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| peakhugger | Wood via Stillwater Plateau  Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009 | |
| Took the Stillwater Plateau and dropped down into Upper Fishtail Creek Lakes (8-9 miles). Camped at uppermost lake for the night. The next day, climbed the northeast ridge to the east and then west summits. According to our GPS reading, the east summit was approximately 10ft higher than the west. The traverse along the ridge in between the summits held upper class-3 moves and some fun exposure at times. Came back down the same route but exited the backcountry via awful bushwhacking in dense woods and downed timber along West Fishtail Creek to Chrome Lake. Would not necessarily recommend either route, but the views from the plateau and the summits were incredible! Nice not to see any people (other than my lovely wife) for three days. P.S. Look for prescription bottle holding small summit register on east summit (no register found on west). | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2009 9:05 pm | ||
| northface28 | Great View Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2008 | |
| Me and 2 friends climbed as a day hike from Mystic Lake. The climb was honestly not that hard, but no fun. The summit views are better than Granite, so If you have an extra day it would be worth the run over there. | ||
| Posted Jul 22, 2008 2:54 pm | ||
| MattGreene | Tiring Day | |
| Wood is a slog. I don't know what else to say about it. I took different routes up/down the plateau, and can't say I found one I liked. The rocks were loose, and the vegetation was thick, but the incredible views of Granite and the surrounding plateaus made the climb worth the effort. | ||
| Posted Dec 1, 2007 6:39 pm | ||
| VincePoore | Electrifying Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2006 | |
| Climbed south east ridge via west end of mystic lake. Should have started sooner or climbed faster because a thunderstorm at 2:30pm stopped me about a 100 ft short. My hat was buzzing as it charged with static electricity. I tried to wait it out, but it looked like things were only going to get worse. Definately worth it though and the view of Granite Peak from this climb is outstanding. I'll be back. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2006 3:41 am | ||
| gato | Beartooth Adventure Date Climbed: Feb 12, 2006 | |
| Unbelievable day for a winter ascent of Mt. Wood. Warm and sunny, with peaks visible for hundreds of miles. Not such great skiing but then you can't have it all... | |
| Posted Feb 14, 2006 2:01 am | ||
| b. | Bluebird February Day Date Climbed: Feb 12, 2006 | |
| Skied in and camped across from Mystic Equinox. Climbed in unusually warm conditions, with views of the Tetons and everything else in Southwestern Montana and Northwestern Wyoming. | |
| Posted Feb 13, 2006 3:46 pm | ||
| paulstu | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: 31 July 2004 | |
| Climbed the north ridge in a day via the Stillwater plateau. Parked at the Benbow Mine at about 8500' and crossed the plateau. Timing was about 6 hr. up and 6 hr. down. N Ridge is steep and technical in places. We avoided vertical sections by traversing the west side of the mountain whenever necessary and regaining the ridge when possible. Technically, this route is pretty similar to the top 200' on the E Ridge of Granite....but there's about 1800' of it. Went to West summit only. For the descent, its easiest just to drop most of the way to Wood Lake and traverse back to the plateau. | |
| Posted May 26, 2005 1:41 pm | ||
| pintlerpro | Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: November 8 2004 | |
| The snow was 3 inches deep at the trailhead and the wind was around 25 with up to 40 MPH Gust. I left the Damm station at 0400 hours. The first 3 miles up to Mystic lake was no problem. As soon as I stepped over the small rocky ridge to Mystic lake the wind hit me with full force. With the thought of almost 5000 feet more to climb and the weather spindrifting the upper plateau the thought of actually making the summit was slim in my mind. I was putting on my goretex layers and crampons like it was in slow motion, thinking to myself like I was Rambo getting ready for combat. Knowing that I have a good as-kicking coming up. I made the summit at 300 P.M knowing to myself that the decent would be in the dark I was telling myself why do I do these things? | |
| Posted Nov 12, 2004 11:12 pm | ||
| granitegrabber | Route Climbed: south face via mystic lake Date Climbed: September 14, 2002 | |
| Set out at about 7:30 am and hiked to mystic via the tram line and then went for the top. The weather was great all day making our trip pleasant, but since this was only my second peak I'd ever climbed, I learned the hard way that smartwool socks are essential. I got about 12 blisters with my cotton socks. | |
| Posted Oct 20, 2004 12:43 am | ||
| bakcast | Route Climbed: North Snow Date Climbed: July 5th, 2003 | |
| Visited both East and West summits on a beautiful July Day. The climb was arduous and my knees were like softballs when I got done. | |
| Posted Jan 22, 2004 11:29 am | ||
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