Mt. Conness, California, USA (12,590 ft / 3837 m): via the North Ridge

September 6, 2003

Mt. Conness (12,590')

Brief report:

Climbed the North Ridge with fellow SCMA member Steven Sauter. Route-finding was not a problem. We climbed unroped 'til we got to the top of the 2nd tower (just where there was a cordolette cord with 2 rings on it). We rappelled down the 2 pitches (this being the crux of the climb), and then I led all the pitches to the summit. After the 2nd rappel, all the pitches to the summit looked to me as class 4 with maybe a few 5.2 moves. We had good weather (clear & sunny), although it was windy on the ridge most of the time.

Additional info about climbing Mt. Conness can be found here.


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