Beattie & 13302

Date: 06/25/2021
Partner: Kristi Henes
Start: Lake Hope
Summits: Beattie Peak, PT13302
Distance: 5 miles
Ascent: 2200ft
Duration: 4.5hrs
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Beattie 14ers.com Page
PT13302 14ers.com Page

After climbing V9 and Rolling then spending the afternoon hunkered down in the tent waiting for a weather window, we made a run for Beattie and 13302.

The skies were blue and the clouds weren't theatening. However after an hour and a half of hiking another storm came in. We were just below the Fuller-Beattie saddle when a loud thunder clap echoed above us and there was a flash. We immediately turned back. However 10 minutes later we could see that the storm was small and that the weather would soon clear. So we turned around yet again and headed for Beattie's summit.

Climbing Beattie's north ridge went quickly and we were soon on the summit. Given there was low visibility we headed straight for 13302. The ridge started out fairly narrow but not technical. With drops on either side it was a little spooky to be traversing with such low visibility. However before we knew it the storm clouds passed and it was beautiful again. The ridge was fun and went at class 2+... although we did need to be careful given the rocks were slick from the rain.

Descending 13302's south ridge was a pain... some of the more tedious terrain I have desended.... not dangerous... just tedious. It took about 20 minutes to get to the bottom where it was smooth sailing back to camp.

We hiked out the next morning