We were looking for an end-of-summer mountaineering trip in the high Sierra, and after examining and discarding several ideas, we were fortunate enough to find a Sierra Club trip to Mt. Brewer which we joined. The trip was my first real peak-climbing trip with the Peak Climbing Section.
Summary
Mt. Brewer PCS Trip: August 15-August 17 2008
Day 0: Driving to Cedar Grove
Day 1: Backpacking in to East Lake, and setting up camp there.
Day 2: Ascending Mt. Brewer (elev. 13576 ft.) via the class 2-3 route along the southeast slope.
Day 3: Packing out and driving home.
Participants: 6