Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 10:27:15 -0700
From: pantilat AT stanford.edu
To: Stanford Alpine Club <alpine-club AT lists.stanford.edu>,
     climbing AT lists.stanford.edu
Subject: Bear Creek Spire, May 19-20

Hey,

Weather providing, I plan on climbing Ulrich's Route on Bear Creek  
Spire and Dade Peak and/or Abbott Peak this upcoming weekend (May  
19-20).
These mountains are in the Little Lakes Valley in the John Muir  
Wilderness. It looks like a sweet loop coming in through Dade Lake and  
and out Ruby Lake (up SW Chute of Abbott, down North Couloir), camping  
in the basin above Lake Italy.

This is an intermediate mountaineering outing in the sense that there  
will be steeper snow (crampons and ice axe req), the pace will be  
fast, and there is some 4th class scrambling if you want to summit  
Bear Creek Spire. If you are interested, let me know at  
pantilat AT stanford.edu. Also, please indicate whether you have a car,  
gear, etc.  The drive will likely be made via Sonora Pass either  
Friday early afternoon (around 2 pm) or Saturday very early morning (4  
am), returning Sunday evening.

Leor