Peak Condition Update |

Peak:	"Lightning Pyramid"
Route:	Ledge Traverse from Thunder Pyramid
Range:	Elk
Posted By:	CarpeDM
Date of Info:	9/29/2018
Date Posted:	9/30/2018

Details
I went down the gully from the saddle with Thunder. Unless you have good snow conditions, for the love of all that is holy, DO NOT EVER GO DOWN THAT GULLY! No snow or ice on the Thunder white gully route, the traverse to Lightning, or the descent. Also, if you are going up, the baby-food-jar-sized summit register needs a short writing utensil (probably no more than 3-4 inches, unless you also bring a bigger container). I screwed up and dropped the pencil between some rocks.

Details

I went down the gully from the saddle with Thunder. Unless you have good snow conditions, for the love of all that is holy, DO NOT EVER GO DOWN THAT GULLY!

No snow or ice on the Thunder white gully route, the traverse to Lightning, or the descent.

Also, if you are going up, the baby-food-jar-sized summit register needs a short writing utensil (probably no more than 3-4 inches, unless you also bring a bigger container). I screwed up and dropped the pencil between some rocks.

Comments or Questions

Papillon	L-O-R-D... 10/1/2018 8:07am Is this the gully off lightning? Take care of yourself out there. FWIW, I've been quitting my project almost weekly only to return for more nast...
CarpeDM	Yep 10/1/2018 9:25am That's the one. Maybe the worst descent I've ever done. I hear ya on quitting the project. Had a moment like that about this time last year. But now I'm in it to win it! But that nasty stuff is a big part of the reason I don't want to take on your project.

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