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Mt Jefferson- Milk Creek

  • Start date: 07/14/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 07/16/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Meeting place -Thurston Albertsons NE corner of lot. Hike in from Woodpecker ridge Trailhead to the PCT then south to milk creek. Faint climbers trail to high camp on ridge about 6700 feet. Camp may be on snow or rock depending on conditions. Ascend West Rib route to summit block. Route includes steep snow and easy but exposed rock.

  • Event Leader: Harris Danneille

  • Assistant Leader: Huseman Marge

  • Event category: Climbs

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 213

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Scroll down to see entire list. Helmet, harness, belay device, 2 prussiks, 4 locking biners, personal anchor, crampons, ice axe, personal overnight backpacking gear, food for 3 days, rain gear and clothing appropriate for all weather conditions,

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 12

  • Member Fees: 3

  • Elevation Gain: 7000

  • Non-Member Fees: 15

  • Committee: Climbs

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

5 strong Obsidian climbers started up the Woodpecker Ridge Trail with aspirations to climb Mt. Jefferson.  We were headed up the West Rib route, the shortest route up the mountain.  After a few easy trail miles we started up the Milk Creek drainage.  Rumor has it there is a climbers trail that leads up Milk Creek - all we found was brush, sand, and the start of a country western song - 'Sidehillin' on Scree'.  

With only a couple miles from camp to the summit, how hard could this climb be?  The climbing team got an alpine start with hopes of tagging the summit and hiking out in the same day.  The climbing was slow since we had to use ropes and pickets to protect much of it because of the steep terrain and ice.  We made slow, but steady progress with Marge and Danni swapping leads and were at the base of the summit pinnacle shortly before lunch.  Danni had a great lead up the mixed rock and ice summit block.  We enjoyed a brief pause at the summit before working our way back down the mountain.  Downward progress was also slow, making sure we kept protecting the rope team until the fall danger was minimized.  The exhausted team made our way back into camp and barely got a hot meal in before enjoying a second night out. This one is always heavy on the “type 2 fun” but we safely and successfully put 4 strong climbers on the top.  Our climb was a reminder that there is no easy way up Mt. Jefferson.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 6
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Harris, Danneille 541-521-5807 N 3
2 Signed-Up Huseman, Marge 541-743-3658 N 15
3 Signed-Up Reiter, Maryanne 541-521-8472 N 3
4 Signed-Up Osinga, Laura 541-337-9160 N 3
5 Signed-Up Warren, Charles 716-560-7758 N 15
6 Signed-Up Rhodes, Mikel 541-206-7389 N 15
7 Signed-Up Westerfield, Sam 541-206-2642 N 3
8 Signed-Up Aggarwal, Yukti 614-531-5333 N 15