Undescribed Cross Country Experiences
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:49 pm
I was rereading Bluewater's excellent trip report - http://www.highsierratopix.com/communit ... =1&t=10505 - which had been kicked to the top of the Backpacking / Hiking / Camping forum by comments from Harlan and Jimr. Jimr said of Finger Col, "I hadn't read anything [in] Roper before, but Portal meant a way through, so I relied on that name to find a way across."
It reminded me of several routes I've taken over unknown territory that looked good on the map but I was unaware of any route description or name until later.
The first pass I crossed is listed in Roper as Cyclamen Pass and I went over it via Columbine then Cyclamen Lake. It is listed on the High Sierra Topix Map as "Cyclemen [sic] Lake Pass". I described it my trip report: http://www.sierrahiker.com/FiveLakes1990/index.html
I called another pass Picket Col in my Kaweah Basin Report - http://www.sierrahiker.com/KaweahBasin/index.html - and I have seen it called Lawson Pass on reports on this site. It is not shown on the High Sierra Topix Map.
Another route was over the ridge between Little Five and Big Five lakes which I called 55 Pass (not really a pass but a ridge crossing) - see: http://www.sierrahiker.com/SouthernGWD/index.html - also not shown on the High Sierra Topix Map.
Have you looked at a map - or a gap - and decided to try a route even though you hadn't seen it in any guide?
Did you find out later that the pass had a name? Did you share your experience in a trip report?
It reminded me of several routes I've taken over unknown territory that looked good on the map but I was unaware of any route description or name until later.
The first pass I crossed is listed in Roper as Cyclamen Pass and I went over it via Columbine then Cyclamen Lake. It is listed on the High Sierra Topix Map as "Cyclemen [sic] Lake Pass". I described it my trip report: http://www.sierrahiker.com/FiveLakes1990/index.html
I called another pass Picket Col in my Kaweah Basin Report - http://www.sierrahiker.com/KaweahBasin/index.html - and I have seen it called Lawson Pass on reports on this site. It is not shown on the High Sierra Topix Map.
Another route was over the ridge between Little Five and Big Five lakes which I called 55 Pass (not really a pass but a ridge crossing) - see: http://www.sierrahiker.com/SouthernGWD/index.html - also not shown on the High Sierra Topix Map.
Have you looked at a map - or a gap - and decided to try a route even though you hadn't seen it in any guide?
Did you find out later that the pass had a name? Did you share your experience in a trip report?