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| climbupskidown | scorn huckleberry!  Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2009 | |
| 5 hours from w. rosebud to tempest. 11 hour break. 3 hours to summit. 8 hours out hucklebery. hucklebery was absolutely awful! | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2009 3:49 am | ||
| grabbs146 | great climb!!!!!!!! Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2009 | |
| great climb!!! Not so good weather. rained every day. and on the way out it stormed 4 $#@%!!! times on us.(very wet) | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2009 6:32 pm | ||
| Alpinist | East Ridge via East Rosebud Trail Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2009 | |
| CMC Expedition Co-chair and trip leader for the 2009 Western Outing. Summitted as a group of 6 with the Chicago Mountaineering Club. We belayed 2 pitches going up and then played leap frog with 2 ropes going down which sped up the descent. Altogether 10 of 14 people in the group made the summit, 2 people opted not to climb, and 2 had to turn back above the keyhole due to an approaching storm. I was on top during the best weather window of the week. This is my 30th state HP and the second of three during this trip. Four of us clmbed Harney Peak first and then White Butte afterwards. Great climb! Tough approach! | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2009 4:42 pm | ||
| Snowy | East Ridge | |
| Too many people! Great trip w/ friends, but will never do the std. route again if I can help it. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2009 2:00 pm | ||
| Dennis Poulin | Standard Route Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2008 | |
| Great hike with great fiends. It was good to have pic's along to find the route through the rocks. | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2009 12:16 pm | ||
| Tbacon251 | SW Couloir Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2009 | |
| Made the summit on June 27th at 2:00 pm with 5 great friends. The route was very tough and well worth it. | |
| Posted Jul 4, 2009 5:24 pm | ||
| I like it on top | SW Couloir Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2009 | |
| I thoroughly enjoyed the adventure of reaching the summit of this mountain. The couloir was tough but worth it. Another successful outing with Cops on Top. | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2009 2:54 pm | ||
| pyerger | scary lighting storm! Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2002 | |
| Loved this peak. great friends,and Great scrambling on the top. We could see the Tetons way out there. | |
| Posted May 15, 2009 1:56 pm | ||
| ivyonup | With more experience | |
| Fiance and I attempted this peak, but didn't have the technical skills to make it all the way to the top. Will try again, inshallah. | |
| Posted May 5, 2009 11:28 am | ||
| bfrench | Granite Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2001 | |
| Perfect fall day. | |
| Posted Apr 28, 2009 12:29 am | ||
| spathv | SW Couloir Summit Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008 | |
| Drove to Cooke City, MT on 28 Aug 08 and stayed at Soda Butte Lodge. Charming/outdated/needs work - but only a few miles from the trailhead. Drove to trailhead on 29 Aug 08 - and began hiking up to Rough Lake at 9:00 am. Arrived at Rough Lake at 3:00 p.m., and we camped at far north east end of the lake. 30 Aug we left camp at 6:40 am, and mostly stayed left for all the Sky Top Lakes - hit Sky Top Glacier Basin at 10:30 am. Small delay on a very steep snow field at the edge of one of the lakes - icy in the am - and so we hiked up and over. Summited at 12:30 p.m. Met a couple others coming up from Froze to Death. Hiked out on the 31st and stayed a second night in Cooke City. Hike up the couloir was interesting. Some descent upclimbs - but the exposure is definitly much better than on the other side. Happy to provide additional information if you need it. | ||
| Posted Sep 4, 2008 1:17 pm | ||
| Rocker Paully | in a day Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008 | |
| started from East Rosebud trailhead, ran to Echo lake, bushwhacked up to Lowary Lakes, climbed the standard route, then came off via FTD plateau and the Phantom Lake approach. It was a long day, especially when my buddy got altitude sickness about halfway through the 30 mile day. | |
| Posted Sep 1, 2008 11:45 pm | ||
| jimboa | SW Couloir Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2008 | |
