Comments on: Electra Loop – Electra Peak & Lyell Fork Merced River

By: Buffington Posts

Buffington Posts — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 04:49:05 +0000

Thanks for keeping this site up and running! It’s truly enjoyable to break out the map and pull up a report like this one for some armchair exploration.

By: pantilat

pantilat — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:42:46 +0000

In reply to Pavel.Thanks! You must have taken an "alternative" exciting route since I found the traverse from North Clinch Pass to Lake 11,815 relatively easy off-trail travel (a lot of easy granite slabs). I did go to Lake 11,815 and from there climbed talus to the final saddle before the North Ridge, which is south of the subpeak where you encountered some more difficult climbing.

By: Pavel

Pavel — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:01:04 +0000

Major props for envisioning this route. We combined this loop with portion of the Maclure high route (via Amelia Earhardt Pk) for a four day backpacking trip.
We are reasonably experienced with off-trail travel in the Sierra and I think your description of the traverse of the upper reaches of North Fork of San Joaquin basin does not do it justice. We did not have a detailed GPS route and the traverse looked super improbable and we were second guessing ourselves a lot whether it would go.
Also, the climb up the beginning of Electra’s north ridge was solid class3/4 – we gained the ridge at the northern most end (N37.710284 W119.260115) and the climb went over a subpeak. We never dropped down to Lake 11,815. Maybe you climbed up from the lake to where the final part of north ridge leads to the summit?
Thanks for the inspiration! I could never run your routes the way you do but they make cool backpacking trips!

By: Andy Webb

Andy Webb — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 07:12:16 +0000

Hi. How did you find the North ridge ascent of Electra? I want to do it with my wife and she’s not particularly brave when it comes to exposure (High Route variation). The North ridge is the ridge leading to the sub peak, not the saddle ridge, correct? Thanks.

By: Rob Manley

Rob Manley — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:36:02 +0000

Beautiful trip! I usually head from Agnew – Ediza – Ritter/Banner Saddle – N. Fork San Jac – Lower to Upper Bench – Forester Pass – Lyell Fork. But I’ve been eyeing coming back the way you went down the drainage in Lyell fork. Also wondering if you (or anyone) has ever down climbed or rappelled from the trail in Lyell Fork down the cascade to where it meets the Merced River. Would love to do that soon!

By: HikingMike

HikingMike — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 15:48:50 +0000

That’s really neat about the lakes. Incredible trip.

By: 2014 Adventure Recap | Leor Pantilat's Adventures

2014 Adventure Recap | Leor Pantilat's Adventures — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 06:38:46 +0000

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By: steventhaw

steventhaw — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:10:59 +0000

Hey, let’s do a trip sometime. Best, Steve Thaw, 925-376-3380 Moraga, CA facebook, steven_thaw[at]yahoo[dot]com

By: steventhaw

steventhaw — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:06:57 +0000

In reply to pantilat.Hey, let's do a trip sometime! Lyell Fork of the Merced in 2015! Thanks. Best, Steven_thaw@yahoo.com 925-376-3380 Moraga,CA

By: Loren Davis

Loren Davis — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:22:05 +0000

In reply to pantilat.

Its an incredible process! The stark contrasts in color within such close proximity seems anomalous, but that would make sense that water is filtered through an old moraine to make the lower lakes brighter. Its photos like http://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/data/513/electra49.JPG that are a bit weird, where it appears drainage should be uniform, but the lakes prove that it probably isn’t. Keep it up man!