MOUNTAINEERING & ROCK CLIMBING TRAINING

I have taken some mountaineering skills courses with Sierra Mountain Center out of Bishop, California, USA.

• Snow Travel Skils (June 2, 2001)
• Introduction to Mountaineering (June 21-24, 2001)
• Fall Ice Seminars (October 6-7, 2001)
• Avalanche Level I course (December 27-29, 2002)

I have also taken a glacier mountaineering & crevasse rescue course with American Alpine Institute out of Bellingham, Washington, USA.

• 6-day Alpine Mountaineering (September 2-7, 2001)

I am currently an Associate Member of the SCMA (Southern California Mountaineers Association) and a Provisional Member of the CMC (California Mountaineering Club).

PAST CLIMBS

See my climbing resume.
I have also posted my summit logs and climbing/hiking information at summitpost.org.

FAILED ATTEMPTS

Mt. Baker (Sep 7 2001, Eaton glacier, up to 7900 ft)
Mt. Whitney (Nov 11 2001, mountaineer's route, up to 13,100 ft)
Mt Williamson (Mar 4 2002, NE Ridge route, up to 14,125 ft = "East Horn")
North Palisade (Sep 1 2002, U-Notch, up to 13,400 ft)
Pico de Orizaba, Mexico (Nov 28 2002, up to 15,800 ft)
Mt. Rainier (Jun 18 2003, D.C., up to 11,900 ft)
Mt. Whitney (Apr 3 2004, mountaineer's route, up to 11,700 ft)
North Palisade (Aug 21 2004, up to 13,900 ft = top of U-notch)
Mt. Humphreys (Sep 18 2004, North Couloir Direct, up to 12,660 ft)
Aconcagua, Argentina (Feb 7 2005, up to 16,610 ft)

FUTURE CLIMBS

Click here for my next climbing projects (2009 and onward).

MISC

LINKS

SIERRA NEVADA conditions

Eastern Sierra AVALANCHE Bulletin

Air temperature plots at:

• Chagoopa Plateau: 10,300 ft. (Sequoia National Park wilderness)
• Crabtree Meadow : 10,700 ft. (Sequoia National Park wilderness, 3 miles west of Mt.Whitney)

SAN GABRIEL Mountains conditions (Los Angeles National Forest, California, USA)

• Chilao: 5,450 ft. (Los Angeles NF)

Last Update: January 5, 2009
By Miguel Forjan
Email: [email protected]

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