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Middle Sister

  • Start date: 07/09/2014

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 07/10/2014

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We will enter the Three Sisters Wilderness from the Obsidian Trailhead and bivouac near Arrowhead Lake on Wednesday night. An early morning start on Thursday should put us on the summit by 10:00am via the north side of Middle Sister, returning to camp and hiking out Thursday afternoon. There is an additional charge for the limited entry area permit which is dependent on the number of participants.

  • Event Leader: McCormick Roy

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Climbs

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 146

  • Season: 2014

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Waterproof boots, ice axe, crampons, clothing for cold/wet/windy conditions. Food and gear for overnight bivouac. BUG SPRAY and sunblock. Helmet is optional

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 18

  • Member Fees: 3

  • Elevation Gain: 5300

  • Non-Member Fees: 15

  • Committee: Climbs

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Two Obsidians headed into the Obsidian Limited Entry area from Obsidian Trailhead on a lovely Wednesday morning. The Beargrass (& mosquitoes) were near their peak but we quickly climbed above their favored habitat and made camp on the snow near Sisters Springs. A 4am wakeup call on Thursday morning, breakfast, crampons on and we headed up the Renfrew Glacier route in perfect conditions around 05:10. There was lots of snow above 6,500' this year so we didn't have to take off the crampons until reaching the col between North and Middle Sister. Bob elected to stay and rest there while I ascended the last stretch to the windless summit, reaching the top around 10:15. Some glissading was possible on the way down and we made good progress back to camp, where we had lunch, packed up and trudged back to the trailhead, arriving at the car before 5pm.

Another great trip and my 10th peak with the club.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 5
  • Number of spots available: 3
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up McCormick, Roy 541-543-1249 N 3
2 Signed-Up Harrison, Bob 541-556-3654 N 15