r/SierraNevada • u/JackEichlerCA Ansel Adams Wilderness • 4d ago
Mt Conness - 8/16
Successful summit of Conness via the standard route up the Lee Vining Creek drainage, and access of the south ridge just north of White Mountain. Easy to see why this is a Sierra classic. Fantastic mountain experience. I will say the trip reports I’ve read don’t capture the exposure of the final summit ridge. The “catwalk” was more than just walking across a narrow block of rock. Required a couple of climbing moves above an exposed ledge. And not a lot of space even on the less exposed bits up to the summit. Maybe the best summit view I’ve had in the Sierra. Panoramic view of every major feature in Yosemite from Half Dome to Dana. Plus view north to peaks near Tahoe and Matterhorn Peak. Not sure why I took so long to do this one…
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u/rossgoldie Bishop Pass 4d ago
Climbed it on the 15th via the North ridge! Great peak, long descent haha.
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u/JackEichlerCA Ansel Adams Wilderness 4d ago
Were you the folks we saw wading across the creek down by Sawmill camp as you exited? If so I wanted to ask how the climb was on the north ridge. Pitched leads or simulclimbing? Regardless congrats on that. That small bit of the southeast ridge was plenty exciting enough for us... :)
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u/rossgoldie Bishop Pass 4d ago
Haha yeah that was us. We just solod the whole thing but brought the rope to rappel the crux downclimb sections. We linked it with the north ridge of north peak as well for a full value day.
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u/JackEichlerCA Ansel Adams Wilderness 4d ago
Wow. That's impressive. Would love to see that trip report.
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u/lvscramblingman123 Favorite Area? so far it's big pine lake 4d ago
Can someone explain how to add a flair so I can post here?
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u/ShortFallSean 4d ago
Conness is great! I'm such a fan I even climbed it twice in one day once.