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| ericwillhite | Nice way up.  Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2008 | |
| Riding the tram up 3000 feet was like being in the Alps climbing. Pics and map at http://www.willhiteweb.com/utah_climbing/little_cottonwood_canyon/american_fork_twin_peaks_216.htm | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2008 7:47 pm | ||
| Travis Atwood | Bullion Divide Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2008 | |
| 8/16/2008 - Climbed as part of Bullion Divide with Jareds and friends. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2008 10:38 pm | ||
| vanman798 | Solo Traverse Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2008 | |
| I went up via Gad Valley, and first summited red top mountain, then over to the west twin, and on to the east twin. Continued the traverse by decending via the northeast ridge. The climb took 3 hours up and 1.5 hours down. | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2008 11:52 pm | ||
| PocketsOfBlue | Spring climb -- East Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008 | |
| Wanted to do the Pipeline Couloir but was redirected by Snowbird ski patrol at about 9am. Kind of a bummer but we traversed East towards the backcountry gate and climbed the full East Ridge instead. Still a beautiful morning from the top of the Central Wasatch! | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2008 9:06 pm | ||
| vidclimber | A fun hike. Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2006 | |
| I loved the knife edge and would like to try it in the winter. | |
| Posted Mar 30, 2008 1:33 pm | ||
| Steve Elmer | First Ascent Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2007 | |
| Climbed as part of the Bullion Traverse. Started at White Pine TH. Up white pine to White Baldy, Red Baldy, Red Top Mtn, American Fork East, West, and South Peak, Hidden Peak, Mt. Baldy, Sugarloaf, then down to Alta. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2007 4:51 pm | ||
| seanpeckham | Bullion Divide Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007 | |
| Fun knife-edge section. Hazy day, though, there must have been a fire somewhere. We did both Twins plus the "Bastard Son." | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2007 3:26 pm | ||
| apachedino | Bullion Divide Highpoint Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2007 | |
| The Highpoint of the Bullion Dive Ridge Run we did that day and my 11th County Summit. very fun with great views and some fun mild scrambling. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2007 3:10 pm | ||
| Tracy | rushed trip from Hidden Peak Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007 | |
| Five of us (my bro-in-law Ron Stagg, two nephews, Spencer Foutz & Walker Stagg, and my son Lance) took the 5 PM tram to Hidden Peak and arrived at Hidden Peak at 5:15 PM. All of us (except Ron who had hip problems) summited West Twin at 6:05 PM. We came up via the ridge and East Twin. On the way down we traversed the north face of East Twin (not recommended) and I got back in time to take the 7:00 tram ride down but since my hiking partners were not back yet I waited for the 7:30 tram. When they got there a micro burst hit the top of the mountain and we waited it out in the tram which turned out to be the last tram of the day. | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2007 1:47 pm | ||
| merrell | Route Climbed: Gad Valley Gulch to White Pine Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2007 | |
| Awesome views in all directions, but smokey because of fires in Utah County. We could smell the smoke as it seemed to be blowing directly at Red Top. Knife edge on decent to the east was fun, but loose stuff at top of east peak was very unpleasant. | |
| Posted Jun 27, 2007 12:25 pm | ||
| Moogie737 | Via the Pipeline chute, Snowbird Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2011 | |
| My 4th ascent of these towering giants which overlook Snowbird Ski Resort was my 2nd winter ascent. Thanks to Lana for excellent support and stamina. We attained the northern part of the ridge west of Gad Valley, then followed the ridge to the west twin and the east twin and then down to the low point on the gnarly spine which leads to Hidden Peak. A few spots were dicey. From there a cautious descent to the Road to Provo and back up to the tram for a respite from the swirling winds. Without crampons we would never have made it. TH to tram was @ 7 hrs. #5 on 5-20-08 with a 3:30 a.m. Gad valley start under a full moon slowly sinking in the southwestern sky. No wind (!) on the west summit. Had to hike down since the tram was not operational. Back to the car in 6+40 total time. Thanks to Dave & Lana. #6 8-5-08 w/ Brent, Lana & Dave. Our ridge run included Red Baldy and Haystack and the peak south from the east A.F. Twin Peak. Perfect day. #7 5-5-09 to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Ole! With Dave - booted first two hours, snowshoes to East Twin Peak, crampons down. Traversed the entire knife-edge spine on awesome if not scary corniced rock ridges. 