Bear Creek Spire, NE Ridge, First Winter Ascent
1 Jan 2003 - Doug Robinson
In January 2003 Michael Thomas and I skied up from Little Lakes Valley
and camped at Dade Lake. Leaving our skis at Peppermint Pass we
third-classed several hundred feet with ice axes, leading to one of
those classic moments of tiptoeing in to the harness, wishing we'd
roped-up sooner. Nice Fourth Class led us to traverse onto the East Arete
as early as posible, where we found some 5.6 (entertaining in
duck-billed 3-pin boots) on the way to the summit, just at sunset. Our
hurry off the summit block was interrupted by noticing the most
strikingly intense neon-like violet shadows just before the sun set.
Quickly descending the NW ridge, we were relieved to find relatively
little postholing back to our skis.
(There are disclaimers at the bottom.)
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