Northeast Ridge, class III
This is just a quick trip report on Red and White Mountain. It’s located way back in the McGee Creek drainage. While this peak can totally be done in a day it was very pleasant to have a base camp.
It’s noon and I’m standing at 12,999 feet…which means my head is above 13,000 ft. I’ve just rock climbed to the top of a huge granite spire called Temple Crag in the Palisade Basin of the Sierra Nevada. I’m feeling really good. My partner and I had awakened at 3:30 am to start today’s adventure. We blasted the 6+ mile approach in 2 hours, 15 minutes.