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Ascent of Mount Conness on 2011-08-27

Climber: Eric Kassan

Others in Party:

Harlan Stockman
Jana Rydlova

Date:

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Mount Conness

Location:

USA-California

Elevation:

12590 ft / 3837 m

Ascent Trip Report

The trail starts out as the route through the Sawmill Campground and continues to and past the Experimental Station. Right as it starts to descend around 10,200 was where we took off to Alpine Lake. Beyond that, I'm not sure where the trail goes. The terrain up to the lake is steep, but relatively open and there are many possible routes (more than one of which are cairned). Beyond the lake, one needs to head north-northwest to the ridge (to avoid the snow). From the ridge there is a clearly cairned route going over the 12360+' peak. From that peak, the ridge drops about 120' before climbing the final ridge. The final ridge is class 2, but spots are knife-edged with significant exposure on both sides.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

3280 ft / 999 m

Elevation Loss:

3280 ft / 999 m

Distance:

8.8 mi / 14.2 km

Quality:

4 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail, Open Country, Snow on Ground, Scramble

Gear Used:

Ski Poles

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

3030 ft / 923 m

Extra Loss:

200 ft / 60 m

Distance:

4.3 mi / 6.9 km

Route:

East ridge

Trailhead:

Sawmill Campground 9760 ft / 2974 m

Time Up:

3 Hours 30 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

3080 ft / 939 m

Extra Gain:

250 ft / 76 m

Distance:

4.5 mi / 7.2 km

Route:

East ridge

Trailhead:

Sawmill Campground 9760 ft / 2974 m

Time Down:

3 Hours

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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Peaks: climbed and unclimbed by Eric Kassan
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