Twin Peaks
2/18/2008 - Twin Peaks Attempt
Access from Reno, NV:
US 395 south
Twin lake Road west 13 miles to closure
Drive Time: ~2:10
Run:
I skinned up Horse Creek, then up to the glacier below Twin peak's North Couloir. I crossed the bergschrund on a stable snow bridge and started climbing the North Couloir. I reached a section of ice and retreated because I did not take crampons with me. I measured the slope angle just below the ice to be 45 degrees. The snow was wind-affected powder. I found the best snow in Horse Creek on more west-facing aspects.
Elevation: ~5040
Distance: ~11 miles
Time: 6.5 h
Twin Peaks and its North Couloir
Twin Peaks, its North Couloir & the Upper Glacier
Looking down Horse Creek
Twin Peaks, its North Couloir, the glacier & Horse Creek