Wasatch Range (South)Everest Ridge Climber's Log
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| marauders | Perfect  Date Climbed: Feb 12, 2011 | |
| Two weeks of high pressure provided the ideal winter conditions. The snow was firm and stable. The skies were clear with a light wind. Perfect! Started at 3am and reached the summit at 12pm. | |
| Posted Mar 13, 2011 10:28 pm | ||
| Mooner | Up I Go | |
| 2/12/11 | |
| Posted Feb 13, 2011 3:50 pm | ||
| Moogie737 | In June on good snow for crying out loud! Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2010 | |
| W/ Dave, Christine & Walt. Excellent snow above about 8,300'. 5+15 up and 3+25 down. Everest ridge up, North Fork of Dry Canyon down. This one makes up for the failed attempt two winters ago. | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2010 11:56 pm | ||
| thigbee | Long day... Date Climbed: Apr 20, 2010 | |
| I soloed the ridge yesterday. Man, it was indeed pretty tough. I started at 3:30 (should have started a few hours earlier) and was at Baldy Saddle at 5:15. Made it to the summit at 9. Back at the car at 1. Snow conditions on the way down were super bad; I was postholing all over the place. I've got pics, a TR, etc. at my blog here. | |
| Posted Apr 21, 2010 10:30 pm | ||
| vanman798 | Pretty Tough Date Climbed: Apr 17, 2010 | |
| Started up the Dry Creek trailhead at 12:01 am on April 17, 2010. Arrived at the Big Baldy Saddle at 1:45 am to find the UCC members sound asleep. Around 2 am, UCC members began to wake up. By 3:00 am we were ready to start up Everest Ridge. It took 4 hours to reach the false summit (summit ridge), and another hour to traverse the 0.37 miles along the ridge from the false summit to the true summit. 6200 foot vertical gain from parking lot to peak. | |
| Posted Apr 19, 2010 12:11 pm | ||
| klimbien | Loved IT!!! Date Climbed: Nov 7, 2009 | |
| Shaliddle and I were able to run real quick in great conditions. A touch of wind at the top and didn't run into any issues getting over the steps. Highly recommend it. We camped at the Baldy Saddle too. | |
| Posted Nov 10, 2009 11:39 pm | ||
| vidclimber | Way Fun! Date Climbed: Apr 12, 2008 | |
| Started at 3 am and should have started early. There was a group of three in front of us that was flying up the ridge. Man they were moving fast. I would have to say that this hike is advanst mountaineer's only. The ridge it self was not bad but the treavers to the true summit was very exposed. One wrong step or if you started the treavers to late on a sunny day, the consuquences would be devistating. Night temps were belowe freezing and day temps were around 60 (80's in the valley). Very strong wind for the whole ridge but none on the treavers. The snow most hard the whole way with a few inches of powder from a resent storm. Total 11.5 hours. | |
| Posted Apr 16, 2008 7:38 pm | ||
| Lubos | A good hike Date Climbed: Mar 8, 2008 | |
| I did the hike on March 8, 2008. I started at 2 a.m., it was a warm night, around 28 degrees. I had good mountaineering weather, it was cloudy all day, light snowfall and windy. The snow was consolidated, a hard crust on the top so I had to use crampons. On the way down I got into total whiteout, for over two hours I could not see anything. I was moving down step by step using my GPS. It worked out, the round trip was 14 hours. | |
| Posted Mar 11, 2008 8:37 am | ||
| warriorpoet | Failed Attempt Date Climbed: Mar 24, 2007 | |
| We camped on Big Baldy saddle over night, and headed up around 4AM. We'd planned to head out a little after 3, but we had some late risers in the group. By about 9:30, we'd reached the south facing bend in the ridge at around 10,000 feet. Most of the snow had melted off, so we cramponed up the rock (grimace). We didn't go any further, because the snow was getting soft. The standard turn around for Everest Ridge is 9am anyways. It was a good intro to alpine climbing, but I learned that it's better to go with a small group of people you know well. We had a hodgepodge group, with widely varying skill and fitness levels, which made for slow going up the ridge. | |
| Posted Mar 10, 2008 11:01 pm | ||
| Bruce Christensen | Unstable snow Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2008 | |
| My friend Ben and I left the Dry Creek TH a little after midnight on 1 Mar 2008. It had been really warm (daytime highs in the 40's-50's) for a few days, so I was a little worried about snow conditions. We made it to the saddle in less than three hours. Not too far up the ridge, the snow turned to sun crust on a weak sugar snow layer. Rather than risk a slide, we decided to turn around. After a little self-arrest practice, we hiked back down. We were home in Provo by 9 a.m. | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2008 12:50 am | ||
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