Climbing - East Side Sierra

Posted by kellendv on Jun 26, 2009
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Dates: Jul 2, 2009 through Aug 29, 2009
City or Place: Eastern Sierra
Skill Level: Intermediate
Categories: Hiking, Ice Climbing, Mountaineering, Rock Climbing
Partner Status: Want Partners

I will be in the Sierras for most of July (I'll be back up in the Sierra in mid August also). I'm currently most interested in doing long Alpine moderates in a light and quick fashion, but I enjoy any day in the mountains or on good rock, so cragging or just a long day scrambling in the hills are great too. I plan on basing myself around the Mammoth Lakes area, but I'm willing to travel north or south or into Yosemite to climb. I have been visiting the Eastern Sierra annually for climbing/backpacking/fishing/snowsports for around 18 years. I'm fine with leading, and I have gear.

Here are a smattering of routes/areas I'm interested in climbing:
-North and Northeast Ridges of Lone Pine Peak
-North and West Ridges of Conness
-Anything on Bear Creek Spire or in the Rock Creek area
-Palisades area stuff
-Whitney area stuff (routes on Whitney, Russell, Williamson)
-Minaretes, Ritter and Banner
-Alpine snow/ice(as they come in) climbs
-etc. . . you get the idea.

This list is nowhere near comprehensive, and I'm always up for day cragging in Tuolumne and other areas. Let me know if you want to climb!

-Kellen D Vawter