Thunderbolt to North Palisade Traverse
Thunderbolt to North Palisade Traverse - Backcountry Sights
A popular traverse linking them together. It's a technical endeavor with lots of 4th and 5th class climbing, so I wasn't about to do it solo.
Palisade Traverse- Thunderbolt Peak, Starlight Peak, North ...
Palisade Traverse- Thunderbolt Peak, Starlight Peak, North Palisade, Polemonium Peak and Mount Sill · The southwest chute at daybreak. · Snow ...
Rock Climb Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse, High Sierra
This super classic route takes you on a tour of five 14,000ft summits. Start by climbing Thunderbolt Peak. Many options exist; we climbed ...
My first major technical climbs - Thunderbolt Peak & North Palisade
I climbed these two peaks over the course of 4 days. The approach was pretty brutal and took up most of the first day.
Palisade conditions - Mountain Project
I am planning to do the Palisade traverse from Thunderbolt to Sill in a couple of weeks. Has anyone been up there recently and can report on ...
Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
This was followed by Ken Davis and Jack Riegelhuth in August 1938, who traversed from Mount Winchelll to North Palisade in 13 hours. According to Porcella and ...
Palisade Traverse - SWS Mountain Guides
Thunderbolt Peak, Starlight, North Palisade, Polemonium, and Mt Sill. The Palisade Traverse is an ultimate climb for Sierra Nevada alpine enthusiasts. This ...
Palisades Traverse – Thunderbolt to Sill - Sierra Mountain Guides
Climb the Palisades Ridge from Thunderbolt Peak to Mount Sill, tagging five iconic 14000+ foot Sierra peaks, with a high bivouac on the ridge.
Palisades Traverse. TLDR; - Technical rock-climbed 3 of the…
TLDR; - Technical rock-climbed 3 of the hardest 15 CA-14ers in a single 10.5-hr day — Thunderbolt, Starlight and North Palisade.
Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse - Palisades 14ers - Sierra Nevada, CA
Climbing the 'Thunderbolt to Sill' Traverse via the North Couloir of Thunderbolt. Five 14000' summits and incredible views all day.
Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse — Forever Outside Co.
From right to left; Thunderbolt Peak (14,003' / 4268m), Starlight Peak (14,200' / 4328m), North Palisade (14,242' / 4341m), Polemonium Peak ( ...
Plaisade Traverse | Forum - 14ers.com
Other than lots of training and hard technical climbing work ahead of us I was wondering if anyone knows much about the Palisade Traverse ( ...
ASI - Mt. Sill to Thunderbolt Peak Traverse, V 5.6
Mt. Sill to Thunderbolt is the 5-star section of the entire Palisades Traverse. From Mt. Sill, it crosses to Polemonium Peak, North Palisade, Starlight Peak, ...
Paying Homage to a Sierra Classic, the Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse
Palisade Crest Traverse includes Thunderbolt, Starlight, North Palisade, Polemonium and Sill peaks. · Pre-Trip Preparation – “The separation is ...
Palisade Traverse : Trip Reports - SummitPost
It took about 20 minutes, most of it on the route-finding. From the notch to Polemonium was easier than I anticipated (on North Palisade, it ...
Half-full Palisade Traverse - Dr. Dirtbag
The term “Palisade Traverse” usually refers to a crossing of California's most rugged fourteeners, between Thunderbolt Peak and Mount Sill; ...
North Palisade | Steven's Peak-bagging Journey
Instead of just doing one peak we decided to do a partial Palisade Traverse starting from Thunderbolt Peak, and earlier in the trip we had ...
North Palisade - Chronicles of a Closet Dirtbag
The Thunderbolt Peak to Mt. Sill traverse is a super classic prize for any alpinist, mostly climbed in the summer. Norman Clyde made the first ascent, ...
Palisade Traverse - LEMKE CLIMBS
Thunderbolt Peak - 14009' - SE Chute Class 4. Starlight Peak - 14226 - Palisade Traverse Class 5.7 summit block. North Palisade - 14248' - West ridge class 5.5
Agassiz, Thunderbolt, and Starlight - WhitneyZone Message Board
My plan was to take three days: Day 1: take the North Fork of Big Pine Creek trail to the Palisade Glacier and bivy. Day 2: ascend Underhill ...