Trip Report
Intermediate Alpine Climb - Black Peak/Northeast Ridge
Successful 2-day, 4-person trip.
Ian Lauder
July 10, 2017
- Sat, Jul 8, 2017 — Sun, Jul 9, 2017
- Intermediate Alpine Climb - Black Peak/Northeast Ridge
- Black Peak/Northeast Ridge
- Climbing
- Successful
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- Road suitable for all vehicles
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7/9/17 - Hiked in Sat around noonish. 4 hours to camp. Boulder fields mostly covered in snow, some issues postholing in the boulder fields.
5am start with perfect weather. Relatively easy walk up in somewhat soft snow to the col. No snow on the route itself. Took 5-6 hrs to do the climb, simulclimbed much of it. 16 hour day camp to car.
7/9/17 - Hiked in Sat around noonish. 4 hours to camp. Boulder fields mostly covered in snow, some issues postholing in the boulder fields.
5am start with perfect weather. Relatively easy walk up in somewhat soft snow to the col. No snow on the route itself. Took 5-6 hrs to do the climb, simulclimbed much of it. 16 hour day camp to car.