The Incredible Hulk (California) Explained

The Incredible Hulk
Elevation Ft:	11300.
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Prominence Ft:	240
Prominence Ref:	^[2]
Isolation Mi:	0.90
Parent Peak:	Eocene Peak (11,569 ft)
Map:	California#USA
Map Size:	260
Label Position:	top
Location:	Mono County, California, U.S.
Range:	Sierra Nevada
Coordinates:	38.121°N -119.4144°W
Coordinates Ref:	^[3]
Topo:	USGS Matterhorn Peak
Rock:	Granodiorite
Type:	Fault block
Age:	Cretaceous
First Ascent:	1936
Easiest Route:	climbing Southwest Couloir

The Incredible Hulk, or Incredible Hulk, is a granitic summit with an elevation of located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States. The summit is set in Little Slide Canyon of the Hoover Wilderness, on land managed by Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest, and is one mile outside the boundary of Yosemite National Park. The peak is situated approximately three miles southwest of Twin Lakes, three-quarters mile east of Kettle Peak, and 2.5 miles northwest of Matterhorn Peak. The nearest town is Bridgeport, 14 miles to the northeast. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3700abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Robinson Creek in 1miles. Incredible Hulk is the unofficial name of this landform, and will remain unofficial as long as the USGS policy of not adopting new toponyms in designated wilderness areas remains in effect.

Climbing

The first ascent of the summit was made September 6, 1936, by Bestor Robinson, Florence Robinson, Don Woods, and Carl Jensen.^[4]

Established rock climbing routes on the 1,200-foot-high walls of Incredible Hulk:^[4]

• The Donaldson Route – – First Ascent 1970 by Greg Donaldson, Joe Kiskis, Bob Grow
• Mountaineers Route (Southwest Couloir) – class 4-5 – FA 1971 by Bob Grow, Joe Kiskis
• Fallen Leaf – class 5.9 – FA 1970s by Mike Farrell, partner
• Red Dihedral – class 5.10 – FA 1975 by Dale Bard, Mike Farrell, Bob Locke
• Polish Route – class 5.10 – FA 1976 by Bob Harrington, Rick Wheeler
• Positive Vibrations – class 5.11b – FA 1981 by Bob Harrington, Alan Bartlett
• Astrohulk – class 5.11 – FA 1996 by Dave Nettle, Mike Davis
• Escape from Poland – class 5.10 – FA 1998 by Dave Nettle, John Fehrman
• Sun Spot Dihedral – class 5.11b – FA 1999 by Dave Nettle, Jimmy Haden
• Airstream – class 5.13 – FA 2004 by Peter Croft, Dave Nettle, Greg Epperson
• The Venturi Effect – class 5.13 – FA 2004 by Peter Croft, Dave Nettle
• Blowhard – class 5.12 – FA 2005 by Peter Croft, Andrew Stevens
• Solar Flare – class 5.12 – FA 2007 by Peter Croft, Conrad Anker
• Eye of the Storm – class 5.12 – FA 2007 by Nils Davis, Brent Obinger
• Sun Burn – class 5.12 – FA 2008 by Peter Croft, Dave Nettle
• Wind Shear – class 5.12 – FA 2016 by Peter Croft, Dave Nettle, Andy Puhvel^[5]
• Lenticular Gyrations – class 5.12 – FA 2016 by Aaron Cassebeer, Jeff Gicklhorn, Patrick O'Donnell^[6]

Red Dihedral (originally named "Yggdrasil") and Positive Vibrations are considered classic climbing routes in the Sierra Nevada.^[7]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, The Incredible Hulk is located in an alpine climate zone.^[8] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range. Precipitation runoff from this rock feature drains to Robinson Creek which is a tributary of the Walker River.

See also

• Rock climbing

External links

• Incredible Hulk rock climbing: Mountainproject.com
• Incredible Hulk weather forecast: climbingweather.com

Notes and References

1. Peter Croft (2002), The Good, the Great, and the Awesome: The Guidebook to the Top 40 High Sierra Rock Climbs, Maximus Press,, p. 221
2. Web site: The Incredible Hulk - 11,300' WA. listsofjohn.com. 2022-04-28.
3. -68485. The Incredible Hulk, California. 2022-04-28.
4. R.J. Secor (2009), The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails, Mountaineers Books,
5. http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213940/Incredible-Hulk-Wind-Shear Dave Nettle (2017) American Alpine Journal
6. http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213919/Incredible-Hulk-Lenticular-Gyrations Aaron Cassebeer (2017) American Alpine Journal
7. John Moynier, Claude Fiddler, 1993, Sierra Classics 100 Best Climbs in the High Sierra, Chockstone Press, .
8. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 1027-5606.