Three Fingered Jack – chossclimbers

Three Fingered Jack

Wy’East, Steel Cliff Gullies

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Three Fingered Jack — Three Fingered Jack.

A nice day hike with a bit of climbing with our sweet girl. Think we drove out there to the trailhead post-work on Friday (or was it a pre-dawn start from home on Saturday?) and hiked up and climbed it (via the standard South Ridge route) on Saturday. I also recall running into our friends Will and Cortney just below the technical section. A quintessential (but easy) Oregon choss outing with some fantastic views! A must-do!

Photos

Three Fingered Jack — Shirley and Blondie setting out for Three Fingered Jack from the Santiam Pass Trailhead (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — There it is (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — A closer look. Click photo for full resolution version and note the climbers on the summit pitch (Aug. 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — About to leave the PCT for the climbers’ trail leading up the south ridge of the mountain (Aug. 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Our sweet girl taking a break (Aug. 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — A trail leading up the south ridge of Three Fingered Jack (Aug. 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Blondie girl (Aug. 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Blondie (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — And Blondie (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Shirley hiking up the south ridge (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Views from the south ridge (August 2009).

Blondie preparing to wait for us below the technical section (August 2009). — Three Fingered Jack

Three Fingered Jack — Shirley approaching the rope up spot with Mount Washington and Three Sisters in the background (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Approaching the rope up spot (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Shirley and I at the rope up spot on the south ridge (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Leading the first pitch – a choosy 4th class traverse (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Leading pitch 1 (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Looking back at Shirley from the lead of pitch 1 (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Shirley starting pitch 1 (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Shirley following “The Crawl” section of pitch 1 (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — On “the crawl” section of pitch 1 (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Leading the low 5th class pitch 2 with Shirley belaying (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Views of Mount Jefferson to the north (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Shirley approaching the summit with yours truly belaying (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Shirley arriving on the summit (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Views from the summit (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Starting the descent (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Shirley rapping off the summit (August 2009).

Three Fingered Jack — Almost down the technical section (August 2009).

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