Browns Peak/Four Peaks Climber's Log

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slwillma - Nov 19, 2011 10:35 pm Date Climbed: May 19, 2009

Great Hike/ Climb  Sucess!

Hike is great. Climbing can be difficult and cold in windy conditions.

Midlife Mountaineer

Midlife Mountaineer - Mar 9, 2011 4:37 pm Date Climbed: Mar 8, 2011

Awesome  Sucess!

The chute still had a lot of snow which made this a very interesting hike. Looking forward to attempting the other three hopefully in the near future.

PrestonArizona

PrestonArizona - Nov 17, 2010 9:31 pm Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2010

Browns Peak  Sucess!

Third time summiting Browns Peak. Exciting (and a bit unnerving) as always!

WaterGuy

WaterGuy - Aug 8, 2010 10:07 pm

Main Chute  Sucess!

Did this when I was 13. Camped at the saddle and the next morning me and some fellow scouts started climbing the chute without really thinking what we were doing. After some scrambling we were able to make it to the top but were a bit worried about going back down the chute. An adult leader followed us up and we were able to find a round about way back to the saddle without going down the saddle. I remember that I was a bit scared but that I also had a blast doing it.
Did it on Nov. 1999

jdw10

jdw10 - Jun 29, 2010 2:06 pm Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2009

Brown's Peak  Sucess!

Successful Solo Summit
12/29/09

radracer - May 18, 2010 9:40 pm Date Climbed: May 16, 2010

Traverse 4  Sucess!

I've climbed Brown's peak a few times. My brother and I tried to traverse all 4 peaks last year, but ran out of water on peak 3. This time we each started out with 170oz water and made it. Caution: the area between peak 2 and 3 is the most difficult. Do not attempt if you are not able to perform several pull-ups. Great to remember, but I will not try it again.

jdzaharia

jdzaharia - May 3, 2010 3:41 pm Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2010

Scree chute  Sucess!

Excellent views. My first Arizona summit. Snow on the northeast slopes. None in the scree chute. I had the entire mountain to myself. Rewarding hike/climb.

scottmitch

scottmitch - Oct 10, 2009 10:53 pm Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2009

browns traverse  Sucess!

brown and peaks 2-3 skipped 4

BethS

BethS - Jul 9, 2009 1:11 am Date Climbed: May 16, 2008

Best peak in AZ!  Sucess!

I know Humphreys is higher, but IMO Browns was much more satisfying. The scree chute is not fun, but not overly terrible and not too long. Not sure I'd want to try it with snow or ice. Someday I would like to try the traverse, probably in March or April before it starts getting too hot.

weeds19

weeds19 - Apr 29, 2009 3:02 am Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2009

Perfect day  Sucess!

Climb went really fast, and the rock was much more solid than I expected. The chute would be a little more interesting if there were other folks in it at the same time.

Ken Dammen

Ken Dammen - Apr 14, 2009 12:24 pm Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2009

Brown Trail Scree Chute  Sucess!

Mike, Andy and I made the climb together. Mike and I attempted the climb last year but got turned around due to blizzard conditions on top. Great day to climb weather was perfect with a little snow on the peaks. Could see San Francisco Peaks from summit. Nice climb. If I did this climb again, I would take a rope and rappel down the chute...you don't have to but it would make things faster and a little more fun(imo).

davis2001r6 - Feb 23, 2009 12:28 am Date Climbed: Dec 17, 2003

Dicey in the Ice  Sucess!

Climbed it in some icy conditions to scout out the "Motherlode".

Fireman79

Fireman79 - Feb 11, 2009 5:16 pm Date Climbed: Feb 8, 2009

Browns Peak  Sucess!

We climbed this by way of Browns trail. The Scree chute was a challenge made more fun with some snow. My 10 year old and I enjoyed the summit about 11:30 am and the view was spectacular!

Saw Humphreys Peak, Lemon and many more!

cdog

cdog - Dec 22, 2008 10:58 pm Date Climbed: Apr 30, 2005

Ladybug Route  Sucess!

climbed the ladybug route (5.5) with my girlfriend on Brown's Pk. This was a really fun, moderate climb. Unfortunately, we found the route ended and required a scheisty rappel into the north gully to reach the actual summit. And yes, there are actually ladybugs on the route.
On other climbs, I've made the summit of Pk 2, and also summited Brown's via the south face / brush route.

sbkelley

sbkelley - Dec 13, 2008 11:27 pm Date Climbed: Dec 13, 2008

Four Peaks Motherlode  Sucess!

Everything you read about the Four Peaks Motherlode is true: exposed, difficult, treacherous, route-finding, etc. We went south-to-north, so went to Amethyst Mine and then up to Peak 4. Brush-bashing was annoying, but not awful. Peak 3 looks impossible, but there are routes that guide you through the cliffs if you're patient. The ramp up Peak 2 is steep, and the crux is as advertised: incredibly exposed and is guaranteed to get your adrenaline going. The rest seemed easier compared to that. Great day in the mountains and these peaks have some of the best views in AZ!

shknbke

shknbke - Sep 15, 2008 12:57 am Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008

via north face gully  Sucess!

Did a few county hp's before & after the state highpointer convention in Flagstaff. This is a cool little hike, but the drive time was longer than the hike time! This is a remote peak. Went up the north face gully and I thought the crux was class 4 because I had to face in going down. Made the mistake of approaching the peak via Hwy 88 to Roosevelt Lake. Avoid that road as it took FOREVER!

oldadit

oldadit - Aug 5, 2008 9:06 pm

Summit Panorama  Sucess!

On a clear day you can see an incredible number of
AZ peaks, look for a computer generated panorama at
http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/panoramas.html

hans.schenk

hans.schenk - Sep 26, 2007 10:32 pm

Brown's Trail / Scree Chute  Sucess!

Saw a Canyon Treefrog in the chute. Lots of ladybugs on the summit. And came across an Arizona Black Rattlesnake under a downed tree on the way back. Exciting!

dr_gonz

dr_gonz - Sep 5, 2007 2:06 pm

Brown's creek  Sucess!

fun climb.

ericnoel

ericnoel - Apr 14, 2007 12:12 am Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2007

Browns Trail/ Main Chute  Sucess!

A fun scramble that was made tricky by a fresh coat of snow and ice. Didn't see a thing from the clouded in summit and I turned right back around as it was starting to snow so I wanted to get down right away. I felt the gully was hard class 3+. Probably not class 4 but the ice and snow may have made it seem trickier than it would be if dry. Past the gully it was easy class 2-3 scrambling with an airy but not exposed feeling.

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