palisade traverse
Category: CaliforniaSummit Elev: 14,000+ ft Rock Type: Granite
Date: June 19-21, 2010 (Sat-Mon)Trip Report #: 89Partner: Mark Thomas
Date: June 19-21, 2010 (Sat-Mon)Trip Report #: 89Partner: Mark Thomas
Palisade Traverse (up to 5.9, late spring conditions):
Palisade Traverse (up to 5.9, late spring conditions):
THUNDERBOLT (14,003')
STARLIGHT (14,220')
NORTH PALISADE (14,242')
POLEMONIUM (14,100') - not reached
SILL (14,153') - not reached
After my Utah Road Trip, the grand finale was the Palisade Traverse in the sunny Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. I had wanted to do this popular traverse for a long time, and although we didn't climb to as many of the summits as we had planned, it was nevertheless worth the detour.
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