So friend Robert and I were on my mission to bag all of the Goddard quad peaks included in LOJ, 7/22- 7/28 2024. Total miles 90.6 gain/loss 28k. 7 days, 19 peaks.
7/21 drove to courtright reservior from gardnerville picked up permit on way, got to maxson trailhead before dark, beautiful. Robert came in sometime late night.
7/22 22miles 4800 gain 2100 loss i had food for 10 days, Robert only 7 as he had to get home. Maxson th to amibition lake then bighorn lake due to rain. Long very long first day! Didnt get blackcap peak due to incoming rain. Next day coming
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The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before. Albert Einstein
7/23/24 day2 8.6m 3300up/down peaks 12212, 12412, reinstein then rush to bighorn lake before rain. Wanted to go over to Styx as had missed that a few years ago, but rain potential and being tired from previous day stopped that.
leaving camp at bighorn in back past ambition lake
valor lake
on way to peak 12212
goddard peak on way to peak 12412
Reinstein from peak 12412
looking towards black crown, finger, tunemah
looking down to bighorn and ambition lakes
Goddard and beyond, martha lake from Reinstein
bighorn lake
camp
nice sunset
The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before. Albert Einstein
7/24. day 3. bighorn lake to cathedral lake by way of peaks 12480, 12221, and Oyster peak. 10miles 3740 up/down. Again trying to beat the rain walked up to bowl stashed packs above regiment lake, then did peak 12480 came down some to avoid ridge, traversed over to little col between 12221 and Oyster, went up 12221 first, then Oyster which became very interesting, had to down climb into gully towards regiment lake, then up super loose gully, to some class 3 maybe 4 to peak, then return to col, pick up backpacks over to Pearl to Cathedral , yep starting raining before Pearl.
think Regiment, Battalion, etc Lakes
think Oyster peak
the col we went up down between peak 12221 and Oyster
looking up to finger col
camp cathedral lake
just beautiful!
The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before. Albert Einstein
7/25 day 4. cathedral lake, over midway pass, to lake below Mantle pass, up peaks 11434 and Kettle ridge, over Dykeman pass, alpine pass to North side of Tunemah lake, nice camping spot. 10.2miles 3500 gain 3100loss, peaks 11434 and Kettle ridge.
up to midway pass
top of midway pass
looking down at lake below mantle pass and our two peaks behind it
from top of kettle ridge down to hummingbird lake
some interesting maneuvers
back to lake below mantle still long way to go
No more pictures got ass kicked that day! well almost all days
The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before. Albert Einstein
7/26 day5, 8.6hard miles 3600 gain loss day hike from Tunemah lake, to Black crown peak, on way wrong way class 4 down climb, then I chose harder way up class 3 with alittle class 4, way down loose class 2/3. then onto libby pass, peaks 11920, 12096, finish ridge on another no name peak, down to tunemah lake, up peak 11539, 11800, Tunemah, then back to camp. Rodert had a little mishap so we stopped for a while .
starting out from Tunemah lake
black crown to Goddard
view down canyon from black crown
I reported what became the simpson fire through inreach and a friend at home
view of black crown from ridge to libby pass
view over to Ragged spur and black divide area
black crown, wheel, devils crags, and palisades
tunemah lake
on way to tunemah peak black crown
on way to tunemah peak
The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before. Albert Einstein
7/27. day 6. This day kicked my butt, had to take my backpack on some serious moving rocks ,ridges etc. Anyway 8.2miles 3600gain 4000loss tunemah lake, skirted peak 11920 maybe mistake, blue canyon peak, day pack to 11557, backpack to, 11587, to blue canyon pass drop pack, up to finger peak, back to pass, don backpack over to finger col, and down to cathedral lake same spot we camped few days before.
think this was peak 11557 looking back at Blue canyon peak
Black crown and fire from peak 11557
looking over to Finger peak and finger col
finger peak i think is behind that from almost blue canyon pass
coming down blue canyon pass
looking down to cathedral lake from finger col
finger col from cathedral lake
Sleep same spot
The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before. Albert Einstein
7/28 Day 7 I had decided to hike out with Robert instead of staying more days. 23miles 1500gain 4200loss. Cathedral lake, midway lake around to portal lake, and out trail to maxson trailhead. Then drove to almost top of Sonora pass before I couldnt drive further even though it was only alittle over an hour home. I was tired!
portal lake
not many pictures this day just wanted out!
went back sept 11th -13 from north lake to get Styx my final goddard quad peak! But now Lidar has another over by mcduffie so may have to do another ladder lake trip!
Kristine. ie Gazelle
The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before. Albert Einstein
I'm exhausted just reading about your exploits! Can't imagine actually doing it. You visited a lot of awesome alpine terrain.
Thanks for posting.
-Phil
Amazing stamina to climb all these peaks in a week, not to mention the long way from the trailhead and back.
I hope the mishap was not too serious.
I am considering going from Lake 10458 to Tunemah Pass on the way to the meetup this year. Staying mostly east of the divide, except for the short stretch south of Tunemah Peak. Picking as easy way as possible, and visiting multiple tarns, if I have time. After reading your report, I may try to climb Tunemah Peak. It is pretty much on the way.
