vernile - Sep 8, 2008 12:20 am Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2002
Beautiful Fall Day
Hiked this peak with my friend Jerry on a beautiful fall day in September of 2002. Almost had to call search and rescue to get him down, but with persistence and rest he made it too. What a great view of the Salt Lake Valley from the summit!
coldandhungry - Jun 18, 2008 4:20 am Date Climbed: Mar 6, 2008
sweetness
Many accents on the trail. Geurts ridge twice, both solo. west slabs 3 times; twice solo and one solo trip was started pedaling from downtown Salt Lake. Most recently in March via the Zeus chute then up the ridge close to the north summit, all topped of with a ski decent down the north face, just east of the apollo chute. Scariest turns I've made; exposed and steep, everything had slid a day or two prior, making the upper portions quite icy and the lower portions were cinder blocks of avalanche debris. This was also done solo.
marauders - Jun 17, 2008 12:52 am Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2008
Route Climbed: Traverse of the Goddesses
Great day of climbing and scrambling. This is a fun traverse. The whole traverse can easily be accomplished without a rope, but the last downclimb before the south summit (described as 5.6 downclimbing on the route page) is a little tricky. It takes some good route finding and patience to locate the best route down.
LonePeakFreak - Jun 10, 2008 11:41 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2008
Wow
So glad I called in sick today! Nice, quick trip with incredible views and weather. Very happy to finally get up there.
JDrake - May 22, 2008 8:30 pm Date Climbed: May 22, 2008
Rain-Snow-Sleet-Slush
Had to turn around about 100 vertical feet before the summit. Just too much water on the scramble portion for me: slush was melting, water was running down the rocks in little rivers and visibility was low with the snow falling. It all added up to more than my ability level. Also, this was my first time on Olympus; possibly my route wasn't the best? Decent amount of snow still at the saddle, plus yesterday's precip and today's storm made it a fun but very wet time up there. Mostly slid all the way down from the scramble to the stream crossing... I'll be back to finish the last few feet--in either July or January when it's a little easier footing.
mtn runr - May 22, 2008 9:10 am Date Climbed: May 20, 2008
West Couloir
I left the trail at the stream crossing and bushwhacked up drainage to the base of the couloir. This would have been more fun with more snow, but it was fun anyway. The climb up the north side of the south peak was iffy with verglas covering the rock. Put on my iPod and ran out the normal trail.
vanman798 - May 10, 2008 10:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2015
West Slabs
August 2, 2015 I did the West Slabs solo. About an hour hike to the slabs, and an hour "climb" up the slabs. Made the mistake of walking down the drainage south of the slabs. Nightmare bush walk took 3 hours to get back to car. Only say one rattle snake but I'm sure I walked by more. Best to go up the slabs, over to the peak, and down the summer trail.
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Sept 15, 2014 for Joseph Bullough's 500th ascent.
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May 27, 2013 - Went up Geurts Ridge. Took 5 hours to reach the peak, and 100 minutes to descend via the regular trail.
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June 16, 2012. Went up the West Slabs, across to the North Peak, and back up to the South Peak. 6.5 hours car to car.
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Dec 9, 2011 - There is no snow yet in Utah, but we hiked up Oly anyways!
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The Replacement -- I had set out May 10, 2008 to do the triple traverse (Dromedary, O'Sullivans (aka Sunrise), and Broad Fork Twin Peaks, but after reaching the peak of Dromedary I realized I wasn't going to make the other two without crampons (which I didn't have with me). Given, that I had allotted the day to climbing, but was driving out of Little Cottonwood Canyon at 10:30 am, I used the time to bag Mt. Olympus instead. I used the standard Mount Olympus Trail, which was mostly snow covered for the last mile or so.
PocketsOfBlue - Mar 27, 2008 3:29 pm Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2007
Winter and summer ascents
First hiked on June 2, 2007 with a few friends via the Mount Olympus Trail. The more interesting ascent was in March/08 (same route), I snowshoed up solo before strapping on the crampons to get up the 3rd class ramp below the summit and running into a massive snowstorm on the way back down. A bit tricky with one arm in a sling!
billyray66 - Feb 28, 2008 6:10 am Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2008
tons of snow
great hike, deep the whole way. after the saddle it got up towards my waist and we made it to the top. beautiful sights and awesome payoff at the top
Finally hiked this mountain. I did a solo hike starting around 7 a.m. and summitted 3 hours later. The trail was packed and icy in the morning. Brought snowshoes, but didn't use them. Brought my new crampons and did use them, but I could have made it fine without them. Ice ax stayed in the pack the whole time.
