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| Shepherd Pass and Williamson Bowl, CA | |
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Shepherd Pass and Williamson Bowl, CA
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| Run/Jog | 29.34 Miles |
8,353 AEG |
| | Run/Jog | 29.34 Miles | 13 Hrs 17 Mns | | 3.21 mph |
| 8,353 ft AEG | 4 Hrs 8 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Decided to try something different and follow some friends up Mount Williamson. Got off to a rocky start when someone high centered a vehicle near the trailhead, delaying us almost an hour.
After about 10 of the 53 switchbacks on the first climb, some of the group decided they wanted to run up, so figured we'd see them later, after they summit Mt Tyndall (which I had no intention of doing). The 2nd climb is more difficult, but extremely scenic. Anvil Camp looked like a nice place to camp. Higher up in the basin, the trail gets steeper, but overall it's very well maintained. One sketchy patch of snow to hike over right before the pass, but other than that, pretty enjoyable.
Got to the pass, and the view to the west was phenomenal. At the lip of Williamson Bowl, my friend started puking, and I didn't want to abandon anybody, so at this point a summit seemed doubtful. We went down into the bowl, went a little ways down the route, and then just decided to chill for some time. Started to head back, but one of the other guys (who had initially started running) showed up, so we turned around and followed him towards the summit.
When we got to the point where we could see the chute (the crux of the route), I decided I wouldn't go up it. It looked very helmet-worthy, there were clouds moving in, and I figured it would take over an hour to climb it, and equally long to get back down. It took a full hour and a half to get back across the bowl - very difficult to make progress through there.
The run down was fairly painful. But managed to run the entirety of the 53 switchbacks heading back down, and actually felt pretty good by the end. A little disappointed I didn't get to the top, but after 28 miles and almost 9k of ascent, it still feels like an accomplishment. Might go back and try it again sometime. |
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