Jagged Conditions

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BKS
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Re: Jagged Conditions

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Dan

Our experience up Noname was quite a bit different than above.

Trek from needleton to noname turn off is poorly maintained and easy to lose, but it follows river and one can't wander very far off. It's flat. Water tank hill is merely a steep trail for 150 -200 vert. No big deal.

Lower part of noname is a good trail- much better than say vestal basin. Some deadfall but not much by 13er standards. There's probably 1/2 mile of heavy avy debris below jagged cabin. We didn't find trail through it going up, but did going down. It's worth finding it

I can see how grassy meadow from cabin to turnoff could be swampy, but in October several years ago it was bone dry. Trail above turnoff is typical well used trail around tree line and above

I've done both noname and beartown approach, noname is easier when I did them

You can find a gpx on Eric's (yak) tr
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Re: Jagged Conditions

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BKS wrote: Mon Jul 08, 2024 5:58 pm Dan

Our experience up Noname was quite a bit different than above.

Trek from needleton to noname turn off is poorly maintained and easy to lose, but it follows river and one can't wander very far off. It's flat. Water tank hill is merely a steep trail for 150 -200 vert. No big deal.

Lower part of noname is a good trail- much better than say vestal basin. Some deadfall but not much by 13er standards. There's probably 1/2 mile of heavy avy debris below jagged cabin. We didn't find trail through it going up, but did going down. It's worth finding it

I can see how grassy meadow from cabin to turnoff could be swampy, but in October several years ago it was bone dry. Trail above turnoff is typical well used trail around tree line and above

I've done both noname and beartown approach, noname is easier when I did them

You can find a gpx on Eric's (yak) tr
Hey Brian,
Thanks for the info. Makes me feel a little better. I've done Vestal and Ruby basin so I'm familiar with hiking through deadfall. Not much fun with a pack on though. I'll download Eric's track and try to use it to find the trail around the avalanche area.
Century Bound, eventually.
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Re: Jagged Conditions

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ablocki wrote: Mon Jul 08, 2024 12:27 pm Thanks all for the great feedback here! Based on supra's comments I might look at having San Juan Backcountry shuttle us to Beartown in August
When I did it I went in Vallecito to Sunlight. It may be longer than Beartown, but any old car can make it to the trailhead, while the drive to Beartown sucks. Bring sandals to make the river crossing easier.
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Re: Jagged Conditions

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Dan_Suitor wrote: Mon Jul 08, 2024 5:36 pm
hellmanm wrote: Mon Jul 08, 2024 11:52 am Was this the case all the way up the drainage? I went in 2021 and encountered a section of deadfall+swamp from hell, but going back I was able to stay higher up on game trails to avoid it. The rest of the trail was smooth sailing, too (albeit a bit of a fitness test for me...).
Do you happen to have the GPX tracks from that trip?
I don't, unfortunately. My experience matched BKS's, though.
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Re: Jagged Conditions

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For anyone planning to climb Jagged, here are a couple of photos that may help you get started. (I believe both photos are from Summitpost.)
8-19-12 Jagged Crux 1.JPG
8-19-12 Jagged Crux 1 (distant view).JPG
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