atavist - Jun 21, 2007 12:23 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2006
cold night
Climbed via Red Lake with my buddy Eric and his brother. With one tent and two sleeping bags it was a cold night but pleasant. We tried to start a fire like cavemen, it felt like an episode of Survivor.
Climber Dave - Jun 7, 2007 12:14 am Date Climbed: May 27, 2007
North Slope from the East
Climbed with uwjennie and friends from Red Lake, little snow lots of rocks. Fun weekend with great weather.
orandall - Jun 5, 2007 5:07 pm Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2007
North Slope
The North Slope route from the East is a total slog. There was some fun class 3 stuff on the North wall of the chute which broke the monotony. Red Lake trail isn't absolutely horrible, but avoid at all costs after dark. You will take wrong turns.
Brad Mastros - Mar 26, 2007 9:52 pm Date Climbed: May 29, 2006
St. Jean
Excellent weather, great view
Mescalito345 - Mar 18, 2007 11:24 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2006
LVMC trip
Went on a two-day trip with the Las Vegas Mountaineers Club (LVMC). We camped at Red Lake, and climbed the loose rock to the peak on the second day. See reports by MoapaPk and sergio in the Climber’s Log.
tpdwr - Dec 18, 2006 3:52 am Date Climbed: Sep 7, 1987
N ridge from Upper Basin
From a camp in Upper Basin. A blue sky day, so quiet you could hear a pin drop!
mlarkin2002 - Oct 10, 2006 1:42 am Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2006
North Slopes from Red Lake
Dayhiked as part of the 2006 Sierra Challenge with several others.
did you guys do any "extra mileage" on the way out? We were in such a hurry to get down before the mountain shadow took over that crappy road, that we rushed a bit too much. I think we went off-trail 4 times, 3 times in the jungle, and once below. I kept pulling out the GPS after the fact, confirming that we had to climb back UP to get on the trail. At one point Paul said he felt like he was in the army, to which I responded, I felt we were in Bataan.
Nice view.
Stay on rock as much as possible to avoiding beaning your comrades. I really saw nothing higher than class 2 in the gully, but went some 2/3 places just to avoid rockfall.
The road (normal route): I took my Subaru Outback (7.3" clearance AWD, skid plates front and rear). I wouldn't do that again. Take a higher clearance, shorter wheelbase vehicle with stiffer suspension. 4WD or AWD (or big engine and HC) needed. I bounced rocks off the skid plates many times. I drove slowly (but not slowly enough) much of the way, and went into AWD mode many times to get up uneven, rocky slopes.
The trail to Red Lake has many, many false herd paths made by confused hikers. Some false paths even have cairns. Heed this advice: if you notice the path is suddenly fainter or much more brushy, back up to the last place where you were on the trail, and try _again_ to find the next destination on the real trail. In the "jungle", there are places where the stream is actually the path; the true path is marked by cleanly-cut (NOT just broken) branches.
boisedoc - Sep 11, 2006 5:49 am Date Climbed: Jul 20, 1996
long haul
Fun climb. Lots of vertical, especially without 4WD to get to the trailhead. Trail to Red Lake is hot, dry and dusty. Red Lake to the summit is fun.
BranchWhitney - Sep 7, 2006 3:45 am Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2006
Standard Route - Nice
The route was better than I thought. Split is a good looking peak. Next time I'll traverse over to the south summit... looks interesting.
Snow conditions were excellent. Hike in and out were quite forgettable.....
Bob Burd - Sep 3, 2006 10:17 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2006
North Slope
Day 6 of the 2006 Challenge. This was a very enjoyable day tagging Split/Prater/Bolton Brown/Thumb in a long day. Trip Report
Smith93 - Aug 21, 2006 4:04 am Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2006
North West Face/ Slope
This was a side trip on my larger JMT backpack from South Lake to Onion Valley. The day was beautiful with no clouds anywhere in the sky. The hike took about 7 hours from our camp site below Mather Pass to the top and back. It was slow going with talus slopes beginning just beyond Lake 11598 and the talus continued all the way to the top. This was my third California Fourteener and the best weather on a High Sierra peak yet. A tough climb but if you’re in the area I would definitely recommend it.
derbilly - Aug 17, 2006 6:46 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2006
Red Lake N slope
6th day of the Sierra Challenge. Decided to climb a previous years challenge peak instead of Prater since it's also a 14er. Climbed with Mike and Ryan, met Scott, Cliff and Cory on their way down.
