From Herman Gulch it's not even really a scramble, more like steep Class 2.smrcka wrote:It's definitely more work than climbing Sniktau from Loveland Pass, but Citadel is a great hike/scramble.
Sniktau Alternate
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TravelingMatt
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Re: Sniktau Alternate
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Re: Sniktau Alternate
So, the route to the top of Citadel--Snoopy's Backside? Really?
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Yeah, there might be on class 3 move on it. Maybe...TravelingMatt wrote:From Herman Gulch it's not even really a scramble, more like steep Class 2.smrcka wrote:It's definitely more work than climbing Sniktau from Loveland Pass, but Citadel is a great hike/scramble.
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Hey Metal! You may remember ew met on the shoulder of Humboldt a few years ago.
Question--so you get to the middle of the twin summits; then what? Hang a right or left? Is it obvious the way up from there?
Many thanks.
Question--so you get to the middle of the twin summits; then what? Hang a right or left? Is it obvious the way up from there?
Many thanks.
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metalmountain
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I do remember!steelfrog wrote:Hey Metal! You may remember ew met on the shoulder of Humboldt a few years ago.
Question--so you get to the middle of the twin summits; then what? Hang a right or left? Is it obvious the way up from there?
Many thanks.
We didn't go up the saddle when we did Hagar. We went around the left side (looking up from the valley) of the summit and then it was a short class 2+/mild 3 climb to the top. Its pretty obvious where to go once you get up there.
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Re: Sniktau Alternate
OK cool; ya, I have seen that route illustrated on a map, so that's what I'll do; that will go nicely with the notion of going up to the ridge by Bethel and then just following the ridge
Re: Sniktau Alternate
If you're asking which of the two summits is the taller, the left (western) summit is the higher of the two but both are fun little climbs. I referenced Otina's trip report in one that I did subsequently but I think hers shows the route better than mine. http://14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.php?trip=11001steelfrog wrote:Question--so you get to the middle of the twin summits; then what? Hang a right or left? Is it obvious the way up from there?
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