Sawtooth Peak Climber's Log

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calebEOC

calebEOC - Jun 9, 2019 2:38 pm Date Climbed: May 12, 2019

Falls Creek  Sucess!

A nice spring hike with snow above 8000 feet, and lots of snow in the upper basins

Brian Jenkins

Brian Jenkins - Oct 8, 2017 5:44 pm Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2017

barely  Sucess!

Not a promising weather day but kept going to give myself a chance at a window if one presented itself. At about 8000 ft, ran into a couple that had done it about 25 times before, he told me I had no excuse not to do it today. So, I popped into the gloom in the snowy rockfield, over the lip of that into the swampy basin and then saw the summit. When I got close I saw another ridge behind it and I wondered if I had been looking at a false summit. Thankfully it was not. Corniced ridge but I avoided that and didn't need to don crampons. On the summit ridge, I could see a worse dark grey storm coming over Ruby Peak. Quickly tagged the rimed up summit in a gust of about 50 mph. Never did see Twin Peaks come out of the gloom and given the winds and the storm coming, I passed on that one for today. Snowed that afternoon, then again that night. Might be done for the season now. Great one though. Need to go back and get Twin Peaks!

mansfieo

mansfieo - Apr 29, 2011 6:32 am Date Climbed: Apr 23, 2011

ski  Sucess!

skied up!

Mr. Clam

Mr. Clam - May 7, 2008 3:59 pm Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2008

North ridge  Sucess!

Climbed on the 4th day of a 5 day winter Wallowa trip. We were camped on the summit of Hurricane Peak and followed the sketchy (exposed 5.easy and avalanche prone traverses) ridge system to the north ridge of Sawtooth, It was easy going from there to the summit.

idahomtnhigh

idahomtnhigh - May 15, 2007 11:11 pm Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2002

Route Climbed: South Ridge  Sucess!

We followed the ridge over from Twin Peaks. The bottom of the ridge coming off Twin was a little tricky (class 3), than it was just an easy stroll over the very flat ridge to Sawtooth. We also saw bighorn sheep.

cjwhat

cjwhat - Nov 7, 2002 8:39 am

Route Climbed: South ridge (map route) Date Climbed: August 18, 2002  Sucess!

Climbed with my brother, Pat, before we climbed Twin Peaks. 8 bighorns followed us up.

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