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| andrew david | Beautiful  Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2012 | |
| Several false summits and a rotten trail half packed with loose snow made it a chore, but the views were inspiring and praise-worthy. | |
| Posted Feb 17, 2013 4:11 pm | ||
| kylefrowe | Trail? Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2012 | |
| ended up off trail on low class 5 | ||
| Posted Jan 6, 2013 1:11 pm | ||
| JimRupp | Toxaway Loop Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2012 | |
| Climbed it during a weekend hike around the Alice-Twin-Toxaway loop. A group of three took off from the new saddle between Twin and Toxaway. Walked up the NE spur, then cut across the face to the SE ridge. On the ascent, we were too low and missed the trail heading up. We attained the ridge at the base of the treeline, then threaded up to the false summits. Had a good hour at the top. On the way down, we took the steeper, but easier, trail back to the saddle. | ||
| Posted Aug 29, 2012 12:59 am | ||
| Super Dave | Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2011 | |
| Great peak in a great area. Climbed the southwest ridge during an excellent backpacking trip. A goat trail goes about two-thirds of the way up from the saddle, the last sections was some fun scrambling. Summit views were great in all directions. Trip Report | |
| Posted Nov 30, 2011 12:11 am | ||
| idpeakgirl | From SW saddle above lake 9167 Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2008 | |
| Dropped backpack at saddle on the way into Flycreek drainage and scrambled the ridgeline to the summit. Sketchy near the top with arguably class 4 moves. Stiff penalty for slipping up; you would not want to lose your footing here. Fortunately the loose talus is interspersed with small outcrops that give you firm footing to catch your breath. | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2011 8:56 pm | ||
| summitseeker208 | East Ridge Route Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2002 | |
| I climbed this peak several years ago. The view was great! We didn't get to spend much time at the summit because other members of our group were too tired and wanted to continue on to Toxaway. I plan on going back to this area sometime later this year. | ||
| Posted Mar 10, 2011 11:00 pm | ||
| mvidahoclimber | Chasing the scouts!! Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2009 | |
| What a great hike. We left from Toxaway in the morning, dropped our packs at the pass, and summited thereafter. The scouts were running on all cylinders. Fun peak for a big group! | |
| Posted Oct 8, 2009 11:11 am | ||
| somiaj | Route: South east ridge Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2009 | |
| Wonderful area. Packed into Alice lake and camped. Did the climb from there in one day. Completed the Toxaway lake loop the next. Wonderful area and a great view down the Boise, Payette and Salmon Rivers. Saw two goats right under the summit. | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2009 3:20 pm | ||
| boisedoc | fun scrambling Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2009 | |
| pretty long dayhike but good trail most of the way. The final part of the ridge has some fun scrambling | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2009 1:31 am | ||
| Dennis Poulin | Pettit Lake Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2009 | |
| Nice long dayhike from the campground at Petit Lake. Gorgeous views from the summit. I can hardly wait to go back and climb Mt Cramer. | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2009 12:46 pm | ||
| Dean | Dayhike from Pettit Lake Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2009 | |
| We camped at Pettit Lake and hit the trail early in the a.m. to avoid as much heat as we could. Dennis and I went up via Alice Lake to the pass between Toxaway and Twin Lakes and then went up from there. The summit view is absolutely spectacular, one of the best I've enjoyed in any mountain range and we completed a long day (18 miles) by having some corn on the cob and a great dinner at the campsite, provided by Dennis's wife who had to deal with the myriads of flies and mosquitos during the day while we were off playing on the mountain. Dennis and I will return to do Cramer at a later time as the Sawtooth range is incredible. | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2009 12:05 am | ||
| sassyplatt | Tin Cup Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2008 | |
| This is one fun scramble, I had a blast. | |
| Posted Jan 24, 2009 7:46 pm | ||
| splattski | Once again... Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2008 | |
| Julie and I summited on a beautiful Sawtooth day. Cloudless, windless. It was the first time I'd been up there in over 30 years. Trip report | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2008 10:30 pm | ||
| mountaingazelle | Toxaway Pass Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2007 | |
| I climbed Snowyside Peak during a three day backpacking trip. The weather was perfect but there were forest fires in the Salmon River Mountains and the peaks above Sun Valley. Hiked to Twin Lakes and then went up to Toxaway Pass. I climbed up the mountain from there. The view of all of the mountains and lakes is incredible. It is a very beautiful area. | |
| Posted Aug 26, 2007 6:21 pm | ||
| nickkarl | From Toxaway Lake Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2007 | |
| Part of great backpacking trip from Toxaway Lake to the pass. Great scramble but too many bugs on top to stay long. Awesome views of the lakes and mountains. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2007 2:03 pm | ||
| Scrambling Man | A True Sawtooth Gem, Climbed in late-July of 1999 | |
| Climbed with 3 other LHBC counselors. Hiked in from Alpine Way TH at the end of the Alturas Lake Rd. Lots of lakes and wildflowers on the approach. The summit view is phenomenal: endless lakes and mountains. | |
| Posted Feb 14, 2006 5:10 am | ||
| SawtoothSean | Route Climbed: From the pass Date Climbed: July 13, 2003 | |
| Did this as part of a giant 20 mile loop run through the Sawtooths. Went from the Alice Lakes side up to the pass where I scrambled up the peak. Then ran down by Toxaway and Yellow Belly completing the loop back near thge trailhead at Pettitte Lake | |
| Posted Jan 4, 2006 9:18 pm | ||
| unclehud | Route Climbed: loop trail from Pettit Lake Date Climbed: August 1978 | |
| Al Fluegge and Will Rafferty (now dead) did this loop with me back when we were Navy reactor operators at INEL. We parked at the Pettit Lake trailhead, but started towards Yellow Belly Lake. Overnighted at Toxaway Lake -- truly one of the most beautiful places I've ever been -- and came out past Alice Lake. The peak is a hands-and-feet scramble from the pass. View is very nice, but so is the view from many other Idaho high spots. | |
| Posted Jan 25, 2005 3:13 pm | ||
| IdahoSummits | Route Climbed: East, then south ridge from Toxaway Pass Date Climbed: August 7th, 2004 | |
| This peak is one of my faves. 30+ lakes visible from the top, beautiful approach hike, and fun scrambling on the ridge to get there! | |
| Posted Oct 23, 2004 1:34 am | ||
| Bob Bolton | Route Climbed: East/south ridge Date Climbed: September 15, 1991 | |
| Duane and I climbed Mt. Cramer and Snowyside Peak on a loop backpack in the Sawtooth Wilderness. We spent two nights at Toxaway Lake, climbing Cramer from there. The following day we hiked south to the saddle between Toxaway Lake and Twin Lakes. Leaving our packs at the saddle, we climbed Snowyside from there, then hiked to Alice Lake and camped. The following day we hiked out to the Tin Cup TH at Pettit Lake. 11 years later when I became interested in county highpoints, I discovered that the two climbs gave me the highpoints of Boise and Elmore Counties. | |
| Posted Feb 12, 2004 12:23 am | ||
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