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Postponed: South Sister

  • Start date: 10/02/2013

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 10/03/2013

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This will be a overnight bivouac on the summit of South Sister. Pack light but be prepared for overnight temps below freezing and windy conditions. We will be leaving from Devils Lake at 10:00am and ascending the standard south side climbers trail. We should be back in Eugene late Wednesday afternoon.

  • Event Leader: McCormick Roy

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Climbs

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 220

  • Season: 2013

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Contact Roy at 541-543-1249 for details. This trip is very weather dependent.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 12

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 4800

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Climbs

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

What a difference a few days make! Record rain/snowfalls turned this trip from a late season hike into a winter mountaineering trip. The two of us left the Devils Lake trailhead at 11:15am and immediately encountered snow on the trail, which quickly got deep enough that we wished we had brought snowshoes. After slogging up for over four hours we changed our bivouac location from the summit to the tarn at the base of the Lewis Glacier (~8,800').

After a breezy night with low temps in the 20's, Friday dawned clear, sunny and still windy. Bob elected to enjoy the sunshine in camp while I made the icy 1,600' ascent to the top, where I found nearly windless conditions and a rime ice encrusted wonderland. After returning to camp around noon, we packed up and headed for the car, arriving at the trailhead at 3:15 and back in Eugene around 6:30 after a dinner stop at Manley's in Crescent Lake.

It was a fun and interesting trip and I'm looking forward to leading more trips.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 4
  • Number of spots available: 2
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up McCormick, Roy 541-543-1249 N —
2 Signed-Up Harrison, Bob 541-556-3654 N —