Favorite car to car?

Crags are neat, multi-day alpine's nifty too. Then there's car to car days. What are your hopes and dreams?

Good question! I was just thinking about my favorite climbs from last summer, and several were because they unexpectedly ended up car-to-car in daylight: Mt. Stuart, Cutthroat Peak, Poster Peak, Ingalls Peak. In some cases I expected to bivy on the mountain, so I carried 20 lbs. of overnight gear and food. Even though I didn't use any of it, I would have been very glad to have it if I'd needed it. You never know how things will go.

David Carrierwrote:

Good question! I was just thinking about my favorite climbs from last summer, and several were because they unexpectedly ended up car-to-car in daylight: Mt. Stuart, Cutthroat Peak, Poster Peak, Ingalls Peak. In some cases I expected to bivy on the mountain, so I carried 20 lbs. of overnight gear and food. Even though I didn't use any of it, I would have been very glad to have it if I'd needed it. You never know how things will go.

Cutthroat and poster are both classic c2c routes for the average climber. Poster is much easier but they're about the same length. 

Big Kangaroo peak south face was my favorite because after topping out you just walk downhill to the car. 

Torment Forbidden Traverse is a great C2C route. Travel light, freeze at night. 

The one that sticks out for me was the complete North Ridge on Stuart complete with a most of the night descent down Sherpa Glacier Couloir without crampons.  I remember hiking down the last couple miles of trail about 9am and passing hoards of people on their way up to the lakes.  A couple people commented "man you guys must have been up early to be already hiking out!"  Haha.

Can't speak to the traverse but just the West Ridge of Forbidden was an awesome C2C day out in the mountains.

Never got the chance to do it while I lived in Seattle, but the West Ridge of Mt. Thomson always looked like a fun C2C route.

Marlin Thormanwrote:

The one that sticks out for me was the complete North Ridge on Stuart complete with a most of the night descent down Sherpa Glacier Couloir without crampons.  I remember hiking down the last couple miles of trail about 9am and passing hoards of people on their way up to the lakes.  A couple people commented "man you guys must have been up early to be already hiking out!"  Haha.

dude, that's hilarious.  if they only knew.  (i'm literally laughing so hard i am in tears right now..:)..)

Mt Constance, N and S Brothers and Mt Steel are some Olympic favorites. Dragontail and Stuart were both great. 

Great suggestions y'all. I've done many of those romps. I'll recommend the liberty bell group traverse because with an approach like that, ya just gotta. Prusik in a day felt really gross, but that rock is pristine. Dragontail, poster, cutthroat - pure fun.  Sounds like I need to go for Stuart and Forbidden. Anyone try multiple/traverse spires (beyond the classic link ups)? What about NE Butt of cutthroat? 

Jenna Frickinfrackwrote:

Great suggestions y'all. I've done many of those romps. I'll recommend the liberty bell group traverse because with an approach like that, ya just gotta. Prusik in a day felt really gross, but that rock is pristine. Dragontail, poster, cutthroat - pure fun.  Sounds like I need to go for Stuart and Forbidden. Anyone try multiple/traverse spires (beyond the classic link ups)? What about NE Butt of cutthroat? 

Whenever I think about multiple peaks/traverses in a C2C push I am reminded of this TR!!!  Talk about impressive amount of terrain to cover!  cascadeclimbers.com/forum/t…

Marlin Thormanwrote:

Whenever I think about multiple peaks/traverses in a C2C push I am reminded of this TR!!!  Talk about impressive amount of terrain to cover!  cascadeclimbers.com/forum/t…

Holy moly! Impressive. How about a C2C  Liberty bell group - kangaroo temple - LPS - spires and then cutthroat traverse. Anyone? ANYONE? 

Eldorado east ridge, Sloan peak corkscrew, are great to bring friends who have solid fitness but to introduce them to glacier travel. Can’t beat those views. Thomson is fun but I’ve definitely also walked a rope and rack out there only to run out of time and not do the climb

Monkey Face 

Jenna Frickinfrackwrote:

Great suggestions y'all. I've done many of those romps. I'll recommend the liberty bell group traverse because with an approach like that, ya just gotta. Prusik in a day felt really gross, but that rock is pristine. Dragontail, poster, cutthroat - pure fun.  Sounds like I need to go for Stuart and Forbidden. Anyone try multiple/traverse spires (beyond the classic link ups)? What about NE Butt of cutthroat? 

Nick has a great TR on it

https://spokalpine.com/2018/07/31/cutthroat-peak-north-ridge-iii-5-7/

Kyle Elliottwrote:

Nick has a great TR on it

https://spokalpine.com/2018/07/31/cutthroat-peak-north-ridge-iii-5-7/

Is this the Kyle I met coming off of dragontail who was with Nick? We found the raps instead of attempting the deathly ice sheet.... Nick was glistening just perfectly from the way dusk hit the bacon grease on his skin.

Jenna Frickinfrackwrote:

Is this the Kyle I met coming off of dragontail who was with Nick? We found the raps instead of attempting the deathly ice sheet.... Nick was glistening just perfectly from the way dusk hit the bacon grease on his skin.

How dare you not be able to tell one Kyle from another.

JK, we all look the same.  Anyway, I'm off to punch some holes in drywall...

Kyle Tarrywrote:

How dare you not be able to tell one Kyle from another.

JK, we all look the same.  Anyway, I'm off to punch some holes in drywall...

Summer 2017? Buddy and I met Nick and Kyle descending Aasgard. Good looking dudes. 

My buddy and I did Prusik>Snow Creek Wall with a thru-hike starting at Colchuck TH.  It was lots of hiking but fun to climb two peaks.  I really want to push for Acid Baby>Stanley/Burgner>Outer Space this summer but partners are hard to come by with that challenge ha.  

Keep the ideas coming - this is giving me some inspiration for future trips! 

Cosmic Charliewrote:

My buddy and I did Prusik>Snow Creek Wall with a thru-hike starting at Colchuck TH.  It was lots of hiking but fun to climb two peaks.  I really want to push for Acid Baby>Stanley/Burgner>Outer Space this summer but partners are hard to come by with that challenge ha.  

Keep the ideas coming - this is giving me some inspiration for future trips! 

I am ALWAYS looking for an excuse to get on Stanley burgner again, that thing was such a blast. Acid baby is on the list. Outer space is aight too, maybe do the 2nd pitch roof as an alternative, to spice it up. That's a nice lil link up considering outer space is on the way out - good idea! Maybe hop on a couple of pearly gates routes for good measure. What about a This, My Friend > Acid Baby > SB Prusik??

Jenna Frickinfrackwrote:

. What about a This, My Friend > Acid Baby > SB Prusik??

sounds like a fun day! 

Jenna Frickinfrackwrote:

Is this the Kyle I met coming off of dragontail who was with Nick? We found the raps instead of attempting the deathly ice sheet.... Nick was glistening just perfectly from the way dusk hit the bacon grease on his skin.

Hi Jenna! Bacon grease continues to fuel me. Let’s climb this summer. 

Best C2C is a tough call, but Forbidden Peak NW Face  comes to mind. Less of an amazing rock climb (although you do a lot of rock climbing), more of an amazing alpine adventure.