I started my descent a little before 11 a.m., and the trail was pretty slushy and slick on the way down.
jareds - Jan 27, 2008 12:34 am Date Climbed: Jan 26, 2008
climbed to the saddle
climbed up, beautiful sunny smogless day.
hiked up starting at 1pm, put crampons on about 1/3 the way up.
took 3 hours to get to the saddle, looked a little sketchy for me after that, so i stopped there.
saw 11 other people on the trail, the trail was well-travelled and most everyone else did NOT have crampons.
Climbed via the West Slabs a few times and Geurts Ridge. A couple of times I traversed from the top of the slabs to the true summit, which requires some bushwhacking.
seanpeckham - Jan 3, 2008 12:02 pm Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2008
five times from Tolcat plus the north face
Once in each of autumn, winter, and spring, and twice in summer:
-twice in June, back in the '90s
-March 17, 2007
-January 2, 2008
-November 7, 2009
Also did the north summit via the north face trail, and went down the west ridge, July 13 2011.
Lubos - Dec 8, 2007 7:28 pm Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2007
fun workout
Any time at any conditions, a fun workout…..
Outdoorpartner - Nov 18, 2007 10:16 pm Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2007
November climb
Thanks to global warming, I was able to summit (with Skydiveblue) in November without a trace of snow -- even on the summit!
Skydiveblue - Nov 18, 2007 2:59 pm Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2007
Climbed in November, short sleeves!
3rd time climbed to the top. Made it to the top in just over 3 hours, great weather, no snow. Wore short sleeves in November! Nice views above the haze of the city. Great climb with views all the way up the mountain.
Beau - Nov 5, 2007 12:07 am Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
August Hike
Climbed Mt Olympus with a couple friends on a beautiful, but warm August day. Nice views of the city from the peak!
SundanceKid203 - Nov 3, 2007 2:01 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2007
Stormy
We climbed under threatening clouds most of the morning but were only sprinkled on close to the summit. A great climb and a Wasatch classic.
tannerpuma15 - Aug 31, 2007 6:31 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2005
tannerpuma15
West slabs is the only way to reach the summit, the trail has too much traffic and the face is all yours. Climbed many times since and every time is wonderful.
vernile - Sep 8, 2008 12:20 am Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2002
Beautiful Fall DayHiked this peak with my friend Jerry on a beautiful fall day in September of 2002. Almost had to call search and rescue to get him down, but with persistence and rest he made it too. What a great view of the Salt Lake Valley from the summit!
coldandhungry - Jun 18, 2008 4:20 am Date Climbed: Mar 6, 2008
sweetnessMany accents on the trail. Geurts ridge twice, both solo. west slabs 3 times; twice solo and one solo trip was started pedaling from downtown Salt Lake. Most recently in March via the Zeus chute then up the ridge close to the north summit, all topped of with a ski decent down the north face, just east of the apollo chute. Scariest turns I've made; exposed and steep, everything had slid a day or two prior, making the upper portions quite icy and the lower portions were cinder blocks of avalanche debris. This was also done solo.
marauders - Jun 17, 2008 12:52 am Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2008
Route Climbed: Traverse of the GoddessesGreat day of climbing and scrambling. This is a fun traverse. The whole traverse can easily be accomplished without a rope, but the last downclimb before the south summit (described as 5.6 downclimbing on the route page) is a little tricky. It takes some good route finding and patience to locate the best route down.
LonePeakFreak - Jun 10, 2008 11:41 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2008
WowSo glad I called in sick today! Nice, quick trip with incredible views and weather. Very happy to finally get up there.
JDrake - May 22, 2008 8:30 pm Date Climbed: May 22, 2008
Rain-Snow-Sleet-SlushHad to turn around about 100 vertical feet before the summit. Just too much water on the scramble portion for me: slush was melting, water was running down the rocks in little rivers and visibility was low with the snow falling. It all added up to more than my ability level. Also, this was my first time on Olympus; possibly my route wasn't the best? Decent amount of snow still at the saddle, plus yesterday's precip and today's storm made it a fun but very wet time up there. Mostly slid all the way down from the scramble to the stream crossing... I'll be back to finish the last few feet--in either July or January when it's a little easier footing.
mtn runr - May 22, 2008 9:10 am Date Climbed: May 20, 2008
West CouloirI left the trail at the stream crossing and bushwhacked up drainage to the base of the couloir. This would have been more fun with more snow, but it was fun anyway. The climb up the north side of the south peak was iffy with verglas covering the rock. Put on my iPod and ran out the normal trail.
vanman798 - May 10, 2008 10:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2015
West SlabsAugust 2, 2015 I did the West Slabs solo. About an hour hike to the slabs, and an hour "climb" up the slabs. Made the mistake of walking down the drainage south of the slabs. Nightmare bush walk took 3 hours to get back to car. Only say one rattle snake but I'm sure I walked by more. Best to go up the slabs, over to the peak, and down the summer trail.
