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Middle Sister

  • Start date: 05/21/2022

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 05/22/2022

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We will be doing the North Ridge Route on Middle Sister. The climb will involve an approximately 5.5 mile hike in from the Pole Cr trailhead on Saturday May 21, then camp and get up early Sunday to climb. Previously on the hike in we have not needed snow shoes but we may this year. Our high camp (~7200’) will not likely have water so we will plan on melting snow though hopefully we’ll find a site where we don’t have to camp on snow. On Sunday we will get up early (4:30 AM) and head for the summit. There is one steep portion of the climb above the saddle between Middle and North, and we will set a fixed line there for safety. After summiting we’ll come back to camp and pack up and hike out.

  • Event Leader: Reiter Trina

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Climbs

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 146

  • Season: 2022

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Ice ax, crampons, harness, helmet, 3 locking carabiners, 2 prusiks, a large backpack, and overnight camping gear. A more detailed list will be sent to team members as well as meeting logistics for Saturday.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 18

  • Member Fees: 3

  • Elevation Gain: 5300

  • Non-Member Fees: 15

  • Committee: Climbs

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

The leader of the climb was unable to go due to an injury the morning of the climb so the Assistant Leader took over. The remaining three of us hiked in Sat AM. The trail from Pole Creek can be challenging to follow in spots due to the blow down of fire-killed trees. Once we got out of the trees, we were rewarded by amazing mountain views. We found a dry high camp and were happy we didn't have to camp on snow. We woke up at 4:30 AM and hiked up the mountain to the saddle between Middle and North. The reports from the day before indicated that the summit pitch was "bullet ice" meaning extremely hard ice. We went up a ways and decided that it was too icy to climb and descend safely. Even though we did not summit, we still enjoyed perfect weather and fantastic views of the Three Sisters.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 8
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Reiter, Trina 541-525-1709 N 3
2 Signed-Up Darden, Tami 541-232-7584 N 15
3 Signed-Up Wiktorowski, Jodi 541-543-1737 N 15
4 Signed-Up Reiter, Maryanne 541-521-8472 N 3
5 Signed-Up Urquhart, Lindsay 206-669-1802 N 3
6 Signed-Up Holbrook, Hollye 503-756-0288 N 15
7 Signed-Up Sandburg, Doug 541-632-0025 N 3
8 Signed-Up Myers, Michael 541-579-4733 N 3
9 Signed-Up Lowder, Bill 541-517-0214 N 3
10 Signed-Up Arreola, Joshua 830-370-0653 N 15
11 Signed-Up Jones, Kevin 541-968-7774 N 15