Planning for 2015
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 10:18 pm
So it's early but I have most of 2015 already planned. AlpineMike plans to join me for the first 48 days. Not sure what others that may end up along with me have planned yet.
Like last year I am scaling back once again. At most I will add another 2 weeks at the end of this and end in mid September.
More fine details are below.
VVR to South Lake:
July 3 - 1- Drive to VVR
July 4 - 2 - Stay at VVR
July 5 - 3 - Hooper Lake
July 6 - 4 - Lake 11,000 (Climb Hooper)
July 7 - 5 - Blayney Hotsprings (Climb Senger)
July 8 - 6 - Humphreys Lakes
July 9 - 7 - Climb Mt. Humphreys
July 10 - 8 - Lake 11,200
July 11 - 9 - Lake 11,840
July 12 - 10 - Layover
July 13 - 11 - Climb Charybdis
July 14 - 12 - Ladder Lake
July 15 - 13 - Climb Mt. Mcduffie
July 16 - 14 - Dusy Basin
July 17 - 15 - Climb Giraud Peak
July 18 - 16 - Parchers
July 19 - 17 - Layover
Palisades:
July 20 - 18 - Dusy Basin
July 21 - 19 - Barrett Lakes (climb Columbine Peak)
July 22 - 20 - Climb North Palisade
July 23 - 21 - Lake 11,840
July 24 - 22 - Climb Norman Clyde Peak
July 25 - 23 - Finger Lake (climb Palisade Crest)
July 26 - 24 - Climb Middle Palisade
July 27 - 25 - Layover
July 28 - 26 - Second Lake (climb Temple Crag)
July 29 - 27 - Day hike Lakes
July 30 - 28 - Thunder and Lightning Lake
July 31 - 29 - Climb Vagabond & Cloudripper
August 1 - 30 - Parchers
August 2 - 31 - Layover
South Lake to Cedar Grove
August 3 - 32 - Lower Dusy Basin trail
August 4 - 33 - Lake 10,565
August 5 - 34 - Climb Peak 11,738 & Shakespeare
August 6 - 35 - Climb Peaks 12,185, 12,203, 11,762
August 7 - 36 - Climb Peak 11,290
August 8 - 37 - Island Bird Lake
August 9 - 38 - Climb Peak 11,988
August 10 - 39 - Layover
August 11 - 40 - Lake 10,565
August 12 - 41 - Marion Lake
August 13 - 42 - Horseshoe Lake
August 14 - 43 - Kid Lakes
August 15 - 44 - Kid Lakes (climb Kid Peak)
August 16 - 45 - Roads End
August 17 - 46 - Layover
Cedar Grove to Lodgepole
August 18 - 47 - Rowell Meadow
August 19 - 48 - Lodgepole
Lodgepole to Lodgepole
August 20 - 49 - Bear Paw Meadow
August 21 - 50 - Lion Lake
August 22 - 51 - Climb Triple Divide Peak
August 23 - 52 - Lake 10,725 (climb Lion Rock)
August 24 - 53 - Climb Mt. Stewart
August 25 - 54 - Climb Eagle Scout Peak move to Big arroyo
August 26 - 55 - Climb Lippincott Mt.
August 27 - 56 - Lake 10,410
August 28 - 57 - Layover
August 29 - 58 - Climb Mt. Eisen
August 30 - 59 - Columbine Lake
August 31 - 60 - Climb Sawtooth camp at Spring Lake
September 1 - 61 - Buck Creek
September 2 - 62 - Lodgepole
The plan for the start is to get a ride to the Hooper Diversion Dam and begin up from there.
Cross Alpine Col from Humphrey's Basin. Take Black Giant Pass. I will copy my route across Ionian Pass , Black Divide Crossing and Ladder Pass to Ladder Lake.
Going to take Knapsack Pass since I have not done it to the Barrett Lakes. Taking Leconte Route up North Palisade. Will take Chimney Pass over to the lake there in order to climb Norman Clyde peak from that side. Hoping to bag Palisade Crest while crossing Scimitar Pass.
Will take Contact Pass to Second Lake.
The South Lake to Cedar Grove is a combo of climbing all the remote peaks around Lake 10,565 and Island bird. I hope I can climb them all. Most likely will be 2nd or 3rd ascent on all of them.
The second half of this section I mostly planned for AlpineMike. He has not seen any of it and he really wants to do Kid Peak so we will probably cross what I call Kid Pass that I did in 2011 to get in there. I figure no harm in going back to such a beautiful area although I likely wont climb Kid Peak again myself.
Cedar Grove to Lodgepole is me attempting to get there as soon as possible while still doing something I have not done so I figure I will take the Don Cecil trail and cross Marvin Pass.
