Pearl Oyster Malemute
Date: 08/20/2022
Partner: Kristi Henes (solo on Malemute)
Trailhead: Pearl Pass Road (0.3 miles below the road fork)
Summits: Pearl, Oyster, Malemute
Distance: 10.2m
Elevation Gain: 5000ft
Duration: 6hrs 20min
A few quick hits for when the weather is touch and go.
Given the stormy forecast, the original plan was to hike Pearl and Oyster on Saturday then Malemute on Sunday. However the weather was better than forecasted so I made a game time descision to add Malemute to Saturday.
Pearl 14ers.com Page
Oyster 14ers.com Page
Malemute 14ers.com Page
10.2m - 5000ft - 6hrs 20min
Elk sunrise - We climbed Pearl first to take advantage of the road in the dark
Ascending Pearl's easy northeast ridge in the dark. We got an early start given the stormy forecast
Sunrise behind Taylor from Pearl's summit. Star top right
Heading west to Oyster... 0.64 miles away
Castle in the clouds - Cathedral far right
A fun little ramp descending to the saddle
The Pearl-Oyster saddle
Looking back to Pearl from the saddle
Climbing Oyster with Greg Mace behind
Kristi on Oyster's east ridge with Pearl behind
The route from Pearl - Taylor and Star left and center
Triangle Peak to the west from Oyster's summit
Summit selfie
Descending Oyster - Castle still in the clouds
With the weather holding I decided to tag Malemute (center)
Looking back to Pearl(R) and Oyster(L) on the way to Malemute
Pearl and it's easy northeast ridge that we climbed
Greg Mace Peak and Star behind
Malemute's southwest slopes. I kept to larger rocks and outcroppings as much as possible on ascent.
One of Malemute's eastern couloirs. Might need to come back when there is snow!
Cathedral (center) and Electric Pass Peak (right of center)
Cathedral
Castle was in the clouds all day
Taylor (L) - Star (R)
The surfy loose gully I descended from Malemute
Looking back to my surf tracks
The north face of Greg Mace
Walking the road back to camp. Greg Mace front and center - Pearl top right