July 1st to 5th, 2016
Sachse Monument (9,405')
Chittenden Peak (9,685')
Jen, Kristen, and I originally tried to do this loop for the 2015 Memorial Day Massacre figuring the low altitude made it a good fit for an early season high mileage peakbag. We were corrected by a combination of a snowstorm and dangerously high water crossings which caused us to turn around during the second day of a planned five.
Having now successfully done the loop I'd strongly recommend not trying it that early and in fact even later than the 4th of July would probably be ideal.
For me this summer the 4th of July weekend was the only real option for doing a 5 day trip so I decided to go for it. It would be the longest trip by a fair margin that I'd done since knee surgery last November but had a fair amount of wiggle room so we could adjust the trip as needed.
Stats ended up being 75 miles and 11,270 ft gain doing just two of the optional peaks but seeing a lot of really spectacular terrain in an area that a lot of us LA area based folks don't often go to.
For me this summer the 4th of July weekend was the only real option for doing a 5 day trip so I decided to go for it. It would be the longest trip by a fair margin that I'd done since knee surgery last November but had a fair amount of wiggle room so we could adjust the trip as needed.
Stats ended up being 75 miles and 11,270 ft gain doing just two of the optional peaks but seeing a lot of really spectacular terrain in an area that a lot of us LA area based folks don't often go to.
Also this trip was notable for having the worse mosquitoes I think I've ever encountered in the Sierra. And these weren't just your average isolated hoard but lasted for days in numbers that basically just had to be endured.
- Posted By: Matthew Hengst
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