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| eric9262 | Rain and sleet on Sunset Peak  Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2006 | |
| Last day of a three day trip and this hike was good since the weather was threatening. The clouds were coming up the valley from Albion Basin and three steps from the summit I felt rain. It was pouring rain two minutes later and sleeting five minutes after that. I came down fast in steady rain and near the Catherine Pass trailhead lightning started. I was very uncomfortable walking under a chairlift with lightning nearby. I found out later planes were flipped in Provo from a microburst about the time I was on top. Very scenic and I'll do this again (weather permitting). | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2006 12:33 pm | ||
| seth@LOKI | Perfect teaser for the Wasatch Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2006 | |
| Not like I would knowwhat the rest of the Wasatch are like to climb but the skiing is awsome! this is the ultimate wife peak with a view! We climbed from Alta, The lake side views from Brighton would be more interesting. | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2006 4:25 pm | ||
| nebben | Climbed a lot Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008 | |
| I first climbed it as part of a college hiking class in the late '90s. July 29,2006: I must have been crazy because we went up to Catherine Pass on a HOT Saturday morning (the crowds are why I usually avoid popular destinations in the Wasatch on Saturdays). 12 minutes from there to the top, and 9 minutes back to the pass. August 31, 2008: Started run at Big Water in Millcreek, rounded Dog Lake+Desolation Lake, reached turnaround at summit, returned via GWT+MillCreek. Got wet just before the end of the trip. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2006 4:54 am | ||
| Matthew Van Horn | Brighton Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006 | |
| Awesome area. Hiked from Silver Lake along the ridge circling above Brighton. | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2006 1:28 am | ||
| Ammon Hatch | Via Catherine Pass / Alta Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2006 | |
| Went up the canyon with a friend and started walking. Didn't really plan on much, as I was in flip-flop sandals. We made it to the summit in around 50 minutes and back down in 25. No more hiking in flip flops, though I got lucky this time. This was a far more enjoyable summit than I expected. My favorite of all the easy peaks I have done so far. Dates Climbed: 7/20/2006, 9/04/2006, 7/02/2007 | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2006 5:25 am | ||
| dillweed | brigton ridge run | |
| did 6 summits in 7 hours. Also went by here as part of a backpacking trip in 2006 | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2006 6:15 am | ||
| D-bo | Route Climbed: Catherine Pass Date Climbed: Spring 1996 | |
| My first peak. Went with Ken Rasmussen's Biology class from Taylorsville, HS. | |
| Posted Jan 7, 2006 4:36 pm | ||
| deafutahhiker | Route Climbed: Catherine Pass Trail Date Climbed: August 2005 | |
| It was a great hike, quite easy and a lot to see, especially the wildflowers in the Albion Basin. The trail were sandy in parts, and it reminded me of walking on a beach. It was lightning and raining but when we ascended the summit, it stopped. We were able to eat lunch on the summit and were visited by local residents, chipmunks looking for hand-me-down food! | ||
| Posted Aug 30, 2005 5:22 pm | ||
| mountaingazelle | Route Climbed: East and West Ridges, Brighton Ridge Run Date Climbed: August 25, 2005 | |
| This was the only mountain on the Brighton Ridge Run where I saw people on the top. It's a popular peak because of the short climb up from Catherine Pass. | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2005 9:45 pm | ||
| Don Nelsen | Route Climbed: Catherine pass route Date Climbed: July 13th, 2005 | |
| This is a nice little hike of just 2.1 miles and was very enjoyable on this, the hottest day in years. Great views all-around. | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2005 5:19 pm | ||
| Bignick | Route Climbed: Catherine Pass Date Climbed: July 7 '02 | |
| I climbed this for the first time with my Grandson. We went on to Pioneer Peak, returned the same way so we summited it twice from two different directions. We went on to do Tuscarora and Wolverine. Makes for a lot of peak-bagging in one day. These are easy summits in close proximity to each other but this doesn't necessarily make experience any less enjoyable. | |
| Posted Jun 10, 2005 10:34 am | ||
| craghag | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: 5/15/04 | |
| May have climbed one other time. As I recall it was a cool and shrouded day! | |
| Posted Jun 7, 2005 1:12 pm | ||
| Scott Wesemann | Date Climbed: many times | |
| This is an easy fun hike. Most memorable was in 94 when lightning struck Pioneer Peak and we made a quick descent. 8/13/10- Ran with Jun32 from the guard shack at Alta up and back on our lunch break. The weather was perfect. So fun! Total time 1:39 | |
| Posted Mar 29, 2005 12:37 pm | ||
| MrWasatch | Route Climbed: Catherine Pass Date Climbed: numerous | |
| Nice, easy hike...have done it several times. | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2004 3:56 pm | ||
| John Styrnol | Route Climbed: Albion Basin Date Climbed: Aug 2000 | |
| First mountain that I ever climbed. Have done it a couple of times since. | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2004 9:30 am | ||
| Scott | Sunset Peak | |
| I've climbed this peak many times, dating back to when I was a kid. My last trip was with my father and my five year old son on July 21 2007. From Brighton, we went up to Cathrine Pass and over the top of Sunset Peak, Pioneer Peak, and the Pioneer Ridge, returning back to Brighton. | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2004 9:58 am | ||
| PellucidWombat | Route Climbed: Brighton Ridge Run Date Climbed: July 21st, 2004 | |
| Awesome views of Little Cottonwood Canyon and the Cottonwood Ridge! | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2004 3:23 am | ||
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