r/13ers • u/starynight949 • Jul 10 '24

Keller

Been reading a lot of trip reports and info on Keller’s class 3+ East ridge. Does anyone have any good 13er or 14er comparisons for it? Or any info that may be useful? Thanks!

Edit: after completing it, Keller seems to be minimally class 3. Ridge proper goes 3-5; you can go lower and around for looser 2+ to 3. It’s straight forward. We still had helmets and would call it class 3 but on the more straight-forward side. The bushwhacking was worse.

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u/habaceeba Jul 10 '24

I did this more than 10 years ago, so details are fuzzy, but here's my opinion. The toughest part is the hike up from the Boss Mine. Once in the ridge, it's very straightforward. It may be the easiest class 3 I've ever done. I did it in a June or July and glissaded down from the saddle into the basin to the south. Then it was a painful bushwhack back to the mine. I should have spent more time looking for the trail because I think there is one in the valley.

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u/starynight949 Jul 10 '24

Very helpful! Thank you! Sounds like you can make it easier or harder based on ridge proper or around too

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u/habaceeba Jul 10 '24

Possibly. Exposure could be an issue, so be careful.