Mount Merritt Climber's Log
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| ManyGlacierMountaineer | Mt. Merritt  | |
| 2011 - w/ Tyler Haasch Climbed Mt. Cleveland the following day via Stoney Indian Traverse | |
| Posted Feb 24, 2013 5:51 pm | ||
| distressbark | Mokowanis Lake route Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2011 | |
| Climbed with a group of five, using the spectacular site at Glenns Lake (Head) as base camp. Long, long, long way up! Lots of loose rock en route to the saddle. Perfect weather afforded us stunning views from the top. Personal milestone: 50th different peak in Glacier National Park! One of my favorite adventures to date! | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2011 1:09 pm | ||
| GNPgumpy | Merritt Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2011 | |
| Hiked in to the Mokowanis Junction and climbed Merritt the next day with Frank, Rick, & Martin. Near the top, Frank kicked in steps and used an ice axe. It was way steep. Plunge in the ice axe, take two steps and keep repeating. It had to be a good hundred yards long. Martin wouldn't do it. Frank, Rick & I summited and then came back down to where Martin was waiting. Frank told Martin that he came too far not to summit. Martin said he couldn't do it. Frank said "you can do it and I'll be right behind you and talk you through it". And off they went. Martin was painstakenly slow, very nervous and shaking a little, but Frank talked him through it. By the time Martin made it to the summit, he was almost in tears he was so overcome with joy. After they got back off the snowfield, it was too late for them to do Natoas. I did Natoas while Martin slowly made his way to the summit. Back at camp Martin kept talking about how happy he was to summit. It was his fourth 10 in GNP. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2011 9:21 am | ||
| EarMountain | North Side Cirque Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2006 | |
| 2006-Led GMS climb from Head of Glenns Lake. Also climbed Natoas 2005-with John, Ron, April and Ronnie from Glenns Lake. Also climbed Natoas. 2003-with John, Brian and Bud from Mokowanis Junction 1980-with Bill from Mokowanis Lake All climbs were successful. 1980 climb saw us encounter rain and fog just before returning to camp. | |
| Posted May 25, 2010 12:03 pm | ||
| pyerger | meritt | |
| A one day push, with AL, Larry , and Linda. Left at midnight,full moon, back to the car at 11:00 PM. WHAT A DAY! | |
| Posted Jun 17, 2009 11:49 am | ||
| bfrench | Merritt | |
| Great cimb with Katie, SO, and CW. | |
| Posted Apr 21, 2009 11:20 pm | ||
| sushiman | Old Sun Route Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008 | |
| had to hke up the belly river to helen lake because of bear closures in many glacier. 6am start brought us to the summit at 1:45pm and back to camp at 7pm. what a great day of climbing. this mountain isn't climbed often...only about 12 entrys in the GMS summit register since august of '06! | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2008 9:22 am | ||
| jimegan | MT MERRITT Date Climbed: Sep 24, 1998 | |
| CLIMBED WITH VERN INGRAHAM OF WHITEFISH, MT USING MOKOWANIS LK ROUTE | |
| Posted Feb 6, 2008 11:51 am | ||
| MatPr | Poor Weather Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007 | |
| Hiked from Many Glacier to Mokowanis Lake Campsite on the first day...bad choice. It was a LONG hike. On the second day, we headed towards Mt. Merritt by going south past Margaret Lake. Basically, we followed J. Edwards notes from A Climber's Guide to Glacier National Park. We started up the West side when we were hit by freezing rain and strong winds. About two-thirds of the way up, we made the decision to turn around. We couldn't feel our hands and the rock was to wet and slippery to dare venture further. It was a sad moment to turn around. Merritt was my goal for the week in GNP, and I had to turn my back to it. To this day, I am still so frustrated with Merritt and the weather. But, I will have to save it for another day. Hopefully with sunny and beautiful weather. | |
| Posted Dec 27, 2007 1:35 am | ||
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| EarMountain | Re: Poor Weather | |
| Yep, being turned back by poor weather can be frustrating. Happened to me many times. But the mountain will always be there -- your aim should be the same. You should plan now to return for another attempt. | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2010 4:11 pm | ||
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