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South Sister

  • Start date: 06/13/2015

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 06/14/2015

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We will hike the Fall Creek Tr to Green Lakes where we will camp Sat night. We will climb South Sister Sun. morning via the Old Crater Route, then return to camp via the Green Lakes climbers tr. This route follows a ridge to the right of the waterfall west of Green Lakes passing over Hodge Crest, where there is a short rappel, crosses the old crater, then ascends to the summit rim.

  • Event Leader: Deeter Wayne

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Climbs

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: South Eugene High School, 19th & Patterson

  • Rating:

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 252

  • Season: 2015

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Ice ax, helmet, harness, belay/rappel device (ATC), overnight gear.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 12

  • Member Fees: 3

  • Elevation Gain: 5000

  • Non-Member Fees: 15

  • Committee: Climbs

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Unusually low snow this year made for a quicker, easier hike into Green Lakes. As the logs across the large lake out-flow were in disarray so we forded the creek. We camped on the ridge above the lakes near the waterfall. Several of us hiked back down to collect water from the big spring.

Despite our late start (6:30am) and the warm weather, crampons would have been useful. We enjoyed views north to Hood and Adams and south to Thielsen and Scott from both the rappel point and the crater rim. After descending the red ridge and rounding the lake below the Lewis Glacier, we quickly glissaded back to camp.

Bob, my assistant, led Chris and Trina back to the cars that evening while Casey and I choose to stay an extra night.

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 Deeter, Wayne 541-954-0924 N 15
2 Signed-Up Janz, Casey 907-942-2146 N 15
3 Signed-Up Kaminski, Bob 510-610-1705 N 15
4 Signed-Up Glick, Theo 541-968-8704 N 15
5 Signed-Up Huseman, Marge 541-743-3658 N 15
6 Signed-Up Melton, Chris 541-335-9733 N 15
7 Signed-Up Reiter, Trina 541-525-1709 N 3