The last section I have listed here is picking up where I left off last summer. Not sure what I would do for the last 2 weeks just yet.
Any thoughts on this summer of hiking?
Like last year I am scaling back once again. At most I will add another 2 weeks at the end of this and end in mid September.
More fine details are below.
VVR to South Lake:
July 3 - 1- Drive to VVR
July 4 - 2 - Stay at VVR
July 5 - 3 - Hooper Lake
July 6 - 4 - Lake 11,000 (Climb Hooper)
July 7 - 5 - Blayney Hotsprings (Climb Senger)
July 8 - 6 - Humphreys Lakes
July 9 - 7 - Climb Mt. Humphreys
July 10 - 8 - Lake 11,200
July 11 - 9 - Lake 11,840
July 12 - 10 - Layover
July 13 - 11 - Climb Charybdis
July 14 - 12 - Ladder Lake
July 15 - 13 - Climb Mt. Mcduffie
July 16 - 14 - Dusy Basin
July 17 - 15 - Climb Giraud Peak
July 18 - 16 - Parchers
July 19 - 17 - Layover
Palisades:
July 20 - 18 - Dusy Basin
July 21 - 19 - Barrett Lakes (climb Columbine Peak)
July 22 - 20 - Climb North Palisade
July 23 - 21 - Lake 11,840
July 24 - 22 - Climb Norman Clyde Peak
July 25 - 23 - Finger Lake (climb Palisade Crest)
July 26 - 24 - Climb Middle Palisade
July 27 - 25 - Layover
July 28 - 26 - Second Lake (climb Temple Crag)
July 29 - 27 - Day hike Lakes
July 30 - 28 - Thunder and Lightning Lake
July 31 - 29 - Climb Vagabond & Cloudripper
August 1 - 30 - Parchers
August 2 - 31 - Layover
South Lake to Cedar Grove
August 3 - 32 - Lower Dusy Basin trail
August 4 - 33 - Lake 10,565
August 5 - 34 - Climb Peak 11,738 & Shakespeare
August 6 - 35 - Climb Peaks 12,185, 12,203, 11,762
August 7 - 36 - Climb Peak 11,290
August 8 - 37 - Island Bird Lake
August 9 - 38 - Climb Peak 11,988
August 10 - 39 - Layover
August 11 - 40 - Lake 10,565
August 12 - 41 - Marion Lake
August 13 - 42 - Horseshoe Lake
August 14 - 43 - Kid Lakes
August 15 - 44 - Kid Lakes (climb Kid Peak)
August 16 - 45 - Roads End
August 17 - 46 - Layover
Cedar Grove to Lodgepole
August 18 - 47 - Rowell Meadow
August 19 - 48 - Lodgepole
Lodgepole to Lodgepole
August 20 - 49 - Bear Paw Meadow
August 21 - 50 - Lion Lake
August 22 - 51 - Climb Triple Divide Peak
August 23 - 52 - Lake 10,725 (climb Lion Rock)
August 24 - 53 - Climb Mt. Stewart
August 25 - 54 - Climb Eagle Scout Peak move to Big arroyo
August 26 - 55 - Climb Lippincott Mt.
August 27 - 56 - Lake 10,410
August 28 - 57 - Layover
August 29 - 58 - Climb Mt. Eisen
August 30 - 59 - Columbine Lake
August 31 - 60 - Climb Sawtooth camp at Spring Lake
September 1 - 61 - Buck Creek
September 2 - 62 - Lodgepole
The plan for the start is to get a ride to the Hooper Diversion Dam and begin up from there.
Cross Alpine Col from Humphrey's Basin. Take Black Giant Pass. I will copy my route across Ionian Pass , Black Divide Crossing and Ladder Pass to Ladder Lake.
Going to take Knapsack Pass since I have not done it to the Barrett Lakes. Taking Leconte Route up North Palisade. Will take Chimney Pass over to the lake there in order to climb Norman Clyde peak from that side. Hoping to bag Palisade Crest while crossing Scimitar Pass.
Will take Contact Pass to Second Lake.
The South Lake to Cedar Grove is a combo of climbing all the remote peaks around Lake 10,565 and Island bird. I hope I can climb them all. Most likely will be 2nd or 3rd ascent on all of them.
The second half of this section I mostly planned for AlpineMike. He has not seen any of it and he really wants to do Kid Peak so we will probably cross what I call Kid Pass that I did in 2011 to get in there. I figure no harm in going back to such a beautiful area although I likely wont climb Kid Peak again myself.
Cedar Grove to Lodgepole is me attempting to get there as soon as possible while still doing something I have not done so I figure I will take the Don Cecil trail and cross Marvin Pass.
The last section I have listed here is picking up where I left off last summer. Not sure what I would do for the last 2 weeks just yet.
Any thoughts on this summer of hiking?