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| Wasatchvoyage | Up S.E. ridge, down west face/chute.  Date Climbed: Apr 23, 2009 | |
| What a day. Left SLC about 1:30 A.M. About 28 miles s.w. of Delta on HWY 6-50, I hit a deer at about 50 mph, killing the animal and causing roughly $3500 damage to the front end of my truck. Fortunately it held up enough to get me up to the TH and home later. Ascended the S.E ridge with the brush, then took the talus chute just south of the N.W. ridge down, traversing off a cliff band to the road below. In spite of the accident this was a great day on a remote desert peak! Never seen as many Bristlecone Pines in one place like this one. Noticed Eric and Dean's entries in the register, and found a strange hat someone must have geocached in there as well. | |
| Posted Apr 23, 2009 10:20 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | South-East Ridge Date Climbed: Feb 28, 2009 | |
| About 5 groups signed the register since Dean and the wasatchnut in May 2008 (last one in Nov). Can't say I have many nice things to say about this peak...although I was comparing it to Notch Peak which I did that morning. Get it if you have to but it's a long drive to get a big bleeding gash on your forehead from a mahogany tree! Pics and map at http://www.willhiteweb.com/index_281.htm | |
| Posted Mar 2, 2009 12:56 am | ||
| JDrake | May Day Date Climbed: May 1, 2008 | |
| What a fun mountain with fantastic views at the top! Made the army crawl sections of the epic brush battle worth it... Dean seems to be on a first name basis with half the people that have signed the register. :) | |
| Posted May 2, 2008 11:53 am | ||
| Dean | South-East Ridge Date Climbed: May 1, 2008 | |
| Woke up to snow in Lehi, hard to believe for this time of year but fellow SP member and I, Jim (aka wasatchnut007) cleaned off the snow and struck out for Swasey Peak, two hours away. Some snow on the road leading up to the area where we parked and on the brushfest (no trail) up the southeast ridge. Nice to find bristlecone trees up near the summit and a cool mailbox register. We were the first to sign the register since Oct 2007 and the register was placed by Gordon Macleod and Barbara Lilley in 1992. Back to the truck in 1 1/2 hour as Jim led the charge downward through the brush. Road to the parking spot at 8000 feet in great shape. | |
| Posted May 2, 2008 4:22 am | ||
| mountaingazelle | Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: May 1, 2006 Date Climbed: May 1, 2006 | |
| The climb up to the ridge involved bushwhacking my way through the trees and bushes. The traverse leading to the summit had quite a bit of snow for this time of the year. It was a nice clear day so I had a great view from the summit. The summit register was placed there in 1992 and didn't have very many names in it. | |
| Posted May 2, 2006 2:54 am | ||
| Scott | Route Climbed: West Face Date Climbed: April 7, 1996 | |
| Great climb. Quite a bit of snow on summit. | |
| Posted Dec 8, 2003 6:35 pm | ||
| grandwazoo | Route Climbed: South-East Ridge Date Climbed: Dec. 2003 | |
| Struck out from SLC at 11:30 am, hit the trail around 2:30 pm and back to the truck around 5:00 pm. Very remote peak. Only a handfull of entires in the summit register for the 2003 year. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2003 11:54 pm | ||
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