High Sierra

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• Peak:	Abbot
  Route:	Std East Face Route
  Grade:	Class 3
  Date:	May 2012
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Much more fun with all the new snow. The low down traverse kept my attention, while the upper traverse is really cool, and easy.

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• Peak:	Aiguille Junior
  Route:	East Buttress
  Grade:	IV 5.8 A1
  Date:	May 1981
  Partner(s):	w/ Mary Erdei
  Notes:	9 pitches, done in mountain boots

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• Peak:	Basin
  Route:	East Face Couloir
  Grade:	Class 4
  Date:	June 2011
  Partner(s):	w/ Rob Garneau
  Notes:	Finish was much nicer than Independence but the snow was to heavy for good skiing.

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• Peak:	Bear Creek Spire
  Route:	Northeast Face
  Grade:	II 5.5
  Date:	May 2013
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	A route with a fair number of options, but I get the feeling most people do this the same way I did. Touch of 5th class and a cold west side finish on the North Arete. Easy downclimb descent to the Col.

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• Peak:	Cathedral
  Route:	Southeast Face
  Grade:	II 5.7
  Date:	Sept 1995
  Partner(s):	w/ Eric Olsen and Rob Garneau
  Notes:	Fun, but a bit short. Rock quality seemed lacking. Really grainy.

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• Peak:	Clouds Rest
  Route:	East Ridge
  Grade:	Class 2
  Date:	Sept 2017
  Partner(s):	w/ Betsy Harrison
  Notes:	Nice long hike. Weekend crowds were huge, but what can you expect, it's Yosemite.

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• Peak:	Dade
  Route:	North Face
  Grade:	Class 4
  Date:	June 2011
  Partner(s):	w/ Rob Garneau
  Notes:	Great route. Probably should have dug a snow pit as the face slide about 4 days later.

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• Peak:	Dana
  Route:	Std North Side
  Grade:	Class 2
  Date:	June 2009
  Partner(s):	w/ Jim Nupp
  Notes:	Nice hike. Best done in spring when the snow fields add a bit of spice to the effort.

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• Peak:	Darwin
  Route:	North Face
  Grade:	moderately steep snow
  Date:	June 1981
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Casual route on north face. Descended the West Ridge

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• Peak:	Emerson
  Route:	SE Face
  Grade:	III 5.4
  Date:	Sept 2018
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Went at the 5.4 move all wrong - maybe even in the wrong place, so decided to take the alternate start to the right.

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• Peak:	Feather
  Route:	SW Ridge
  Grade:	Class 3/4
  Date:	June 2012
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	A good route from the pass. Just stick with the arete as much as you can.

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• Peak:	Gilbert
  Route:	Ingram Couloir
  Grade:	moderately steep snow
  Date:	June 2012
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Not much of a freeze the night before. So kicking steps was the order of the day. The obvious finish is the 3rd class version. Long descent via Treasure Col

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• Peak:	Goethe - Northeast Peak
  Route:	North West Face
  Grade:	moderate snow, class 4
  Date:	May 2009
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Lots of new but stable snow. Made the rock climbing a bit more interesting that's for sure.

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• Peak:	Goode
  Route:	North Buttress
  Grade:	III 5.9
  Date:	July 1983
  Partner(s):	w/ Mary Erdei
  Notes:	6 pitches on a so so route

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• Peak:	Gould
  Route:	South slopes
  Grade:	Class 2
  Date:	May 2018
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Nice bouldering finish to this route is totally out of character with the slog up the hill from Kearsarge Pass

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• Peak:	Haeckel
  Route:	North Face / North Ridge
  Grade:	Class 4
  Date:	June 2012
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	One of the best routes I've done. The couloir approach is spring only but gives the route a true alpine flavor. The rock finish is really good. The quality excellent. Descended the west side of the peak which seems alot more obvious.

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• Peak:	Humphreys
  Route:	Std Northwest Face
  Grade:	Class 4
  Date:	June 2013
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Doing this route is sping is a good idea. The chute is far more fun when it's full of snow. The upper crack system was a bit icy that day. Certainly kept things interesting. The crux is short but spectacular.

