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Nice video. Looks like a fun route. A point of clarification though, I have read that the final spire is between 80 and 120 feet. What length of rope have you used to safely rapell to the bottom of the spire?
I was just binge watching a bunch of your videos today, and bam the first mountain climbing video youve uploaded in 6 months just comes out! What day did you climb this? I made it up in the last week of june
Never Again! Your comment at the end of the video was telling. Your endurance and composure while rock climbing loose rock was amazing. I would go up South Sister 10 times before I would go up North Sister!
Nice video! I'm curious, do you encounter any wild animals while exploring these beautiful, isolated places? I'm from India, and most places here are filled with people.
Yes, it is not unusual to encounter elk, bears, cougars, rattlesnakes, even wolves. There is also a variety of little critters like chipmunks, birds and squirrels.
Great video. How would you say Mount Washington climbing compares in difficulty to Broken Top? Both on Summitpost say low class 5, but all ratings are subjective to personal perception.
Yes, I would say that Washington is a step above Broken Top for sure. Broken top has about 15 ft of 5.0 whereas Washington is about 200-300 ft of 4th and low 5th with a crux of 5.3. typically it is pitched out in 2-3 pitches. But most importantly, you want to stay on route on mt Washington or the rock quality becomes atrociously bad and the climbing could be much harder. Check out my video on Ranking Oregon's top 10 peaks for some good information comparing these two climbs and several others!
We climbed this route on 4/1/2024. The ice and formations in the chute varied quite a bit from two years ago when you climbed it but it was still a cool variation!
Nice work! And yes, Ive heard about quite a variety of conditions up in there before. I climbed it after a longer dry spell in January, which I think helped clear a lot of the loose crap out. It's a fun route.
I think the order in which you placed these mountains is spot on. I've climbed numbers 5 through 10. On Three Fingered Jack I did the crawl (unroped) but decided not to try the final climb to the summit. Numbers 1 through 4 are above my risk tolerance.
Yea, for simplistically I just focused on the major cascade peaks. Also I have not personally done much in the Wallowas yet, but I hope to peak bag out there and make some videos at some point! And Illumination rock is certainly on my "someday" goals, but it is pretty rarely climbed.
Gorgeous exposure mate! For a relatively short volcano, it sure has character. For the chute where you roped, how did you protect? I'm guessing there aren't bolts up there...
Yea it's a pretty cool little mountain! One of my favorites. For the chimney I just soloed the lead and clipped into the rap station for a top rope for the rest of the team. But It can be protected with small cams with a crack on the right side of the chimney.
I lived in Salem and Stayton from 1994 to 2000 so in my adventures in that area I wondered if people climbed those mountains. Now I know! Nothing like the "mountains" here in Arkansas where the highest is a little over 2,000 ft. Thanks for the videos.
Thanks! Yea Danny and those guys are awesome, definitely a big part of my inspiration. Well keep the videos coming! Thanks for tuning in and helping us grow!!
wow! what a climb. definitely tested you, but so glad you stayed calm and continued to take each new challenge as something to face and overcome. You always learn new things on each adventure you tackle. Stuart is a beast. This route was epic. Send me your GPX if you have a track on your final route. love and respect. Scott
Looked intense. I am going to have to work up to this one. Thanks for posting the highs and lows of your adventures; they are what I tune in for, as they help me truly prepare for these peaks
It was very intense! We learned a lot on this climb and it really put all our skills to the test. Certainly one to work up to, but well worth it when you are ready! Thanks for supporting our channel!
Great adventure. I will have to put this one on my list when I head out there next summer with the wife and kids in addition to bagging Pinnacle Peak and Plummer Peak.
