Basic Rock Climb - Ingalls Peak/South Ridge

We drove up tuesday night and camped at DeRoux campgroup. Nice enough place by the river, with clean outhouse. No one else in the campground at all, other than a few deer and a fantastic jumping  mouse-like thing that I've not seen before. I love camping the night before because it gives time for the group to meet, and get a good nights rest.

We started from the trailhead a little after 6 am, up to ingalls pass in about 2 hours, taking breaks for blister care and snacks. There are a few small patches of snow remaining on the other side of the basin but it is melting out quickly. Based on previous reports I suggesting bringing ice axe and crampons (just in case), but expect to leave them in the car. Glad we did.

We started climbing at P1 and most of us linked P1 and P2. We did the middle crack for P3 and the teams all did something slightly different to top out. That serpentine is slick as snot in places, but the climbing is fun, gear placements are easy to find, and views were amazing.

We brought 2 70 ropes and a 60. Most leaders climbed with a single rack, I brought an extra purple, a .1 and .2. Didn't place the .1. We rapped a 60 from the top, 70 from top of p3, and a double 70 from the top of p2. It did result in waiting in a particularly windy spot for the second rope to get down, but the pull was clean. 

We made it back to the cars at the 12 hour point (some right at 12 hrs by running a bit of the trail, the rest of us 5-10 min later). Such a great day with a strong, fun group.