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• Peak:	Huxley
  Route:	North Face
  Grade:	moderately steep snow
  Date:	June 1981
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	A fun route that is only worthy of your time when spring conditions prevail.

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• Peak:	Independence
  Route:	East Face Couloir
  Grade:
  Date:	June 2011
  Partner(s):	w/ Rob Garneau
  Notes:	Rob skied, I watched.

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• Peak:	Lamarck
  Route:	North Face Coluoir
  Grade:	AI2, moderately steep snow
  Date:	May 2012
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Good conditions though it gets too much sun so was melted out at the top.

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• Peak:	Langley
  Route:	Std South Face Route
  Grade:	Class 2
  Date:	May 2013
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Another long walk that could be really boring once all the snow is gone. In this case there was plenty of it, even after a lean winter.

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• Peak:	Lone Pine Peak
  Route:	North Ridge
  Grade:	III 5.7
  Date:	June 2011
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Big winter. Still a fair amount of snow on the route. Hardest part was the direct ridge as the Fin section was still snowy.

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• Peak:	Matterhorn
  Route:	West Ridge
  Grade:	Class 4
  Date:	Sept 2018
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	No expectations with what little beta I had. Turns out if you stay with the ridge all the way, it's an excellent route.

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• Peak:	Mendel
  Route:	Mendel Couloir
  Grade:	AI 3
  Date:	Aug 1975
  Partner(s):	w/ Mark Richey and Rainsford Rouner
  Notes:	Back in the day when this climb was a classic all year long.

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• Peak:	Muir
  Route:	Std West Face scramble
  Grade:	Class 4
  Date:	May 2015
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	A bit more interesting doing this on a cold day with spin-drift all over the ledges on the summit block.

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• Peak:	Pilot Knob
  Route:	Std North Face scramble
  Grade:	Class 3
  Date:	Sept 2015
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	A short but well situated route that has a great view in all directions.

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• Peak:	Powell
  Route:	North Face
  Grade:	moderately steep snow
  Date:	May 2009
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Straight forward route, Best done in spring when Echo lake is still frozen.

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• Peak:	Russell
  Route:	East Ridge
  Grade:	Class 3
  Date:	May 2014
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Much more of an alpine route in the spring. Still straight forward. Lousy sunrise after all the effort to get up the sandy slope in the dark.

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• Peak:	Starlight
  Route:	Northwest Chute
  Grade:	Class 4
  Date:	Sept 2018
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	One of the best of the so called 'chute' routes on the west side. Has a fair amount of character. You can pick a wonderful line in the upper chute, but finding that on the way down is impossible. Way too much loose choss takes the edge of a wonderful route. Did 5 raps along the way.

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• Peak:	Thompson
  Route:	Harrington Couloir
  Grade:	moderately steep snow
  Date:	May 2012
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Spring conditions for sure. Snow was in good nick. Bit of a bulge going over the lip at the top. Descended via the North Ridge

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• Peak:	Tyndall
  Route:	Northwest Face
  Grade:	AI 2
  Date:	May 2014
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	A good route taking into account that the idea was to stay on the snow as much as possible. Should have come down the same way. The west face was long, tedious and the talus was loose. Big winds arrived that afternoon.

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• Peak:	University
  Route:	North Buttress / East Face
  Grade:	IV 5.9 A1
  Date:	May 1983
  Partner(s):	w/ Mary Erdei
  Notes:	11 pitches, only completed the lower half of the route we had in mind, ran out of time so moved left to finish on easier ground, descended in the dark

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• Peak:	University
  Route:	Northwest Face
  Grade:	AI 2
  Date:	May 2014
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Spur of the moment change of plans. A good line on this side of the mountain. Not very steep but good situations non the less. Descended off the south side via University Pass.

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• Peak:	Whitney
  Route:	Mount Whitney
  Grade:	Class 2
  Date:	May 1975
  Partner(s):	w/ Chip Cole and Mary Erdei
  Notes:	Fair amount of snow, but few if any other people around for the end of May. Lucky us.

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• Peak:	Winchell
  Route:	Southeast Face
  Grade:	Class 3
  Date:	June 2013
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	A fun route on high quality rock.