Well, after talking about for a while, Bryan and I finally got out into the mountains this summer for a climb up Middle Sister Mountain, in the Three Sisters Wilderness of central Oregon. Three Julys ago I climbed South Sister with My friend Sarah, and last July I climbed North Sister with my buddy Mike, so I figured it was high time to complete the trio.
We met up in the town of Sisters, Oregon and hiked into the appropriately named Camp Lake on Saturday night, and set up our camp on the edge of the lake. After a good night of sleep we set out for the top of Middle Sister via the southeast ridge. The climbing was pretty straight forward (although it ramped up a bit in a few spots) and the weather was flawless.
We topped out in the early afternoon and had the summit to ourselves. The views were fantastic! All of the major peaks of the Oregon and southern Washington Cascades were visible including Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, and Mt. Rainier. And of course we had spectacular views of North and South Sister, and Broken Top as well. The hike down was quick, due to about 3,000 feet of glissading. It was pretty warm when we made it back to camp so we cooled off with a swim in the lake. It was damn cold but it felt good to cool down! The hike out the next morning was nice and easy, and the beers at the end of the trail were good and cold. All in all a great trip.
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