Mt Rixford dayclimb from Onion Valley
PHOTOS: http://snownymph.smugmug.com/gallery/54 ... 4125_KhGQ7
Our group started off with 7, and at 3pm, our group split up. 4 turned back due to time constraints, and 3 of us summitted Mt Rixford. We ascended the SE ridge, enjoyed the views for almost an hour, then descended the W slope (bad way to go), which was full of 'crap' (lots of cliffs below and loose rock). We were back on the trail in 3 hrs, and hiked out in the dark. A very successful trip considering what our friends were going thru in the area. DaveG and Norris dayclimbed University, but got stuck overnight on a ledge that they couldn't go up or down. They were rescued Sun at 9am. TomS cut his head open somewhere on a dayclimb to Independence Peak, and his group got him down to safety. His injury required 125 stitches on his face. Ouch! I heard SAR found the missing fisherman, drowned in shallow water. A busy weekend at Onion Valley.
great views from Kearsarge Pass
and Mt Rixford
steep
some climbing
same climb, but looking down
descent was ugly (the way we went was not good)
rocks were falling as TomG descended
last of the class 3
I sent a SPOT check from the high trail, but the image sent showed us down by Bullfrog Lake near the lower trail
Full moon
Sunday morning
