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| Dean | South Ridge  Date Climbed: May 28, 2009 | |
| This one took longer than I thought it would. You know, just 4 miles each way and 2500' of elevation gain, I was thinking that it would be somewhat easy. Well, it was a workout (for me)but a worthy workout. OK, now that that is out of the way, it is an exceptional mountain as it is not a gimme and makes you work as there are few places where you aren't route finding up and down the ridgeline. The mosquitoes were out in force and bugged me most of the way up and all of the way down. I also darn near stepped on two snakes (not rattlers) and with the heat, I truly earned this summit. Thanks to mountaingazelle for not only adding this mountain to SP but for leading the way up the south ridge. I saw your footprints in several spots as it seems your route finding was similar to mine. | |
| Posted May 28, 2009 10:26 pm | ||
| mountaingazelle | Gunsight Peak Date Climbed: May 17, 2009 | |
| South Ridge : May 17, 2009 - I hiked from the pass and followed the south ridge the entire way. It took longer than I had expected but I liked the route. There are great views of Malad Valley and Cache Valley. It was a hazy day so my photos did not come out so well. Few people hike in this area except for hunters which seem to stay on its lower slopes. West Face : June 23, 2007 - This route was steep and not really fun. I found out later that I had crossed private property without permission. So I don’t advise anyone else to go up the west face either. I returned a few years after and hiked up the south ridge which was a better route. | |
| Posted May 21, 2009 5:49 am | ||
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