Mazamas — For the Love of Mountains
from summitpost trip report: a 5 pitch climb on beeyooootiful granite with moves up to 5.6, a reasonable walk from the car, in sunny northern CA near Mt. Shasta. Sign me up!
Activity Notes
This is a great Beginning-to-intermediate alpine rock climb for those who have experience and skills lead-belaying, cleaning trad gear, face and crack climbing techniques to at least 5.6, and rappelling.
What:
The 6-pitch Cosmic Wall route on Mt. Hubris, a.k.a. The Ogre. We'll camp at a reserved developed campsite Friday and Saturday nights. Plan to split the reservation cost, which is in addition to the application fee.
Where:
Castle Crags State Park in Northern California.
When:
Leave Portland on Friday June 28th around noontime, Camp at the Castle Crags State Park. Arise early Saturday morning to begin the Hike and Climb. Once the Climb is completed, we will return to the campsite for a group dinner. We will depart Sunday June 30th, late morning to Portland.
Why:
This is a great climb to put your newly acquired AR skills to the test. It is also great first multi pitch climb for a solid ICS graduate. May take a BCEp graduate if you have a good solid resume to submit with your application.
Acknowledgement to Jesse Applegate for a portion of this text, which I completely stole, verbatim from his cancelled climb.
| Other Information | |
|---|---|
| Driving Distance from Portland | 400 miles |
| Driving Time from Portland | 6 hours |
| General Route Info | summitpost: https://www.summitpost.org/mount-hubris-the-ogre/151106 |
| Expected Duration | Car to car in one day |
| Relevant Books | Classic Rock Climbs No. 18 Castle Crags, California by Laird Davis (available in the Mazama Library) |
| Relevant Maps | https://goo.gl/maps/UCgnBSjVpp32 |
| Useful Links | Map |
