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| ozarkmac | Splendid peak...  Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2012 | |
| Climbed GTP with 16 year old son, while 20 year old daughter napped at Deluge Lake. Up the draw to the saddle, then scrambled up the ridge to the airy summit. Amazing views. | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2012 12:54 pm | ||
| blueshade | Grand Traverse Peak, Valhalla, and Snow Peak Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2012 | |
| Traverse around Deluge Lake: south ridge of Grand Traverse Peak, traverse to Mt. Valhalla, traverse to Snow Peak and down its back side. Talus and tower bypasses on the south ridge of Valhalla are quite annoying and tedious (loose), but all easily doable. | |
| Posted Aug 4, 2012 2:12 pm | ||
| chicagotransplant | Ridge Traverse Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2012 | |
| Second time up. Traverse from "Mt Valhalla" via "Palomino Point". Some class 3 on the traverse, but you can also stay left on class 2 grass and avoid the extra elevation over some of the towers. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2012 6:15 pm | ||
| seano | From North Traverse Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2012 | |
| Mostly a walk, but I managed to spice things up by going over the pinnacles. Descended back to Bighorn Creek via nice grass rather than the horrid south slope. Trip report. | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2012 5:56 pm | ||
| EndlessPat | My first taste of the Gores Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2011 | |
| I turned back about 1/8mile from the summit because it was my first time hiking a mountain without well a marked route. But it got me hooked on the Gores, I'll be back soon to finish the job. | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2011 6:53 pm | ||
| astrobassman | Ski Descent Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2011 | |
| Climbed with Craig. Took us a lot longer than it should have. We had to downclimb a 55 degree slope above a cliff after we got lost and climbed a ridge north of the basin, and then on the way out we couldn't find where we ditched our shoes. Besides that the summit was good and the skiing great, even at noon in the late June sun. | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2011 12:08 am | ||
| REM | My Favorite Non-Fourteener Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2000 | |
| Climbed with William "Bill" Burks | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2011 11:09 pm | ||
| lordhelmut014 | Grand Traverse Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007 | |
| Awsome, 3rd trip to the Gores, 1st successful summit (N.Traverse 1st official summit). Had the area to myself for the day, missed Kiefer and Sarah by a day, signed a summit log from a Kool Aid bottle on N.Traverse Peak w/ some familiar names on there. | |
| Posted Jun 8, 2010 6:01 pm | ||
| DharmaBum1984 | good long day Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2009 | |
| Grand Traverse with Kim Luba, up Bighorn Creek, across the traverse, down into N. Rock creek basin to retrieve dropped backpack, back up and over to Deluge Lake, 17+ hr day. | |
| Posted Oct 14, 2009 10:22 pm | ||
| colinpence | beautiful! Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2005 | |
| This was a beautiful, but long, climb through the spectacular Gore Range. I was accompanied by my "usual suspect" climbing companions. Terrific views from the top, as Scott has already mentioned. | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2009 7:02 pm | ||
| kavak | Southeast Face/East Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2009 | |
| Once at Deluge Lake the storms seemed to be forming. I kept going hoping for some respite and sure enough the sun came out. I wish I had my ice axe to surmount the cornice at the summit. I managed to use my hiking poles to good effect by shortening them and using them as anchors while kicking steps in the snow. Wonderful views and according to the register the first one for 2009. I can't believe that to be true though. | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2009 10:46 am | ||
| shknbke | via traverse Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008 | |
| Did Grand Traverse via the connecting ridge to N. Traverse after Keller. Also added 12485, which made for a LONG day! Up Bighorn Creek and down Deluge Lake trails. See TR. | |
| Posted Sep 10, 2008 11:56 am | ||
| Eric Holle | Twice is nice... Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2008 | |
| The first time I climbed Grand Traverse was with Tim Pearl in Janurary 2006 with a sprained ankle. The second time on the summit was after completing The Grand Traverse in an amazing day of climbing. That route is just good fun. Solid scrambling on bomber Gore Range rock. | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2008 9:56 am | ||
| SarahThompson | Grand Travese with Kiefer Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2007 | |
| A cold summer day. Violent thunderstorms the night before had deposited snow and ice along the ridge, making it extra spicy. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2008 1:30 pm | ||
| Pete Castricone | Grand Traverse Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2008 | |
| Fun route-finding with Heather and Stephanie. We were blessed with unbelievable weather all day. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2008 2:15 pm | ||
| heather14 | Grand Traverse Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2008 | |
| My first trip to the Gores and I think there are going to be many more to come! | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2008 12:59 pm | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | Via Grand Traverse Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2007 | |
| SarahT and myself banged this out with a fresh blanket of icy snow. This was an extremely fun ridge to scramble/climb. The descent down to Deluge Lake was quick and a moderatly quick hike out. Froze in the morning & baked in the afternoon. We had a Pika come to about 3 feet of us on the summit! Cute little bugger! | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2007 1:38 pm | ||
| Gareth | Alone on the face Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2006 | |
| Getting a healthy alpine start to ensure good conditions, I climbed up the SE face, on snow, almost the entire way. I climbed solo. The summit snow drift was melted back just enough that with the help of my adze, I was able to get at the register. I spent about an hour on the summit eating Swiss chocolate and watching Vail wake up and head to work that Tuesday morning. The Grand Traverse to North Traverse Peak looked…uh…very interesting to say the least, from a climber’s perspective! The Gores still have me in awe…what a sick (and beautiful) looking range! I descended the standard route. | |
| Posted Jun 16, 2006 5:48 am | ||
| Timothy Pearl | Route Climbed: SE Face to East Ridge Date Climbed: Janruary 24, 2006 | |
| Summited from Deluge Basin. 3am start, 7pm finish. Made a quick exit straight down to the packed out Gore Creek trail. Eric H. joined me with invaluble help packing the trail even though he forgot the Oreo cookies. 50 SPF sunscreen a must! Felt like 70 degrees on the summit with a windless day and plenty of sun. And yes, it can be done safely with 15 hours of work. Also, we found crampons can be fitted to telemark boots just fine for a summit approach. | |
| Posted Jan 25, 2006 11:17 am | ||
| Big Skies 808 | Route Climbed: The Grand Traverse Date Climbed: July 31, 2004 | |
| Awesome. I had been staring at it from Vail for two years while living there, and it did not let down. We summited all of the spires along the traverse except for three, which were more technical with LOTS of exposure. A must do. | |
| Posted Nov 19, 2005 7:34 pm | ||
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