4+00 to East Twin Peak. #8 5-15-10 W/ Walt. Heavy soft snow. Of course we bagged Haystack before the twins; 4+33 to west Twin. Boots to 9,400', then crampons. 2+40 back to White Pine TH. Gorgeous day. #9 6-22-10 W/ Dave. Part of reverse Bullion Divide from White Pine TH to White Baldy, Red Baldy, Haystack, the Twins and over to Hidden Peak & the welcome tram ride down. Crampons from Maybird bridge to just below White Baldy summit, then scrambling mixed with snow ridges, even on the knife-edge to Hidden Peak. Great day. 9+ hrs to tram. #10 on 10-2-10 w/ Brent & Jans from White Pine TH to saddle s of Haystack, then Haystack and the twins. Scurried across the knife-edge to Hidden Peak and took the tram down to a waiting Oktoberfest with oompah music at Snowbird resort. Perfect fall weather. #11 on 1-11-11 (!) w/ Dave & ZeeJay. 4+28 up, very cold, had to don crampons half way up the west side of Haystack (Red Top). 2+28 down via nw ridge of Haystack. #12 6-7-11 W/ Dave (& Brian & Christine on skis) from the Bird via the Pipeline Chute. Steeep! #13 7-10-12 W/ Brent. Part of reverse Bullion Divide as far as Hidden Peak. 0+50 from East AF peak to Hidden Peak. | |
| Posted Apr 24, 2007 10:10 pm | ||
| weeds19 | Nearly Complete Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2004 | |
| My wife and I hiked this one from Snowbird and took the tram down. The ridge line definitely looks worse than it actually is. We enjoyed the hike and the great views. This summit put us one peak away from completing the UT county highpoints. | ||
| Posted Mar 2, 2007 7:29 pm | ||
| soccerman | Very fun short hike Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006 | |
| I went up the tram with my family and My dad, two brothers and I began to hike over to these peaks along the ridgeline. My younger brother and dad turned back after a little because the ridgeline was a little much for them. | |
| Posted Dec 26, 2006 6:33 pm | ||
| Outdoorpartner | Harder than I thought Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2005 | |
| I was intimidated in a few spots, but we made it in time to see a fire burning in the distance! | |
| Posted Oct 5, 2006 6:12 am | ||
| Dennis Poulin | Tram Ride Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2006 | |
| Dean and I rode the tram up and then hiked over to American Fork Twin Peak. We bypassed most of the ridge line both coming and going. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2006 8:03 pm | ||
| Dean | Northeast Ridge variation via Mineral Basin Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2006 | |
| Instead of going right at the ridgeline (where I had a nasty accident last year), Dennis and I went up to the black rock part of the ridge from a steep slope from Mineral Basin. We met 5 guys coming down who had traversed over from White Pine Lake as we ascended up the spine of East Twin. It was nice to get this one off of my back and I enjoyed the tremendous views from the West Twins summit. Awesome. My TR is HERE | |
| Posted Aug 26, 2006 4:42 pm | ||
| eric9262 | Planes, Trams, and Ridges Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2006 | |
| Flew in from Atlanta and grabbed the tram up to Hidden Peak. The weather was troublesome for me (being a flatlander) but the sun shone when I hit both Twins. Was tempted by Red Stack but the weather and the fact that this was my "acclimatization day" sent me scree skiing down. Spooked PellucidWombat's goat at the very top of Pipeline Couloir. Nice day. | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2006 8:52 pm | ||
| climbingchic | an easy major peak to climb Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2006 | |
| A nice peak I've been on time and time again. I think I've been able to hike this peak every year for several years now. Didnt feel so good on my descent but the ascent wasnt bad. made it in 3 hours from cecret lake. | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2006 10:08 pm | ||
| J Anderson | One of the best Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2006 | |
| This was probably the best part of my trip along the Bullion Divide. I wasn't too tired and it felt great to stand on top of the world. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2006 3:38 am | ||
| Jeremy Franchow | Route climbed: via White Pine Fork | |
| Date climbed: Sept 2002. Blizzard on top. Summitted Red Top Mtn. on the way. Saw two moose sitting next to a pond on the descent back into White Pine. Fun! | |
| Posted Aug 4, 2006 10:23 pm | ||
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