20091114-15 Sugarloaf and Ontario Peaks

Post by **Taco** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:47 pm

CMC-OC and I did an overnight on the summit of Sugarloaf, then hiked up to Ontario in the morning, descending Lost Creek (canyon).

Lost Creek 'requires' 3 rappels, two sub-50ft, one 100ft. We downclimbed the first two, but it would be far better to rapp' em.

It was INCREDIBLY windy on the summit. Nearly tore my tent down.

Pics:

Obligatory can't-see-crap picture at night going up Falling Rock Canyon

Morning on Sugarloaf

CMC-OC cleaning up

BAM! Two in a row.

Me yus

GRR

Schnee!

1-2 inches

Artsy

Sitting on Ontario's summit block

CMC climbing the ultimate-est higher-est summit block of eternal peril and peakbagger damnation.

Kellys Camp

From Kellys Camp, we headed north along Shortcut Ridge, then dropped west into Lost Creek.

Downclimbing waterfalls

Koreans! (I'm sure nowadays my stating that these people are Korean is racist. Yay! Stupid world.)

Pancake Astronaut

Awesome Celica is awesome.

Had to inject some WAY COOL into this thread.

Elwood · Post by **Elwood** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:15 pm

Spectacular pictures dude(s)!

lilbitmo · Post by **lilbitmo** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:37 pm

Nice TR Taco, great photos, nice overnighter, I see you still have the humor with the Astro - "Nut" pancake man, niceeeeeeeee

Hope we get more of that white stuff soon - we need it, especially in the burn areas, it's less likely to turn into mud and slide if we can get enough of it?

CMC-OC · Post by **CMC-OC** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:59 pm

I'll put up some photos soon, Taco on the summit block of Ontario and down-climbing one of those rapells.

outwhere · Post by **outwhere** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:25 pm

Think offside the trail...

Post by **Taco** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:18 pm

EXCELLENT PHOTO!

+50 points for Outwhere.

Sam Page · Post by **Sam Page** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:12 pm

Nice photos. Falling Rock Canyon must have been joyful in the dark.

Incidentally, there was a group of about thirty Asians hiking up Icehouse Canyon on Friday too.

norma r · Post by **norma r** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:14 pm

your flapjack spaceman made me LOL.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:46 pm

norma r wrote:your flapjack spaceman made me LOL.

Me too! LMAO.

But on a more serious note, I for one welcome our pancake overlords.

Post by **HikeUp** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:52 pm

Pass the syrup!

Post by **Taco** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:00 pm

Tim wrote:
norma r wrote:your flapjack spaceman made me LOL.
Me too! LMAO.

But on a more serious note, I for one welcome our pancake overlords.

The Free Man...

FRC wasn't bad in the dark, except for some of the routefinding.