A great climb in a great setting. Having brought ice tools it was much more fun ascending the gooseneck icefall, and the ice above the bergschrund than taking the usual route. Not a very difficult climb. Traversed the upper dinwoody glacier to climb Woodrow wilson in the same day from upper titcomb lake. The difficulty is overstated in many trip reports. Took me 4 hours from upper titcomb lake to summit. Also, there is no need to traverse all the way underneath the moraine below the gooseneck pinnacle, halfway up the moraine is a small saddle that can be crossed to the gooseneck glacier by 2nd class scree or fun 4th class rock. From the looks of it I would recommend the north face route (more snow and ice, less scree and talus, less traffic, little more difficult). Unless you are particularly timid, the gooseneck is not worth carrying a rope for.
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Wind River Range
