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Sharon - Aug 1, 2016 10:08 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 1989
CommitmentVery long day, and the day I learned the meaning of "commitment". Great partners though, plus perfect weather, made for a memorable route I still talk about 3 decades later. Looooose & scary in the "bowling alley" gully. Got off route near the top. Descending Asgard is no fun in the dark. As Beckey says: "distinctly sporting".
seano - Jul 10, 2014 1:59 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2014
Long dayNot very sustained, but the crux is solid 5.8. It could have been a reasonable day if we had scrambled everything above the crux pitches. Trip report.
haishan - Mar 13, 2013 1:49 am Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2012
Great dayCrux: getting a permit to camp at Colchuck Lake. This was a fine alpine route... tricky route-finding on the lower buttress. We soloed to the base of the excellent finger crack, and climbed 3 pitches before unroping for the rest.
Buckaroo - Nov 3, 2012 1:07 am Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2012
UnderestimatedClimbed it with Vivian D. I climbed it without rock shoes, made it much harder. This is a full on alpine climb, really liked all the pitches, nice variety. We did it in 2 days, bivied past the summit ridge outside of the permit zone. Then we descended the snowfield without axes or crampons.
SKI - Aug 5, 2011 12:57 am Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2011
BurlyDidn't find the start, got off route several times, went climber's right once we hit the death gulley and that cost us big. Very hard vertical hand/ringlock cracks at the final headwall (summitted at midnight). Snow froze on Asgard during the descent. Hugged the East Buttress- big mistake in approach shoes on a glacier. 6 snow bollard raps later... 25 hours car to car. Sheesh, we suck.
ExcitableBoy - Dec 31, 2010 12:07 pm
DisapointingDid a alterate start they were the hardest pitches on the route @ 5.10. Two much crap for a few good pitches. Car to car 14 hrs.
lukic - Aug 16, 2009 4:09 am Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009
Long daySome so-so pitches and some pretty great pitches with a terrific partner made for a great day.