The Spider & Peak H
Date: 4/13/24
Partner: Jeremy Miller, Alex Neal (Junior)
TH: Camp Below Booth Pass
Summits: The Spider, Peak H (Straight Arrow)
A dream link up in Upper Piney Basin
After skinning from camp we booted the last little section to the top of Booth Pass
Looking north from the pass into Upper Piney. The Spider(L) - Peak H(R). The Spider was first. We skinned to the saddle below the east face
Skinning to The Spider's saddle
After transitioning to crampons we booted directly up the face in soft and sometimes wallowy snow
Reaching the summit!
Peak H and the southern end of Ripsaw Ridge from The Spider
A drooly view of Peak P and the Piney Plunge
Summit Stoke
After billy goating through some rocks off the summit the skiing opened up
Alex skiing on the face - taken from Peak H. Thanks to Hayden Kast for the photo!
Junior on the face
Junior
Junior enters north couloir
Skiing the north couloir towards Peak H... our next objective
Looking back up the north couloir
A view of The Spider as we ascend Peak H
We skinned to Peak H's southwest ridge and booted to the summit
Standing on the top of one of H's two high points
Getting ready to ski Straight Arrow Couloir
Junior starts
Junior
Junior
R2L: Q,R,S, T
After skiing Straight Arrow we skinned back to the west side
A little cruxy section at the top of the gully on the way back west
Looking back to Booth Pass. West Partner on the left
Jeremy skis some prime corn off of H with the Spider front and center. Doesn't get much better!
So Sexy!
Skinning back to Booth Pass
The last little climb to Booth Pass then cruiser corn skiing back to camp