Twin Peaks

2/18/2008 - Twin Peaks Attempt

Access from Reno, NV:

US 395 south

Twin lake Road west 13 miles to closure

Drive Time: ~2:10

Run:

I skinned up Horse Creek, then up to the glacier below Twin peak's North Couloir.  I crossed the bergschrund on a stable snow bridge and started climbing the North Couloir.  I reached a section of ice and retreated because I did not take crampons with me.  I measured the slope angle just below the ice to be 45 degrees.  The snow was wind-affected powder.  I found the best snow in Horse Creek on more west-facing aspects.

Elevation: ~5040

Distance: ~11 miles

Time: 6.5 h

Twin Peaks and its North Couloir

Twin Peaks, its North Couloir & the Upper Glacier

Looking down Horse Creek

Twin Peaks, its North Couloir, the glacier & Horse Creek