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| bechtt | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: August 1998  | |
| Nice climb -- perfect day | |
| Posted Nov 18, 2004 2:38 pm | ||
| Dennis Poulin | Route Climbed: Wheeler Peak Summit Trail Date Climbed: 6 Oct 2004 | |
| Beautiful day on a beautiful mountain. A little breezy on the saddle and snow on the trail from the saddle to the summit. It wasn't icy, so it was a great hike. | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2004 1:44 pm | ||
| rfbolton | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: September 9, 2004 | |
| Gorgeous day, with clouds forming in mid-afternoon. Enjoyable peak! It was my 6th 5000-foot+ prominence peak in 6 days, on my way to 8 in 8 days. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2004 11:30 pm | ||
| ecallahan | Route Climbed: Wheeler Peak Summit Trailhead Date Climbed: 24 July 2004 | |
| Awesome looking peak offers awesome views from the top. Who would have thought this would be Nevada? Non-technical climb, easy up and back. Saw a crew of deer just hanging out above the saddle. Signed the mailbox registry at top. Wish my dogs could have come. | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2004 2:15 pm | ||
| amcfarre | Route Climbed: Standard - Wheeler Peak Trail Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2003 | |
| Nice hike on a clear day. Too bad the aspen leaves had dropped already. I stayed at the campground just past the trail head and had plenty of mule deer walk through the night before. | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2004 5:45 pm | ||
| kelseymkrause | Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: July 3, 2004 | |
| This is a good conditioning hike, but other than that it is child's play for the serious climber. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2004 3:56 pm | ||
| kovarpa | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: August 31, 2003 | |
| This is not really a climb, just a "higher-altitude" hike. The bristlecone pines are much more interesting and immpresive. | |
| Posted Jun 6, 2004 2:40 pm | ||
| d_shorb | Route Climbed: Some northwest-facing gully in the cirque, class 3-4 Date Climbed: June98 | |
| From the rock glacier area I headed up a steeper one of the fun, snow-filled couloirs, on the eastern side of the cirque, basically on Jeff Davis Peak. I traversed over to wheelers summit under gathering clouds. I came down by noon and some folks going up got caught in the thunderstorm that had built up. yucky. the top had some bivy sites for cool sunset watching. Beautiful bristlecone pines down low and views of the Nevada's geology and ecosystem. | |
| Posted Apr 14, 2004 2:48 pm | ||
| mjleno | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: May, 2003 | |
| I climbed the peak on memorial day using the standard route from the campground. The snow was really soft and I wish I would have brought my snowhoes. Going up early in the morning it was windy and I did a bit of postholing to get to the ridge. The view from the summit was awesome. The whole Snake Range was covered in snow and I had the top to myself. Coming down I met the only other climber I saw that day (Scott from Las Vegas). He made the summit about hour after me. The trip down was like swimming in spots it was so soft (I was warned). It was well worth the extra effort, the scenery is very nice this time of year. After I got back to the campground I drove to Bryce followed by the Grand Canyon and Zion. I would like to try Moriah Peak 12,065 by Hendry Creek approach next time. | ||
| Posted Apr 9, 2004 5:23 pm | ||
| cp0915 | Route Climbed: Date Climbed: Aug 2002, Sept 2003 & June 12, 2004 | |
| Hiked Wheeler via the standard trail in Aug 2002. In Sept 2003, I climbed nearby Jeff Davis Peak (12771 ft) then crossed the saddle to Wheeler. On June 12, 2004, I summited Wheeler via the trail, dropped down to the south saddle and crossed over to Baker Peak (12305 ft) then returned and re-summited Wheeler. Tough day but a great time! | |
| Posted Feb 18, 2004 10:03 am | ||
| Dave Dinnell | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: June 1990 | |
| A very windy hike. | |
| Posted Jan 9, 2004 4:56 pm | ||
| brianhughes | Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: July 4th, 2003 | |
| Perfect way to spend the 4th of July holiday. | |
| Posted Dec 19, 2003 12:21 pm | ||
| Matt K | Route Climbed: standard route Date Climbed: June 1994 | |
| Hiked/climbed the mountain when I was 16 years old. I was young, unprepared and we started later than we should have. One fellow hiker dropped out on the way up and three of us summitted. When we signed the summit log we found a person from our hometown was there just a day or two earlier. Due to the late start, we got caught in a thunderstorm a little way above treeline. Fortunately we were close enough to make a dash. We didn't get back to the campground until it was dark (I told you we started late). This is the mountain that got me hooked and I would love to revisit. We received some beautiful views from the top. | ||
| Posted Dec 4, 2003 7:15 pm | ||
| Dean | Route Climbed: Standard route Date Climbed: October 23, 2003 | |
| Awesome is the only adjective I can use to describe the view from the summit. Only saw 5 others all day and although it was windy on the ridge, it was still on the summit. What a worthwhile summit. The register was in a mailbox. | |
| Posted Oct 27, 2003 9:40 am | ||
| MrWasatch | Route Climbed: Standard route Date Climbed: October 10, 1998 | |
| First attempt in 1997 aborted due to high winds (pretty typical of this peak). Returned in late '98 and finished climb (despite high winds again, and a dusting of snow). Wind chill of about zero. Left SLC at about 2am, drove thru nite, climbed peak, and was home by 9pm...long day, but worth the effort! | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2003 12:21 pm | ||
| grandwazoo | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: October 1999 | |
| Had a little cloud cover but it kept moving in and out. | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2003 8:46 am | ||
| rmjwinters | Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: October 1999 | |
| I climbed this mountain in mid October of 1999. I was the only one on the mountain that day. The wind was blowing hard and it was cold, but I managed to take in the views from the summit for over an hour. | |
| Posted Feb 6, 2003 7:07 pm | ||
| shredgar | Route Climbed: Stella Lake gully to summit ridge Date Climbed: May 18 2002 | |
| Spring ski tour w/five friends. Beautiful, remote & uncrowded place. Summited & skied the NW couloir 5/18/02 then returned past Teresa Lake. Next day climbed & skied the Jeff Davis north face via the Bristlecone trail. Fine spring ski weekend. We'll be back again next spring w/skis. | ||
| Posted May 29, 2002 12:28 pm | ||
| Paul Burkholder | Route Climbed: Standard Trail Date Climbed: June 1999 | |
| I've climbed this mountain many times. This was a climb to the top and then ski down with two friends (Bruce D and Eric R) to one of the small lakes just north of the peak. Easy hike for any age or level of experience. Bring your kids, take your time, and have some fun! (Keep an eye on the weather) | |
| Posted Oct 25, 2001 7:14 pm | ||
| brandon | Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: June 1998 | |
| Easy jaunt, Amazing view from summit cornice down into freaky cirque. Worth the day if you are travelling through the area. | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2001 3:57 pm | ||
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