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| Dean | Different route  Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2008 | |
| SP'er Dennis Poulin and I joined with Rick Hartman who took us up his "special" route which included snow, rock scrambling and brush. We ended up on a ridge with a couple minor bumps to negotiate before leading up to the summit. We then descended via the "Andy Martin" route. This made it longer than the scree chute most use but it was interesting and fun to take a different route up, and a different route down. | |
| Posted Apr 18, 2008 11:43 am | ||
| hans.schenk | Brown's Trail / Scree Chute | |
| 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! | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2007 10:32 pm | ||
| dr_gonz | Brown's creek | |
| fun climb. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2007 2:06 pm | ||
| ericnoel | Browns Trail/ Main Chute Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2007 | |
| 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. | |
| Posted Apr 14, 2007 12:12 am | ||
| Dartmouth Hiker | My first Western mountain Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2007 | |
| Took the brushy gully up and down on a beautiful March day. Went with my stepdad who had to stop ~500' below the summit. Snow patches in the gully, cacti in the rocks, and loose scree made this climb one of the more challenging of my hiking career, but I at last made the summit in breezy conditions and in the sixties. If you eschew the Class 3 scree chute as I did, this will still not be an easy hike, and you will need a topo map and some minimal route-finding skills at a minimum. However, if you have the true determination to reach the summit, it is possible. | |
| Posted Apr 1, 2007 4:43 pm | ||
| surgent | Brushy north ridge twice Date Climbed: Sep 26, 1999 | |
| Went up in 1999 following a brushy scramble up the north ridges and faces, with some class 2+ rock 'negotiating' near the very top. Exposure this way was never too bad, but route-finding is the key. We descended via the chute. In 2004 my wife and I gave this a go but I could not find the right route that I took in 1999, and we had to give up about 50 vertical feet short of the top. In December 2007, I went up again with a team of 5, and we followed the route I went on in 1999. Even then we got ourselves up some dead ends before success. I've been on this mountain a handful of other times for various hikes, trainings and rescue missions, including a full-on blizzard in April 2001. My reports | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2006 11:01 pm | ||
| tdoo | Great hike Date Climbed: May 6, 2006 | |
| Thanks to the this site, I knew exactly what to expect. While I'm an avid desert hiker, I've never had to rock climb like this. It was very adventerous and an exhilerating feeling! Would recommend this to any experienced and well conditioned hikers. The way down is a severe pain on the knees. My only negative conotation from this hike is that I wish it was a bit longer, it's only 2.5 miles each way. What this site is lacking is the elevation gain of this hike. I'm guessing around 2,000 ft., but can anyone verify? | ||
| Posted May 8, 2006 6:36 pm | ||
| cthomsen | Browns Trail Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2006 | |
| I just finished a few hours ago and was very impressed the hike. however, I ate a burrito for breakfast not expecting the intensity of the dirt road and felt like vomiting all over myself when I reached the trailhead. One could say the climb can be divided into two parts: a relatively smooth hiking trail followed by near vertical rocks one must think wisely about. When reaching the top the feeling is very nice and the view is great as well. I laid down against a rock a took a little nap before going back down. There was a sizeable amount of garbage in the vincinity which was somewhat annoying...if you go remember to pick up your trash. Something about seeing a plastic bag sticking to a sahuaro makes me depressed. | ||
| Posted Apr 14, 2006 8:39 pm | ||
| marauders | Route Climbed: Scree Chute - 2/11/06 Date Climbed: Feb 11, 2006 | |
| Fun scramble up the chute. Admittedly the scrambling was shorter than I had hoped for after driving that crappy, 18-mile, dirt road. Remove the driving part and the route was fun and simple. With more time, the traverse to the other peaks looked like fun. I'll have to return soon. One unfortunate note is that last year the excessive rain made the desert look like a garden--it was gorgeous. This year, 4 months without rain has left the environment barren and dry. Even the catcus looked like they were suffering. | |
| Posted Feb 13, 2006 11:03 pm | ||
| shsnyder | Route Climbed: Browns Trail/Scree Chute Date Climbed: December 3, 2005 | |
| Climbed it in the morning, and the rocks were freezing but it was a fun scramble up the chute. The view from the top was great. | ||
| Posted Dec 3, 2005 8:24 pm | ||
| bc44caesar | Route Climbed: Browns Trail Date Climbed: 17 Oct 2004 | |
| Pretty cold, was in the clouds the whole time once in the gully. Pretty fun scramble though! | |
| Posted Nov 14, 2004 12:09 am | ||
| bilmcchr | Route Climbed: Browns Tral / Scree Chute Date Climbed: Oct. 2004 | |
| This climb was awesome, I was surprised by all the tree cover. I was worried about the "scree chute" based on what I have read here but it was not really that bad. The hardest part was going down. There are a few spots that are difficult to get past but the hardest part has a walk around to the right of it avoiding the vertical section all together. Once you’re on top you will be able to see the entire valley several lakes and if you have binoculars, Humphreys Peak. | |
| Posted Nov 6, 2004 1:20 pm | ||
| Steven Cross | Route Climbed: 1/2 of Four Peaks Ridgeline-the two southern peaks Date Climbed: Dec 20, 2002 | |
| Did this with members from Hikearizona.com. This hike was hell. I will never do it again. This is the scariest hike I have ever done. I even came close to having a rock smash my face in. I have now done 3 out of 4 peaks, I'll stay with that and thats fine with me. | |
| Posted Dec 23, 2003 1:06 am | ||
| Mjollnir | Route Climbed: Browns Trail/Scree Chute Date Climbed: May 5, 2003 | |
| Nice hike with a fun scramble to the top. There's a register and a great view up there. | |
| Posted May 4, 2003 9:12 pm | ||
| Steven Cross | Route Climbed: Browns Trail/Scree Chute Date Climbed: March-23-2003 | |
| Did this with members of Arizonahikers.com. This was my first time meeting Arizonaheat and second hike with Cactuscat. One challenging summit that rattled my nerves. Deffinatly one of the best climbs in my life. | |
| Posted Apr 1, 2003 7:56 am | ||
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