The Sleeping Giant (Elk Mountain) Climber's Log
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| Scott | Sleeping Giant  Date Climbed: Dec 17, 2011 | |
| The mountain looks nice from afar, but wasn’t a very fun climb, at least by the route I took up (west ridge). It was a battle between posholing through snow (much of the ground was bare, so I couldn’t wear snowshoes), loose scree, and frozen slippery steep slopes. Since the climb appeared short when looking at the map, I left pretty late. I struggled to the west ridge and followed it to the summit. Along the way were several elk on the summit ridge. Since the climb took longer than I thought it would, it was dark by the time I reached the car. | |
| Posted Dec 19, 2011 9:24 am | ||
| edevart | Wildlife Viewing Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2009 | |
| Nice views, but might be better in winter when one can skin up. | |
| Posted Jan 26, 2010 2:41 pm | ||
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