"Got tight last night on absinthe and did knife tricks. Great success shooting the knife into the piano. The woodworms are so bad and eat hell out of all furniture that you can always claim the woodworms did it."
--Ernest Hemingway
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Matt Worster - Jul 6, 2005 1:55 pm
Route Climbed: From Italy Pass Date Climbed: 2 July 2005An easy three day hike with overnights at Honeymoon Lake. *High* water conditions, including a 150 ft ford at Upper Pine Lake and some dicey stream crossings above Honeymoon. Gorgeous views, one of my favorite areas in the Sierra.
ExploreABitMore - Mar 4, 2005 10:09 pm
Route Climbed: Slope from Italy Pass Date Climbed: 7/4/03Beautiful day and spetacular views along the climb. Hiked it from camp at Lower Pine Lake. This made for a longer day than anticipated, and Honeymoon Lake would probably be a more ideal place to camp.
RSN473 - Mar 1, 2005 3:59 pm
Route Climbed: N Chute to NE Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2001This route proved to be quite exciting with several sections of 3/4th class along the ridge. The N Chute is dangerously loose.
sierratrekkin - Dec 19, 2004 8:54 pm
Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: June, 2002I climbed the west ridge on a trip to the Italy Lake area to climb Bear Creek Spire from the west. The ridge is a simple class 2 scramble with great views of surround peaks including Mount Dade, Mount Abbot and Bear Creek Spire.
Matthew Holliman - Nov 17, 2004 12:01 am
Route Climbed: South Slope Date Climbed: July 10, 2004The final stop on a Merriam/Royce/Julius Caesar dayhike. Great views, although I was more concerned at the time about making it back down through Granite Park before dark...
mdostby - Jan 3, 2004 12:28 am
Route Climbed: From Italy Pass Date Climbed: 1975I climbed this peak many years ago, the summer of 1975. It was on a backpacking trip that my parents sent me on. (something like summer camp). Anyway, it was these early backpacks that really got me hooked on the Sierras. I remember this peak well. It was really my first Sierra summit. The only other mountain I had ever summatted up to this point was Mount Lassen with my dad.