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Arizona County Highpoints > Browns Peak/Four Peaks > Climber's Log|
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| scottmitch | browns traverse  Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2009 | |
| brown and peaks 2-3 skipped 4 | |
| Posted Oct 10, 2009 10:53 pm | ||
| BethS | Best peak in AZ! Date Climbed: May 16, 2008 | |
| I know Humphreys is higher, but IMO Browns was much more satisfying. The scree chute is not fun, but not overly terrible and not too long. Not sure I'd want to try it with snow or ice. Someday I would like to try the traverse, probably in March or April before it starts getting too hot. | |
| Posted Jul 9, 2009 1:11 am | ||
| weeds19 | Perfect day Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2009 | |
| Climb went really fast, and the rock was much more solid than I expected. The chute would be a little more interesting if there were other folks in it at the same time. | |
| Posted Apr 29, 2009 3:02 am | ||
| Ken Dammen | Brown Trail Scree Chute Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2009 | |
| Mike, Andy and I made the climb together. Mike and I attempted the climb last year but got turned around due to blizzard conditions on top. Great day to climb weather was perfect with a little snow on the peaks. Could see San Francisco Peaks from summit. Nice climb. If I did this climb again, I would take a rope and rappel down the chute...you don't have to but it would make things faster and a little more fun(imo). | |
| Posted Apr 14, 2009 12:24 pm | ||
| davis2001r6 | Dicey in the Ice Date Climbed: Dec 17, 2003 | |
| Climbed it in some icy conditions to scout out the "Motherlode". | ||
| Posted Feb 23, 2009 12:28 am | ||
| Fireman79 | Browns Peak Date Climbed: Feb 8, 2009 | |
| We climbed this by way of Browns trail. The Scree chute was a challenge made more fun with some snow. My 10 year old and I enjoyed the summit about 11:30 am and the view was spectacular! Saw Humphreys Peak, Lemon and many more! | |
| Posted Feb 11, 2009 5:16 pm | ||
| cdog | Ladybug Route Date Climbed: Apr 30, 2005 | |
| climbed the ladybug route (5.5) with my girlfriend on Brown's Pk. This was a really fun, moderate climb. Unfortunately, we found the route ended and required a scheisty rappel into the north gully to reach the actual summit. And yes, there are actually ladybugs on the route. On other climbs, I've made the summit of Pk 2, and also summited Brown's via the south face / brush route. | |
| Posted Dec 22, 2008 10:58 pm | ||
| goat14er | Four Peaks Motherlode Date Climbed: Dec 13, 2008 | |
| Everything you read about the Four Peaks Motherlode is true: exposed, difficult, treacherous, route-finding, etc. We went south-to-north, so went to Amethyst Mine and then up to Peak 4. Brush-bashing was annoying, but not awful. Peak 3 looks impossible, but there are routes that guide you through the cliffs if you're patient. The ramp up Peak 2 is steep, and the crux is as advertised: incredibly exposed and is guaranteed to get your adrenaline going. The rest seemed easier compared to that. Great day in the mountains and these peaks have some of the best views in AZ! | |
| Posted Dec 13, 2008 11:27 pm | ||
| shknbke | via north face gully Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008 | |
| Did a few county hp's before & after the state highpointer convention in Flagstaff. This is a cool little hike, but the drive time was longer than the hike time! This is a remote peak. Went up the north face gully and I thought the crux was class 4 because I had to face in going down. Made the mistake of approaching the peak via Hwy 88 to Roosevelt Lake. Avoid that road as it took FOREVER! | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2008 12:57 am | ||
| oldadit | Summit Panorama | |
| On a clear day you can see an incredible number of AZ peaks, look for a computer generated panorama at http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/panoramas.html | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2008 9:06 pm | ||
| Dennis Poulin | Brush Bash Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2008 | |
| Hiked with my good friends Dean and Rick. We brush bashed up through the snow on the east side. | |
| Posted Apr 26, 2008 7:38 pm | ||
| Dean | Different route Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2008 | |