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Sept 15, 2014 for Joseph Bullough's 500th ascent.
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May 27, 2013 - Went up Geurts Ridge. Took 5 hours to reach the peak, and 100 minutes to descend via the regular trail.
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June 16, 2012. Went up the West Slabs, across to the North Peak, and back up to the South Peak. 6.5 hours car to car.
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Dec 9, 2011 - There is no snow yet in Utah, but we hiked up Oly anyways!
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The Replacement -- I had set out May 10, 2008 to do the triple traverse (Dromedary, O'Sullivans (aka Sunrise), and Broad Fork Twin Peaks, but after reaching the peak of Dromedary I realized I wasn't going to make the other two without crampons (which I didn't have with me). Given, that I had allotted the day to climbing, but was driving out of Little Cottonwood Canyon at 10:30 am, I used the time to bag Mt. Olympus instead. I used the standard Mount Olympus Trail, which was mostly snow covered for the last mile or so.
PocketsOfBlue - Mar 27, 2008 3:29 pm Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2007
Winter and summer ascentsFirst hiked on June 2, 2007 with a few friends via the Mount Olympus Trail. The more interesting ascent was in March/08 (same route), I snowshoed up solo before strapping on the crampons to get up the 3rd class ramp below the summit and running into a massive snowstorm on the way back down. A bit tricky with one arm in a sling!
billyray66 - Feb 28, 2008 6:10 am Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2008
tons of snowgreat hike, deep the whole way. after the saddle it got up towards my waist and we made it to the top. beautiful sights and awesome payoff at the top
Bruce Christensen - Feb 18, 2008 7:16 pm Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2008
Beautiful dayFinally hiked this mountain. I did a solo hike starting around 7 a.m. and summitted 3 hours later. The trail was packed and icy in the morning. Brought snowshoes, but didn't use them. Brought my new crampons and did use them, but I could have made it fine without them. Ice ax stayed in the pack the whole time.
I started my descent a little before 11 a.m., and the trail was pretty slushy and slick on the way down.
jareds - Jan 27, 2008 12:34 am Date Climbed: Jan 26, 2008
climbed to the saddleclimbed up, beautiful sunny smogless day.
hiked up starting at 1pm, put crampons on about 1/3 the way up.
took 3 hours to get to the saddle, looked a little sketchy for me after that, so i stopped there.
saw 11 other people on the trail, the trail was well-travelled and most everyone else did NOT have crampons.
utclimber - Jan 13, 2008 11:29 pm
Fun slabbin'Climbed via the West Slabs a few times and Geurts Ridge. A couple of times I traversed from the top of the slabs to the true summit, which requires some bushwhacking.
seanpeckham - Jan 3, 2008 12:02 pm Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2008
five times from Tolcat plus the north faceOnce in each of autumn, winter, and spring, and twice in summer:
-twice in June, back in the '90s
-March 17, 2007
-January 2, 2008
-November 7, 2009
Also did the north summit via the north face trail, and went down the west ridge, July 13 2011.
Lubos - Dec 8, 2007 7:28 pm Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2007
fun workoutAny time at any conditions, a fun workout…..
Outdoorpartner - Nov 18, 2007 10:16 pm Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2007
November climbThanks to global warming, I was able to summit (with Skydiveblue) in November without a trace of snow -- even on the summit!
Skydiveblue - Nov 18, 2007 2:59 pm Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2007
Climbed in November, short sleeves!3rd time climbed to the top. Made it to the top in just over 3 hours, great weather, no snow. Wore short sleeves in November! Nice views above the haze of the city. Great climb with views all the way up the mountain.
Beau - Nov 5, 2007 12:07 am Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
August HikeClimbed Mt Olympus with a couple friends on a beautiful, but warm August day. Nice views of the city from the peak!
SundanceKid203 - Nov 3, 2007 2:01 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2007
StormyWe climbed under threatening clouds most of the morning but were only sprinkled on close to the summit. A great climb and a Wasatch classic.
tannerpuma15 - Aug 31, 2007 6:31 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2005
tannerpuma15West slabs is the only way to reach the summit, the trail has too much traffic and the face is all yours. Climbed many times since and every time is wonderful.
edevart - Aug 27, 2007 11:32 pm
Hot Summer TrailVia Mt. Olympus Trail. Watch out for rattlers (and trail runners) they're equally as dangerous.