1 Climber Killed in Fall and Another Rescued on University Peak, CA In the late evening of June 25, 2023, Inyo SAR received a call-out regarding a fatality on the North Face of University Peak (13,595 ft) near Kearsarge Pass, out of Independence, CA. Earlier that day, two mountaineers were ascending the mountain when one decided conditions were too dangerous for his liking. He chose to wait in place while his partner […] Climbing CragBrains | June 30, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 13,632′ University Peak, CA – “Northeast Couloir” Report from June 25, 2023 13,623′ University Peak, CA’s “Northeast Couloir” held epic skiing & chockstone anxiety yesterday! This aesthetic chute stuffed a nail into our mind’s eye last Thursday when we passed underneath it on our way to and from University Peak’s “North Face.” We never could tell if the thing went or if it was a closeout… Yesterday, […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 26, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 13,632′ University Peak, CA – “North Face” Report from June 22, 2023 13,632′ University Peak, CA’s “North Face” yesterday was 51º steep at the top and firm as hell! Sketchy turns at first, then 19-secs into the video we find some flow and softer snow. Scared poop-less again but slightly less this time because it was a touch less firm than what we’d experienced on 13,494′ Mt […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 23, 2023 0 Comments
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