Scott M. - Aug 16, 2006 2:49 am Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2006
Red Lake North slope
A deviation from the planned Sierra Challenge peak of Mt. Prater. Made it up in 5:10 and met among others Dick and Jill from China Lake. Started with Bob Burd who was up in 4:05 which smoked everyone and I enjoyed the top with Cliff and Cory, too.
catullus - Aug 15, 2006 7:22 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2006
red lake to north slope
Camped at red lake on first night. Ascended via snow-covered saddle to north ridge. Considered descent down saddle too dangerous, so climbed down rocks to the right of the saddle. On our way down we saw someone perform a just-in-time self-arrest sliding down the saddle (was sliding in self-arrest position for a good 200-300 ft). Hiked back to trailhead under moonlight...and got lost in the jungle. Had to bushwhack through jungle at night, but eventually found trail again. Beautiful mountain. Fun trip.
rgreene - Aug 10, 2006 5:36 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2006
North Slope
3 years of taunting by my nemesis, the 2nd time on trail after a humiliating defeat in 2003. This day I emerged victorious, but some may say ... at what cost. Aug 7 was my birthday, and suffice it to say that I celebrated my hour of birth (4am local time) huddled shivering in an emergency bivy cave somewhere north of 13000' on a "way too dangerous" wall I'd accidentally downclimbed onto in the dark before giving up for the previous night... well, at least it was a birthday like none other! After that, spent the remainder of the day hiking out, got lost in the upper jungle (on the previous trip, I'd gotten lost in the lower jungle, so I count that as complete now), and then after making it to my car in daylight, proceeded to get lost trying to drive out, and taking over 4 hours to finally get back to civilization. Um, old age, anyone??
atavist - Jun 21, 2007 12:23 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2006
cold nightClimbed via Red Lake with my buddy Eric and his brother. With one tent and two sleeping bags it was a cold night but pleasant. We tried to start a fire like cavemen, it felt like an episode of Survivor.
Climber Dave - Jun 7, 2007 12:14 am Date Climbed: May 27, 2007
North Slope from the EastClimbed with uwjennie and friends from Red Lake, little snow lots of rocks. Fun weekend with great weather.
orandall - Jun 5, 2007 5:07 pm Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2007
North SlopeThe North Slope route from the East is a total slog. There was some fun class 3 stuff on the North wall of the chute which broke the monotony. Red Lake trail isn't absolutely horrible, but avoid at all costs after dark. You will take wrong turns.
mtnfoto - Jun 4, 2007 5:48 pm
Red Lake/North SlopeUneventful climb, hot hike out.
fossana - Apr 8, 2007 10:42 pm
N RidgeMay ?, 2001
Phenomenal glissade on the descent.
Brad Mastros - Mar 26, 2007 9:52 pm Date Climbed: May 29, 2006
St. JeanExcellent weather, great view
Mescalito345 - Mar 18, 2007 11:24 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2006
LVMC tripWent on a two-day trip with the Las Vegas Mountaineers Club (LVMC). We camped at Red Lake, and climbed the loose rock to the peak on the second day. See reports by MoapaPk and sergio in the Climber’s Log.
tpdwr - Dec 18, 2006 3:52 am Date Climbed: Sep 7, 1987
N ridge from Upper BasinFrom a camp in Upper Basin. A blue sky day, so quiet you could hear a pin drop!
mlarkin2002 - Oct 10, 2006 1:42 am Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2006
North Slopes from Red LakeDayhiked as part of the 2006 Sierra Challenge with several others.
MoapaPk - Sep 20, 2006 2:49 am
Re: Northeast attemptHowdy Sergio --
did you guys do any "extra mileage" on the way out? We were in such a hurry to get down before the mountain shadow took over that crappy road, that we rushed a bit too much. I think we went off-trail 4 times, 3 times in the jungle, and once below. I kept pulling out the GPS after the fact, confirming that we had to climb back UP to get on the trail. At one point Paul said he felt like he was in the army, to which I responded, I felt we were in Bataan.
MoapaPk - Sep 18, 2006 2:39 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2006
Class 2/3, good view, terrible roadNice view.
