Tupshin 8320 & Devore 8360
via Devore Creek &
Bird Creek
August 8-10, 2007
Party: Matt Burton, Greg Lewis
Highlights:
This trip ascended Tupshin & Devore from Bird Creek Camp
on the Devore Creek trail. We had planned to climb each peak on a separate
day via the standard but brushy Bird Creek approach. Instead, we were able to
make a loop that avoided Bird Creek and climbed both summits in a single day.
- Tupshin’s summit was a straightforward face of ledges
and clefts to thread upward.
- Devore’s summit was a longer ridge of obstacles and
false summits to weave around.
- To get there, we dodged upward through brush, splashed
around in lakes, and stumbled downward over talus.
- Along the way, fires smoked, creeks sang, and flowers
smiled.
Summit Day (Short Version):
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6am, 4150 feet
Bird Creek Camp |
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4541a 9am, 6900 feet
First view of Tupshin from ridge crest |
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4548 11:10am, 8320 feet,
Tupshin Summit (93/100),
looking ahead to Devore |
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4580 2:25pm, 6400 feet,
Traversing to Devore waterfall |
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4596 3:30pm, 7000 feet,
Devore Lake |
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4620 5:45pm, 8360 feet,
Devore Summit, (94/100),
looking back to Tupshin |
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4649 7pm, 7600 feet,
beginning descent of West Fork Devore Ck |
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4670 10pm, 4150 feet,
Bird Creek Camp |
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16
hours, 8.7 miles, 6600 feet gain, 0 belays!, 5 rappels, 2 Top 100 summits.
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