Ascent of Twin Peaks on 2016-09-17| Others in Party: | Paul McClellan -- Trip Report or GPS Track
| | Date: | Saturday, September 17, 2016 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Twin Peaks | | Location: | USA-Oregon | | Elevation: | 9673 ft / 2948 m |
Ascent Trip Report3rd time was the ticket. My first time up at the pinnacle since 2011, and wow the summit has changed a lot. It's gone from being a pinnacle climb to being more of a fin climb. In 2011 on the north side of the pinnacle was a narrow natural ladder that ended at a platform with a fair amount of pinnacle remaining above you. Now in that same place is a big wide staircase that takes you right to the top. That staircase appears to be a natural cleave in the rock that will send the whole shebang down one of these winters. Twin Peaks was loose in 2011, but now it feels more like a rotten honeycomb of rock just waiting to flake off at any moment. Along the top of the fin there were places where you could see open air through the rock beneath you, and that just doesn't elicit much comfort. Anyway, glad to have this done should the south pinnacle become the new summit at some point. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 5000 ft / 1524 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 10 mi / 16.1 km | | Quality: | 5 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail, Exposed Scramble | | Gear Used: | Ski Poles | | Weather: | Raining, Cool, Breezy
Incoming storms | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 5000 ft / 1524 m | | Distance: | 5 mi / 8 km | | Start Trailhead: | 4673 ft / 1424 m | | Descent Statistics | | Distance: | 5 mi / 8 km |
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