Stay on rock as much as possible to avoiding beaning your comrades. I really saw nothing higher than class 2 in the gully, but went some 2/3 places just to avoid rockfall.
The road (normal route): I took my Subaru Outback (7.3" clearance AWD, skid plates front and rear). I wouldn't do that again. Take a higher clearance, shorter wheelbase vehicle with stiffer suspension. 4WD or AWD (or big engine and HC) needed. I bounced rocks off the skid plates many times. I drove slowly (but not slowly enough) much of the way, and went into AWD mode many times to get up uneven, rocky slopes.
The trail to Red Lake has many, many false herd paths made by confused hikers. Some false paths even have cairns. Heed this advice: if you notice the path is suddenly fainter or much more brushy, back up to the last place where you were on the trail, and try _again_ to find the next destination on the real trail. In the "jungle", there are places where the stream is actually the path; the true path is marked by cleanly-cut (NOT just broken) branches.
boisedoc - Sep 11, 2006 5:49 am Date Climbed: Jul 20, 1996
long haulFun climb. Lots of vertical, especially without 4WD to get to the trailhead. Trail to Red Lake is hot, dry and dusty. Red Lake to the summit is fun.
BranchWhitney - Sep 7, 2006 3:45 am Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2006
Standard Route - NiceThe route was better than I thought. Split is a good looking peak. Next time I'll traverse over to the south summit... looks interesting.
RSN473 - Sep 5, 2006 7:58 pm
St. Jean CouloirSnow conditions were excellent. Hike in and out were quite forgettable.....
Bob Burd - Sep 3, 2006 10:17 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2006
North SlopeDay 6 of the 2006 Challenge. This was a very enjoyable day tagging Split/Prater/Bolton Brown/Thumb in a long day. Trip Report
Smith93 - Aug 21, 2006 4:04 am Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2006
North West Face/ SlopeThis was a side trip on my larger JMT backpack from South Lake to Onion Valley. The day was beautiful with no clouds anywhere in the sky. The hike took about 7 hours from our camp site below Mather Pass to the top and back. It was slow going with talus slopes beginning just beyond Lake 11598 and the talus continued all the way to the top. This was my third California Fourteener and the best weather on a High Sierra peak yet. A tough climb but if you’re in the area I would definitely recommend it.
derbilly - Aug 17, 2006 6:46 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2006
Red Lake N slope6th day of the Sierra Challenge. Decided to climb a previous years challenge peak instead of Prater since it's also a 14er. Climbed with Mike and Ryan, met Scott, Cliff and Cory on their way down.
Scott M. - Aug 16, 2006 2:49 am Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2006
Red Lake North slopeA deviation from the planned Sierra Challenge peak of Mt. Prater. Made it up in 5:10 and met among others Dick and Jill from China Lake. Started with Bob Burd who was up in 4:05 which smoked everyone and I enjoyed the top with Cliff and Cory, too.
catullus - Aug 15, 2006 7:22 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2006
red lake to north slopeCamped at red lake on first night. Ascended via snow-covered saddle to north ridge. Considered descent down saddle too dangerous, so climbed down rocks to the right of the saddle. On our way down we saw someone perform a just-in-time self-arrest sliding down the saddle (was sliding in self-arrest position for a good 200-300 ft). Hiked back to trailhead under moonlight...and got lost in the jungle. Had to bushwhack through jungle at night, but eventually found trail again. Beautiful mountain. Fun trip.
rgreene - Aug 10, 2006 5:36 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2006
North Slope3 years of taunting by my nemesis, the 2nd time on trail after a humiliating defeat in 2003. This day I emerged victorious, but some may say ... at what cost. Aug 7 was my birthday, and suffice it to say that I celebrated my hour of birth (4am local time) huddled shivering in an emergency bivy cave somewhere north of 13000' on a "way too dangerous" wall I'd accidentally downclimbed onto in the dark before giving up for the previous night... well, at least it was a birthday like none other! After that, spent the remainder of the day hiking out, got lost in the upper jungle (on the previous trip, I'd gotten lost in the lower jungle, so I count that as complete now), and then after making it to my car in daylight, proceeded to get lost trying to drive out, and taking over 4 hours to finally get back to civilization. Um, old age, anyone??