| Route was in good shape with no significant ice in the couloir. We had a heck of a time interpreting trailhead directions to get to Lady of the Lake which took up some time on day one. After that, it was fairly straightforward. Our trip was: Day 1: Get lost, but eventually end up at Lone Elk Lake (great campsite at NW end of lake) by 5 pm; Day 2: Summit and on the way back to camp, explore ridge above Rough Lake (beautiful mountain playground up there); Day 3: Hike out via Shelter Lake (another amazing area) and then back into Skytop drainage. The only gear we had besides backpacking stuff was helmets. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2008 10:18 am | ||
| mad maximus | SW Couloir Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2008 | |
| Hiked in via Sky Top Creek with 2 friends and camped at the first Sky Top lake. Started late an ended up reaching the top a couple hours before dark. We ended up getting down just before sunset and waiting out night on the plateau rather than break our legs on the boulder field. Hiked out the next morning. I am not sure that any "agile dog" could climb this route with exception to underdog. | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2008 6:06 pm | ||
| Alcas24 | Southwest Couloir Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2008 | |
| Hiked in with my girlfriend via Sky Top Creek and camped at Lone Elk Lake. I soloed the route from there. Didn't see a soul between Lone Elk and the summit. The route was pretty straightforward but there was one choke in the couloir that was covered in verglas and pretty unnerving. I was surprised to find 7 people on the summit, including a group from Billings doing some survey work. Amazing weather, not a hint of clouds or wind. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2008 2:14 am | ||
| iceworm | a little bit of everything Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2008 | |
| approached from rosebud, quick and dirty, made camp by bivy on the col...not much water...summitted following day by 7:30am via 5.7 direct to the keyhole. Awesome climbing just wish it was longer! went out by huckleberry, rough boulder hopping...felt like more miles over boulders than over trail! Awesome mountain to be Montana's highest! | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2008 1:47 am | ||
| patascent | West Rosebud to the Keyhole Chimney (5.7) Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008 | |
| Great 2-day climb from West Rosebud roadhead. Crossed Froze-to-Death Plateau early to beat the afternoon showers. Made high camp by 1 p.m. in a bivy spot at the base of a snow field...good water source there and it accomidated 6 tents. It started raining about 4 p.m.. Two more climbing parties showed up while we were eating dinner. Early to bed for a 4:30 a.m. start. Two rope teams of two. My partner and I climbed the 5.7 Keyhole Chimney which was super fun but only about 30-40 feet of roped climbing, the rest we just scrambled. Our other party roped up for a few short pitches on the 5.4 Standard Route. Made the summit my 8:30 a.m and it was a beautiful day. For the descent we only rapped one chimney and down climbed the rest. Made it back to high camp by noon, had lunch, packed up our tents and headed for the roadhead. Made it down to the parking area about 6:00 p.m. with a few light sprinkles near the end. Very enjoyable climb. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2008 12:34 pm | ||
| gajuhl | great conditions Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2008 | |
| The approach up west rosebud to the east ridge is essentially snow-free (or snow is easily avoidable). The infamous and highly over-rated snow bridge is about 20 feet across; we took boots, crampons, and a picket, none of which we used. Enjoy! | ||
| Posted Aug 8, 2008 8:40 pm | ||
| Holsti97 | Wild and windy! Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008 | |
| Day 1:Climbed up switchbacks above Mystic Lake to base of Froze to Death Plateau. Day 2:Hiked across FTD Plateau to high camp. Wind tried to tear our tents down all night. Day 3:Weather looked nasty. High winds and rain. Waited an hour and made breakfast and then made a summit bid. Left at 7:00 AM. Weather improved as we climbed and we made the summit at about 11:30 AM. We rappeled down 3 pitches on the way down. It was a classic climb and perhaps the most difficult one ever for this Highpointer. Day 4:Hiked all the way out from high camp. A great 4 days with Tim, Jeffrey, Ben, Kathryn, and Nate. Ben bagged State highpoint #48 and Tim HP #47 on the trip! Had a celebratory beer at the Grizzly Bar in Roscoe, MT on the way back to Cody. HP #35 for me. | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2008 12:40 pm | ||
| northface28 | ONE OF MANY Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007 | |
| Climbed in 2 days via west rosebud. Stayed at high camp. Began the push at 5:00 am and made the summit around 8:00. Not as much exposure as anticipated. I wont take a rope next time. | ||
| Posted Jul 22, 2008 2:46 pm | ||
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