Re: [pct-l] Mt. Sill in evolution Basin

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<< Just sending this on the off chance any of you have climbed Mt. Sill in
 Evolution Basin in along the PCT. It's a walk up on the SW side and I'm
 considering it as my one diversion during the JMT this August.  >>

Mt. Sill (14,182 ft), but who ever heard of it?  It's actually above Palisade 
Basin, not Evolution Basin, just a bit north of Mather Pass and Palisade 
Lakes.  Your best route to scale it is from Dusy Basin, which you will cross 
on the way over Bishop Pass if you choose to resupply at South Lake or 
Bishop.  (Which is not a bad idea if you're into this hiking stuff for the 
scenery.)  

My two sons, Brian and Greg, and I spent a week in Dusy and Palisade Basins 
quite a bunch of years ago and took an afternoon to try Mt. Sill.  We left 
our packs at the foot of the cut just south of the peak and started up the 
notch.  Unfortunately the weather was dicey and we had to turn around 
somewhere above  13,000 ft when things socked in.  I still remember the wind 
raking the mist and clouds over the ridge leading to the peak ahead of us, 
and thinking, "We'll do it another day."  However, Sill is a nontechnical 
climb and a worthwhile "diversion."

I hope it will not be your only diversion on the JMT.  I'm planning to hike 
the JMT north to south this year, starting on July 26th.  Maybe our paths 
will cross.  Have a good hike!  
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