Southern Pickets 2
Date: July 2-9, 2009 (Thu-Thu)Trip Report #: 67Partners: Jason Schilling, Steve Trent, Donn Venema
"Southern Pickets 2":
Route: Terror Basin to Crescent Creek Basin
Climbs:
- INSPIRATION PEAK, South Face (5.8)
- WEST MCMILLAN SPIRE, West Ridge (3rd)
- DEGENHARDT, South Route (5th)
- THE PYRAMID, West Ridge (3rd)
- MT. TERROR, Stoddard Buttress (5.8)
This trip began spectacularly, with successful climbs of four Southern Pickets classics. On our 5th and final climb of the trip - the appropriately named Mt. Terror - a near-fatal climbing accident occurred when a rock broke off the face of the mountain. Then, an ensuing storm stranded one of our team in a cave on the face of Mt. Terror, beginning a 5-day rescue operation. Fortunately, this is a mountain rescue story with a positive ending, due in large part to a series of crucial decisions and dedication of the rescue team.
+ REPORT OF ACCIDENT AND 5-DAY RESCUE ON NORTH SIDE OF MT. TERROR
2021 Update to this page: A few publications and interviews that have spun off this Accident/Rescue
The second row gives these publications and interviews. This table is from the Publications section of my Who is Steph? page.