Climbing Middle and North Sister, a traditional alpine mountaineering adventure

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Middle and North Sister, a traditional mountaineering adventure

The motley crew on this Labor Day adventure.
The traditional motley crew on this Labor Day adventure

Chris and Courtney Jett, Bob Sandberg and their dogs are hiking on to Chambers Lakes

The unmarked climber's trail off the main trail to Chambers Lakes.
The unmarked climber's trail off the main trail to Chambers Lakes, looking east

Bob Sandberg, nine time Three Sisters Marathoner, just hiking this weekend with partner Regi

Jim Russell, mountaineer.
Jim Russell, mountaineer. Photo Copyright © 2003 by Jeanne Russell. All Rights Reserved.

Meister Hydrator at work.
Meister Hydrator at work. Photo Copyright © 2003 by Jeanne Russell. All Rights Reserved.

Chemekedan Climb Leader on the way to North Sister.
Chemeketan Climb Leader leaving for North Sister at 4AM

Sunrise for an almost alpine start

Middle Sister, way up there!

Jim and Jeanne Russell heading for the first landmark

South Sister.
South Sister

Two couples on their way to Middle Sister's summit

Following the lateral morrain of the Hayden Glacier toward Prouty Point, the South East ridge of North Sister on the right
Following the lateral moraine of the Hayden Glacier toward Prouty Point, the South East ridge of North Sister on the right

The South East Ridge of North Sister, on the right, my preferred approach route. The South Ridge is on the left.

Latteral Moraine
The route drops down off the lateral moraine of the Hayden Glacier to talus fields and snow leading to the saddle

Broken Top

South Sister, Camp Lake and Chambers Lakes are at the foot of the mountain

Middle Sister across the Hayden Glacier. The glacier is a preferred route in the spring.

Glacial polish on very hard stone

Descending to the snowfields

Heading toward the saddle. A light ice axe might have been nice.

Hayden Glacier crevasses

Paul Chance, mountaineer and Mensa Hydrator with grocery bag

Up the snowfield.
Up the snow field to the saddle. Photo Copyright © 2003 by Paul Chance. All Rights Reserved.

One of four young climbers who traversed Middle and North and went on to climb South Sister
One of four young mountaineers who traversed Middle and North and went on to climb South Sister the next day

Middle Sister, north ridge approach

Jeanne Russell, traditional mountaineer, and the North Sister South Ridge Route along the right ridge line.
Photo Copyright © 2003 by Jim Russell. All Rights Reserved.

North Sister summit (hiding a few meters behind the south summit block shown here on the left of the ridge). Note the interesting exposure.

Seven miles, 626 feet back to Pole Creek Trail Head!
Un-attributed images on this page Copyright© 2003-2011 by Robert Speik. All Rights Reserved.