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Ascent of Mount Tyndall on 2012-08-11

Climber: BMS 914

Others in Party:

Collin Kamholz
Alex Straub
----Only Party on Mountain

Date:

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Motorized Transport to Trailhead:

4x4 Vehicle

Peak:

Mount Tyndall

Location:

USA-California

Elevation:

14019 ft / 4272 m

Ascent Trip Report

Collin and I set out early from Symmes Creek, after sleeping in the car. Ran into Alex who was supposed to meet another guy who no-showed (vehicle got stuck at wrong trailhead). The three of us made it up to Shepherd's Pass in about six hours, then set up camp and went for Tyndall in a light rain with thunder in the distance but no lightning nearby. North Rib was a fairly straightforward scramble over boulders. Up the rib, then veer for the notch at the top of the ridge line. The route looks more difficult from the pass then it really is. Descended to camp again. I was bonking the whole way and struggling, but was fine after dinner and some sleep for Williamson the next day.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

8481 ft / 2583 m

Elevation Loss:

2753 ft / 838 m

Distance:

14 mi / 22.5 km

Grade/Class:

Class 3

Quality:

5 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Open Country, Scramble

Gear Used:

Tent Camp

Weather:

Drizzle, Cool, Calm, Overcast
Cloudy with storm clouds & rain

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

8463 ft / 2578 m

Extra Loss:

750 ft / 228 m

Distance:

12.4 mi / 20 km

Route:

Shepherd's Pass to North Rib

Trailhead:

Symmes Creek trailhead 6306 ft / 1922 m

Time Up:

8 Hours 56 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

2003 ft / 610 m

Extra Gain:

18 ft / 5 m

Distance:

1.6 mi / 2.6 km

Route:

North Rib

Trailhead:

Shepherd's Pass 12034 ft / 3667 m

Time Down:

1 Hours 59 Minutes

Ascent Part of Trip: 1Tyndal_Willamson (1 nights total away from roads)

Complete Trip Sequence:

Order	Peak/Point	Date
	Mount Tyndall	2012-08-11
2	Mount Williamson	2012-08-12

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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