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| Kessler | Whitetail  Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2009 | |
| Via Sundance Pass | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2009 11:04 pm | ||
| Scott | Whitetail Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2009 | |
| My seven year old son and I woke up with a frosty 29F (-2C) with perfect bluebird weather. We were good to go on our climb of Whitetail Peak! Luckily we wouldn’t have to carry our heavy packs today. Without heavy packs we made good time up to Sundance Pass at 11,037 feet (3364 m). We climbed south up Mount Lockhart, scrambling to the summit before starting up Whitetail Peak. We climbed the ridge up Whitetail Peak, finding it really spectacular and with awesome views. We met a group half way up and they were very impressed to see Kessler up there. They warned us about the exposed section of climbing near the summit. We talked with them a few minutes before heading back up the impressive ridge. Once we reached the top of the relatively famous Whitetail Couloir and tackled the crux of the route (the one we were warned about above). Some sources rate this pitch as Class 4, but we thought it felt more like a solid but very short Class 3 and the exposure wasn’t that bad. We quickly made the summit for a well deserved, but relatively late lunch break. The views were absolutely spectacular and we kicked back to soak in the sight of all the peaks, glaciers and lakes (one of which was still almost completely frozen). There was only a light breeze and the weather was great so it was a very pleasant experience. After enjoying the summit we headed back down to our camp at September Morn Lake after a wonderful day. | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2009 11:00 pm | ||
| redneckpaul | Finally did it! Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2009 | |
| After being turned back by the fire last year and then rain over labor day I finally climbed Whitetail peak. It was a long day. Took off from the West fork trailhead at 3:30 AM. Nothin worse than haveing a cow moose follow you on the trail in the dark. I finally shot my pistol in the air and that scared her off. I reached the top at 11:30 AM under blue skies. The weather couldn`t be better. After 1/2 hour of taking pictures and savoring the moment and the view I figured I better get going. I had a long walk back to the vehicle. I stumbled back to the vehicle at 6:30 PM. 22 miles roundtrip and I was beat. What a beautiful Mountain! | ||
| Posted Jul 24, 2009 11:40 pm | ||
| wyomtman | Whitetail Couloir Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2009 | |
| Used the west fork approach, camped out at the base of the switch backs. Climbed the couloir in intermittent clouds, the snow was variable but solid down the middle. Windy summit but the clouds broke up some for amazing views. Descended down the east ridge, touched the top of Lockheart then glissade back down to the base camp. Great mountain, great trail in, and a great time. Thanks Gage. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2009 9:40 pm | ||
| CBakwin | Yo Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2008 | |
| Went into the base of the pass up West Fork Friday night, camped and summitted on a beautiful day, Saturday morning. Then hiked out and was met by the start of the West Fork (Cascade) fire! Had to be evacuated by helicopter, and go back several days later for my pick up which was thankfully spared, other hikers were not so lucky. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2008 11:15 am | ||
| patrickcross | Route Climbed: Couloir Date Climbed: July 2003 | |
| Josh Varney, Patrick Cross We tried earlier in June and turned around after leader fall 1/3 of the way up the couloir. Returned on July day trip with two ice axes each, crampons, and both snow and rock pro, summited, and returned to car in 15 hours. On July 22, 2004, I returned on another day trip with Albert McDonald (unsure of name spelling) after working, driving from Billings, and hiking in the night before. We climbed to within several rope pitches of the top of the couloir (Albert a little farther), skiied down, and hiked out. | |
| Posted Nov 2, 2005 10:06 pm | ||
| dad and frog | Route Climbed: NE Rigde via MT. Lockhart Date Climbed: August 22,2005 | |
| Two fine days of weather. Hiked to September Morn lake late on the 21st. Reached Sundance Pass the next morning around 10:30. Ate lunch, peaked Mt. Lockhart on the way up the ridge. Summitted around 1:30, stayed up top for 1/2 hour and down to the base on the other side for the night. Lots of Billy goats. Great trip. Dad is fourty-six year old, old school climber, Frog is my 23 year daughter. The best power hiking girl I've ever know. | ||
| Posted Sep 1, 2005 10:41 pm | ||
| granitepeaker | Route Climbed: Ascended via Couloir. Descended via NE Ridge. Date Climbed: July 17, 2005 | |
| After summiting Castle Mtn the day before we thought we didn't have it in us the next day to climb Whitetail, but we did. We didn't start until 9am and we summited just before 2pm. The snow couloir is very challenging, especially if you're doing the lead climbing. After summiting we were a bit timid to go back down the couloir so we went down across the NE Ridge and down Sundance Pass. The descent route was slow going, but we had our heart's racing fast enough going up the couloir that it was nice to relax and take an easier way down. ~Jason Maehl | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2005 12:28 am | ||
| gato | Route Climbed: Whitetail Couloir Date Climbed: April 17, 2005 | |
| Skied the couloir after climbing it, summited in high winds under blue skies. What a day!! | |
| Posted Apr 18, 2005 7:47 pm | ||
| granitegrabber | Route Climbed: exited snow couloir early and climbed NE ridge Date Climbed: late July 2003 | |
| We planned on climbing just the NE ridge, but when we saw the mountain, we decided some added exploration would be in order. The result was beginning up the snow couloir and then exiting near the bottom (since we didn't have the right gear to finish) and heading for the NE ridge. The sky was clear in the morning all the way through the day until after we had summited and got down off the mountain. On our way out to the trailhead, though, a storm quickly moved in and got us soaked-- the typical added thrill in the Beartooths. | |
| Posted Oct 20, 2004 12:11 am | ||
| b. | Route Climbed: NE Ridge Date Climbed: August 28th, 2004 | |
| Cold and windy, with blowing snow and rain. Typical August day in the Beartooths. | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2004 1:02 pm | ||
| gato | Route Climbed: NE Ridge Date Climbed: August 2004 | |
| After being frozen off of Pensive Tower (on the west face of Silver Run Peak), we decided to climb something else, and this was an excellent consolation prize. Lots of snow and wet boulders made for a rough go up the final headwall, but the top was gorgeous and rewarding. It's a long car-to-car trip, but you sure move faster when you're not carrying all that extra stuff... | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2004 11:13 am | ||
| bakcast | Route Climbed: NE Ridge Route Date Climbed: August 15th, 2004 | |
| Climbed in the morning on our way from Sundance Lake to Second Rock Lake. The scramble directly south of Mount Lockhart to Second Rock Lake was a bear with a 9 day-pack! There are some fun exposed variations on the NE route that we enjoyed. | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2004 9:35 pm | ||
| Gail J | Route Climbed: North East Ridge Date Climbed: July 28, 1998 | |
| Nice class III in the Beartooths. | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2004 1:20 pm | ||
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