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| andrew david | Cold Late Season  Date Climbed: Nov 6, 2011 | |
| November and it was cold. Camped at the upper grounds and did the short hike up on a strained leg which I strained right at the start of the ascent. But I had driven 250 miles to do it. Great views, blue and cold with streaks of sunlight through swirling clouds. Hit Pyramid next day. | |
| Posted Feb 17, 2013 3:31 pm | ||
| Moogie737 | Some wind, some snow Date Climbed: Nov 24, 2012 | |
| In near-winter conditions this climb was rewarding. Sunny skies belied the nasty wind (westerly at 20-25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph)and its attendant negative contributions. With 6" to 10" of snow hiding much of the summer trail, taking the "normal" route was nearly impossible. But with good viz it was great to be able to see the goal most of the time. With the Scenic Drive Road closed at Upper Lehman CG the climb this time of year begins at 7,580'. We hiked to the Wheeler Peak CG, camped and left for the summit the following morning | |
| Posted Nov 25, 2012 8:43 pm | ||
| sangus | Snow Day Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2012 | |
| Climbed this peak with 6" or so of snow on the ground and 4 kids. 6,7,7,& 10 yrs of age. It was a fun xp for all. | |
| Posted Nov 19, 2012 2:45 pm | ||
| jtellis | Beautiful day Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2012 | |
| Went up via the standard route on a sunny fall day. Not only my first time hiking over 13k feet, but also over 12k. My wife got very close to the top but had to head down due to feeling a bit sick, so I zipped up to the summit myself and then ran down to catch her at the saddle between Wheeler and Bald Mtn. I really wanted to do Bald Mtn afterward -- my legs felt just fine -- but my head was throbbing from the altitude. Next time! | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2012 9:17 pm | ||
| mfox79 | Fun trip Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2012 | |
| Climbed The with Mtybmpo in 2:20 from the trail head followed up with Jeff Davis Peak and back down with a finnish climb on Mt Baldy. Fun day in the park with a very long trip back to Idaho that same day | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2012 3:16 am | ||
| mtybumpo | Awesome Area! Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2012 | |
| Climbed in 2:20. Great Basin is an awesome park! We also did Jeff Davis and Bald Mountain and repeated Wheeler on the way back from Jeff Davis to Baldy. It was very smoky so the views weren't as spectacular as they could have been. I will certainly be back! | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2012 12:34 am | ||
| Alex Wood | Amazing Views Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2012 | |
| Did the Traverse. Started on the Wheeler Peak trail at 8 and summitted Wheeler around 10ish. We went for the traverse, did the Needle and then did Jeff Davis. Weather started rolling in on us on Jeff Davis so we booked it down. Awesome view of Wheeler's incredible NE face! | |
| Posted Aug 6, 2012 11:28 am | ||
| Redwic | Early Morning Hike Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2012 | |
| After successfully summiting Kings Peak (UT) the previous day, and with a bad storm looming in those mountains, I made the long, boring drive westward to Great Basin National Park. I was the first summiter of the day, signed the logbook in the summit mailbox, and headed down. The best part of the hike was experiencing little-to-no wind, which I have heard seldom happens there. But my peakbagging that day was not over, yet. This weekend would be full of all of the classic elements of a solo out-of-state Redwic peakbagging trip: Long drives, long hikes, little sleep. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2012 10:08 am | ||
| joseyinnet | awesome park Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2012 | |
| got up early to watch the sunrise from the ridge. First one up to the top of the day | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2012 2:10 am | ||
| Diggler | Beautiful oasis in the desert! Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2012 | |
| Finally made it to this special place. Truly an oasis. Beautiful alpine zone miles above the desert. Standard hike was chill & fun. Did it with Faith. 5:20 c2c. Would like to check out caves if I make it back here. A winter ascent would be cool, too. | |
| Posted Jun 28, 2012 4:59 pm | ||
| alpinedon | Windy Day Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2012 | |
| Climbed it in 60-80 mph winds, had a great time with the wind howling! | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2012 5:44 pm | ||
| Ammon Hatch | Wheeler Date Climbed: May 20, 2012 | |
| Went up the standard trail. Tagged Bald Mountain on the way down. Went on to climb North Schell in the afternoon for 2 ultra prominence peaks in one day. | |
| Posted May 21, 2012 2:41 pm | ||
| PrinceOfNorway | Three-fer Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2012 | |
| Hit Wheeler, Jeff Davis, and Bald Mountain in the same day. It was spectacular! Great snow conditions, and great audiobook! | |
| Posted Apr 29, 2012 12:24 am | ||
| Josh Lewis | Decent Views Date Climbed: Dec 16, 2011 | |
| The views were nice, although more dry than I expected for December. No snow shoes needed for the climb when we went nor an ice axe. | |
| Posted Dec 19, 2011 4:47 pm | ||
| gimpilator | Winter Ascent Date Climbed: Dec 16, 2011 | |
| The roads was closed so we had to start at upper Lehman Campground. The following morning at our camp my thermometer was reading 0 degrees Fahrenheit. There was a lot of wind and spindrift on the upper ridge. | |
| Posted Dec 17, 2011 12:46 pm | ||
| Scott | Wheeler | |
| With my wife in 2000. | |
| Posted Nov 17, 2011 11:56 am | ||
| utahjimk | great views all around! Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2007 | |
| any reasonably fit person can get to peak given a whole day | |
| Posted Nov 9, 2011 4:35 pm | ||
| calipidder | Sunset hike Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2011 | |
| Started up about 3 pm. Spent some time on the summit and hiked back down to an amazing sunset. Clicked on the headlamp for the last 1/4 mile. Hiking it this way made for a private summit. Love it. | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2011 4:18 pm | ||
| bedellympian | family hike Date Climbed: Jul 16, 1997 | |
| I was in elementary school. The family went for it but only my dad and I made the summit. | |
| Posted Oct 7, 2011 4:17 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Wheeler Peak Trail Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2011 | |
| Along with Bald, Baker, and Jeff Davis. Trip Report | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2011 2:07 pm | ||
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