Peak Condition Update | Little Bear Peak

Peak:	Little Bear Peak
Route:	Southwest Ridge
Range:	Sangre de Cristo
Posted By:	Chrisfish25
Date of Info:	2/2/2023
Date Posted:	2/2/2023

Details
Way too much hype in the bushwacking approach in Tobin creek. It's very tame. I've been on some horrendous schwaking adventure & this felt like a trail almost haha. No flotation needed. Dropped our snowshoes around 9,300ft. Ridge going up to south bear is mostly wind swept. Boulder hop. The traverse was incredible. There's a good bit of snow on the majority of it but it was easy to brush/kick off to find holds and placements. The crux climbing into hourglass notch can be done a way easier way but it was fun to climb! Great scramble, great day. Perfect weather. I don't know how to add pics.. but Instagram is chrisjfish & I have plenty to share through that. I'll try to figure out the pic thing.

Details

Way too much hype in the bushwacking approach in Tobin creek. It's very tame. I've been on some horrendous schwaking adventure & this felt like a trail almost haha. No flotation needed. Dropped our snowshoes around 9,300ft. Ridge going up to south bear is mostly wind swept. Boulder hop. The traverse was incredible. There's a good bit of snow on the majority of it but it was easy to brush/kick off to find holds and placements. The crux climbing into hourglass notch can be done a way easier way but it was fun to climb! Great scramble, great day. Perfect weather.
I don't know how to add pics.. but Instagram is chrisjfish & I have plenty to share through that. I'll try to figure out the pic thing.

Comments or Questions

Wentzl	nice 02/02/2023 19:13 Nice update and good winter climb report. Thanks for posting.
highheeledhiker	Jacket 02/02/2023 19:28 Was up there with CFish Tied a blue Patagonia jacket to my pack, but must have got ripped off by a tree on the way down. If anybody decides to do this route and finds it please shoot me a message. Thanks!
CaptainSuburbia	Bushwack 02/02/2023 22:07 The hype is mostly from doing the bushwack starting at Como Rd in summer. I'd imagine it's pretty simple from Tobin which I thought was private property.
Chrisfish25	Reply to Captain 02/03/2023 07:31 I havent read any report saying theyve started from lake Como. Always Tobin. Although I only read like 3 or 4. A couple of the roads seem to be private but the Finton road and all of the land going up into Tobin is public
supranihilest	Como 02/03/2023 08:12 Captain and I (and Annie Hughes) did the southwest ridge from Como in February 2020. It is not a fun time starting there. The Mama Bear traverse is sweet though!
CaptainSuburbia	Finton 02/03/2023 08:12 Ok my bad. I've always done it from Como, but it does look like you can access public land from Finton. Come on Ben, you know that was fun!
supranihilest	Helmet 02/03/2023 08:13 Any route where someone suggests you wear your helmets from the car because of the bushwhack is a route for me. I've spent enough time climbing scrub oak-choked 8ers to know that!
Chrisfish25	Helmet wacking 02/03/2023 08:55 Hahaha thats great. Ill make sure to note not to start from lake Como for that route.
CaptainSuburbia	Helmet 02/03/2023 08:56 And you were skeptical at first! Funniest part of your TR. What other route requires a helmet starting at 7800 feet?

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