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Date |
Ascent Time |
Descent Time |
| 1st Time |
29 Oct 00 |
incomplete |
incomplete |
| 2nd Time |
05 Oct 03 |
4:00 from car |
2:10 to car |
This was my second attempt at Romulus. The first attempt had John and I on the wrong side of the mountain.
When we pulled into the Romulus Campground, we headed to the back of the campground on the back-right.
We then headed up a drainage, which led to cliffs, and very difficult scrambling. We were eventually turned
around by ice. On the second attempt, Gerry and I headed to the back-left of the campground, and hiked around
to find the correct drainage (seen here). Alan describes two routes in this drainage. You could grovel up
the scree in the back of the drainage, which was our descent route. The other option is to head left and
gain the ridge as quickly as possible. Given the heat of the day, and the significant lack of a breeze, we
headed to get onto the ridge. This turned out to be a fine choice. |
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Here we are on the ridge with the valley we just came up behind us. From the ridge, we had great views the
rest of the way to the summit. |
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Here we see Gerry with part of the ridge behind him. There are a few disheartening false summits along
this ridge. Behind Gerry, we see one of them. Incidently, this is the closest I would come to Gerry for
most of the trip. Gerry had a lot of energy that day. |
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This is Gerry on the ridge. He was really starting to get ahead of me, so I yelled up to him, offering to
take his picture. In reality, I just needed to catch my breath. That's the summit in the background. |
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Here we see Gerry at the summit. It was a hot day, so lounging at the summit was a nice treat.
Unfortunately, we started pretty late in the day, so daylight would be a problem if we didn't get off
the mountain at a reasonable time. |
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From the summit of Romulus, you have great views of the Glasgow to Banded traverse (G-C-O-B). |
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