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| klimbien | Loved IT!!!  Date Climbed: Nov 7, 2009 | |
| Shaliddle and I were able to run real quick in great conditions. A touch of wind at the top and didn't run into any issues getting over the steps. Highly recommend it. We camped at the Baldy Saddle too. | |
| Posted Nov 10, 2009 11:39 pm | ||
| vidclimber | Way Fun! Date Climbed: Apr 12, 2008 | |
| Started at 3 am and should have started early. There was a group of three in front of us that was flying up the ridge. Man they were moving fast. I would have to say that this hike is advanst mountaineer's only. The ridge it self was not bad but the treavers to the true summit was very exposed. One wrong step or if you started the treavers to late on a sunny day, the consuquences would be devistating. Night temps were belowe freezing and day temps were around 60 (80's in the valley). Very strong wind for the whole ridge but none on the treavers. The snow most hard the whole way with a few inches of powder from a resent storm. Total 11.5 hours. | |
| Posted Apr 16, 2008 7:38 pm | ||
| Lubos | A good hike Date Climbed: Mar 8, 2008 | |
| I did the hike on March 8, 2008. I started at 2 a.m., it was a warm night, around 28 degrees. I had good mountaineering weather, it was cloudy all day, light snowfall and windy. The snow was consolidated, a hard crust on the top so I had to use crampons. On the way down I got into total whiteout, for over two hours I could not see anything. I was moving down step by step using my GPS. It worked out, the round trip was 14 hours. | |
| Posted Mar 11, 2008 8:37 am | ||
| warriorpoet | Failed Attempt Date Climbed: Mar 24, 2007 | |
| We camped on Big Baldy saddle over night, and headed up around 4AM. We'd planned to head out a little after 3, but we had some late risers in the group. By about 9:30, we'd reached the south facing bend in the ridge at around 10,000 feet. Most of the snow had melted off, so we cramponed up the rock (grimace). We didn't go any further, because the snow was getting soft. The standard turn around for Everest Ridge is 9am anyways. It was a good intro to alpine climbing, but I learned that it's better to go with a small group of people you know well. We had a hodgepodge group, with widely varying skill and fitness levels, which made for slow going up the ridge. | |
| Posted Mar 10, 2008 11:01 pm | ||
| Bruce Christensen | Unstable snow Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2008 | |
| My friend Ben and I left the Dry Creek TH a little after midnight on 1 Mar 2008. It had been really warm (daytime highs in the 40's-50's) for a few days, so I was a little worried about snow conditions. We made it to the saddle in less than three hours. Not too far up the ridge, the snow turned to sun crust on a weak sugar snow layer. Rather than risk a slide, we decided to turn around. After a little self-arrest practice, we hiked back down. We were home in Provo by 9 a.m. | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2008 12:50 am | ||
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Wasatch Range (South)