| SP'er Dennis Poulin and I joined with Rick Hartman who took us up his "special" route which included snow, rock scrambling and brush. We ended up on a ridge with a couple minor bumps to negotiate before leading up to the summit. We then descended via the "Andy Martin" route. This made it longer than the scree chute most use but it was interesting and fun to take a different route up, and a different route down. | |
| Posted Apr 18, 2008 11:43 am | ||
| hans.schenk | Brown's Trail / Scree Chute | |
| Saw a Canyon Treefrog in the chute. Lots of ladybugs on the summit. And came across an Arizona Black Rattlesnake under a downed tree on the way back. Exciting! | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2007 10:32 pm | ||
| dr_gonz | Brown's creek | |
| fun climb. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2007 2:06 pm | ||
| ericnoel | Browns Trail/ Main Chute Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2007 | |
| A fun scramble that was made tricky by a fresh coat of snow and ice. Didn't see a thing from the clouded in summit and I turned right back around as it was starting to snow so I wanted to get down right away. I felt the gully was hard class 3+. Probably not class 4 but the ice and snow may have made it seem trickier than it would be if dry. Past the gully it was easy class 2-3 scrambling with an airy but not exposed feeling. | |
| Posted Apr 14, 2007 12:12 am | ||
| Dartmouth Hiker | My first Western mountain Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2007 | |
| Took the brushy gully up and down on a beautiful March day. Went with my stepdad who had to stop ~500' below the summit. Snow patches in the gully, cacti in the rocks, and loose scree made this climb one of the more challenging of my hiking career, but I at last made the summit in breezy conditions and in the sixties. If you eschew the Class 3 scree chute as I did, this will still not be an easy hike, and you will need a topo map and some minimal route-finding skills at a minimum. However, if you have the true determination to reach the summit, it is possible. | |
| Posted Apr 1, 2007 4:43 pm | ||
| surgent | Brushy north ridge twice Date Climbed: Sep 26, 1999 | |
| Went up in 1999 following a brushy scramble up the north ridges and faces, with some class 2+ rock 'negotiating' near the very top. Exposure this way was never too bad, but route-finding is the key. We descended via the chute. In 2004 my wife and I gave this a go but I could not find the right route that I took in 1999, and we had to give up about 50 vertical feet short of the top. In December 2007, I went up again with a team of 5, and we followed the route I went on in 1999. Even then we got ourselves up some dead ends before success. I've been on this mountain a handful of other times for various hikes, trainings and rescue missions, including a full-on blizzard in April 2001. My reports | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2006 11:01 pm | ||
| tdoo | Great hike Date Climbed: May 6, 2006 | |
| Thanks to the this site, I knew exactly what to expect. While I'm an avid desert hiker, I've never had to rock climb like this. It was very adventerous and an exhilerating feeling! Would recommend this to any experienced and well conditioned hikers. The way down is a severe pain on the knees. My only negative conotation from this hike is that I wish it was a bit longer, it's only 2.5 miles each way. What this site is lacking is the elevation gain of this hike. I'm guessing around 2,000 ft., but can anyone verify? | ||
| Posted May 8, 2006 6:36 pm | ||
| cthomsen | Browns Trail Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2006 | |
| I just finished a few hours ago and was very impressed the hike. however, I ate a burrito for breakfast not expecting the intensity of the dirt road and felt like vomiting all over myself when I reached the trailhead. One could say the climb can be divided into two parts: a relatively smooth hiking trail followed by near vertical rocks one must think wisely about. When reaching the top the feeling is very nice and the view is great as well. I laid down against a rock a took a little nap before going back down. There was a sizeable amount of garbage in the vincinity which was somewhat annoying...if you go remember to pick up your trash. Something about seeing a plastic bag sticking to a sahuaro makes me depressed. | ||
| Posted Apr 14, 2006 8:39 pm | ||
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