixty Lakes years back with the intent of climbing Clarence King and was surprised by, despite how much scrambling I did, the peak still seemed really far away. Never did summit. That Sixty Lakes Basin is absolutely beautiful though.

Since you know how to get back there, I'd like to see a trip report on the E. Face of Mt. Cotter. That looks nice.
Ezra Ellis

Trad climber
WA, & NC & Idaho
Apr 27, 2011 - 09:12pm PT
Awesome Job Misha,
Did y'all spoon at night...:)
le_bruce

climber
Oakland, CA
Apr 3, 2013 - 02:39pm PT
Bump!~
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
Apr 3, 2013 - 04:33pm PT
cool
Sonic

Trad climber
Roaming the South, Merica
Apr 3, 2013 - 05:10pm PT
Pretty cool stuff, making me miss the Sierras
NutAgain!

Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
Aug 29, 2016 - 10:02am PT
Hey Misha, any way to revive the pictures from this thread?
splitclimber

climber
Sonoma County
Aug 29, 2016 - 02:33pm PT
http://www.summitpost.org/northeast-ridge/228790

some pics are still up on his summitpost trip report.

We were hoping to do the south face last week, but punted and climbed fin dome instead.

It looks so far away from the southern end of 60 lakes. The NE ridge looks like a beast from fin dome but so obvious and a "I dare you to climb me" type ridge.
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