Distance
3.9 mi to summit
8.1 mi total
Elevation
7,352 ft start
11,897 ft max
Vertical
5,106 ft gain
Time
5 hr 32 min to summit
10 hr 25 min total
So turns out this is a quite the involved deal. It really is almost entirely a class 3 scramble with significant route finding. We wrapped around a lot of the ribs rather than either doing the ridge as a lengthy class 4 or descending and ascending every single chute. Honestly there are 3-4 short sections of true knife ridge that require simple class 4 moves to do. The climbing isn't hard but its exposed. It took 2 hours from snow bridge to Sac and 2 hours back.
Only a handful of people climb it a year. Think I am a wine bottle first.
Route name
out-and-back
Obstacles
routefinding, rockfall/loose rock, exposure
Key gear
wine
