Bard - Parnassus Hike
W Ridge - Class 1
Partner: Kristi Henes
Peaks: Parnassus, Bard, Woods
From the Herman's Gulch TH we hiked along the Watrous Gulch trail for a little over a mile then busted up the west slopes of Parnassus to the summit. From the Parnassus summit we hiked east to Bard's summit. After enjoying some chocolate we headed back to Parnassus and onto Woods. From Woods we decided to make a loop of it and headed down Woods' south slopes back to the Watrous Gulch trail. Our trip covered roughly 10.5 miles and 5000 vertical.
Here is a link for the GPX file from our trip.
Our trip covered roughly 10.5 miles and 5000 vertical
Kristi on Parnassus' west slopes
Kristi on Parnassus' west slopes
Kristi approaching Parnassus' summit. Impressive cornice!
Unbelievable view of Torrey's all day long
Kristi descends Parnassus
Alex heads towards Bard from Parnassus
Kristi heading to Bard with Grays and Torreys in the distance
Kristi with Parnassus in the distance
Kristi heading up Bard
Alex heading up Bard
Alex heading up Bard
Kristi descending Bard. Parnassus in front
Some fun ridge scrambling on the way back to Parnassus
Great views of the Citadel traverse to Pettingell. Put that one on the list!
Great views of the Citadel traverse to Pettingell. Put that one on the list!
Heading up Woods. Bard in the distance
Alex on the summit of Woods
Snow crossing off of Woods summit
Great views of the Citadel traverse to Pettingell. Put that one on the list!
Getting a running start!
So much fun!