I climbed University Peak as a day hike out of Onion Valley. I took a variation of the North Face route which I've seen called the North Coliour. It's a broad chute to the climber's right of the standard class 3 North Face. Eventually the route intersects the peak's Northwest ridge which is then followed to the summit. It was mostly a slog, but likely much better than the infamous University Pass. I was able to keep the trip mostly class 2 with the exception of some low-level non-exposed class 3 when climbing the final 100 ft to the top.

Unfortunately the summit was half covered in cloud when I got up there, so I didn't enjoy the spectacular 360 degree views. On the way down, I took advantage of some lingering snow slopes for a speedy descent. This was a pretty hard day!