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South Sister

  • Start date: 08/02/2020

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 08/02/2020

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Climbers will be expected to get themselves to the trailhead in time to start hiking at 05:00am Sunday. I will arrive Saturday evening and sleep at Devils Lake for our crack-o-dawn start. I welcome others to join me. Due to COVID, we are not arranging or expecting carpooling. The climb begins on a forest trail and eventually turns to lava and pumice followed by steep, loose marbles on hard pack. Sadly, we may encounter mosquitoes, but we are not likely to have much snow this late in the summer. There may be an opportunity for a polar plunge, so wear presentable undies if this interests you. After our six mile assent, we will have lunch on the top at the edge of the crater to enjoy views. If all goes well, we should be back in Eugene fairly early in the evening

  • Event Leader: McGlinsky Juli

  • Assistant Leader: Reiter Trina

  • Event category: Climbs

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 220

  • Season: 2020

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: 10 essentials, 3 liters of water, snacks and lunch, wind/waterproof shell & warm layer (it can be windy at the summit), sunscreen, sunglasses, headlamp, gators, trekking poles and sense of humor are recommended. Don't forget trip fees since we will do paperwork at the trailhead.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 12

  • Member Fees: 3

  • Elevation Gain: 4800

  • Non-Member Fees: 15

  • Committee: Climbs

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

What a joy to safely get on a mountain with a group of Obsidians, despite COVID. Our enthusiastic and upbeat group of 9 hit the trail shortly after 5AM with impressively few comments about the hour. In no time we were able to drop layers and headlights and enjoy the fact that we had plenty of time to accomplish our goal. The snow had melted so route finding was simple. We were treated to sunshine and a light breeze that kept the temperatures comfortable and provided great photo opportunities all the way to the top! Eric, treated us to unforgettable (and heavy) Rice-Crispies on the summit and by 12:30 PM we began our decent. Passing the icy tarn on the way down proved impossible and several more foolish members of our party took a polar plunge. Moments later several other members of our party stormed a prominent feature off the trail known as "The Nipple". Was it pent up COVID energy or just the impressive physique of an Obsidian? I'll never know. We returned to our cars by 4:30 and concluded the adventure. Summiting members included Paul Winther, Darko Sojak, Angie Ruzicka, Rebecca Eastwood, Kathy Randall, & Eric Thornton. Ken Davis accompanied our party for an enjoyable distance. Trina Kanewa co-leadership made everything fun and easy. Everyone contributed their unique, positivity to make this a fun and successful trip. Until next time.

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 McGlinsky, Juli 541-232-0421 N 3
2 Signed-Up Reiter, Trina 541-525-1709 N 3
3 Signed-Up Winther, Paul 541-666-9956 N 3
4 Signed-Up Sojak, Darko 541-799-9199 N 3
5 Signed-Up Ruzicka, Angie 541-521-6840 N 3
6 Signed-Up Eastwood, Rebecca 541-556-3150 N 3
7 Signed-Up Davis, Ken 541-579-9226 N 3
8 Signed-Up Randall, Kathy 541-844-5916 N 15
9 Signed-Up Thornton, Eric 541-206-8571 N 3