You know, this was a very irregular outing. Although my feet were hurting on the soft tissues of my toes at the end (it turned out I had caused deep bruising in them), the rest of me felt fine the next day, and by the following evening my feet barely felt the hike! I suspect this has to do with the route being mostly on trail vs. boulder-hopping!
you guys are beasts.....so many "easy" opportunities to stop and just say,..."i'm so thrashed and the Winds are so freakin beautiful, i think i'll just crash here. To hell with beating 24...." awesome accomplishment and stamina.....can you say envy??
We did this route 2 years, but I won't tell you how long it took us R/T from our camp at Lower Titcomb lake. Twenty-four hours car-to-car is awesome, and a bit sick, I might add.
I just had this argument with a guy that I met hiking- he said that it couldn't be done in a day and I said that I knew that it had been done in a day-this was a few years ago by this guy (Peter Baker, I believe) who went from the west, starting out at the trailhead at the Green River/Lakes. This is probabaly the shortest way.
But the way that you guys went- Dudes- my hat's off to you guys. I admire your confidence and ability. Your trip report is really great and clearly illustrates the state of grace achieved when conceptualization and ability come together.
Great story and good descriptions of the trail! I'm wanting to do this peak in a day as well... Gonna hafta find a friend or two crazy enough to attempt it with me! So..... did you guys ever attempt the WURL?? And how did that go? I live in Alpine, and have had a couple friends attempt it. Would love to hear about your experience too.
"So..... did you guys ever attempt the WURL?? And how did that go?"
I wish! That was a peak fitness point for me before other life things kept me away from SLC, then more involved in technical routes. However, I am recovering from a several-year break from injuries and surgeries and have come back to SLC, so I am tentatively looking at the WURL as a fitness recovery goal for next year. I'll let you know if I'm able to give it a go!
Man, you have my respect. And your story encourages me to push on to Gannett sooner than later, for I just this past weekend made it to the north end of Titcomb Basin and back to Elkhart in approximately 22 hours, which was unintentional really (contrained by time due to poor planning that equaled running out of food). Not that I want to do Gannett in 24 hours since I have limited mountaineering experience, but Gannett in 2 to 3 days is arguably very manageable for those who can endure. My biggest concern is the glacier. Sounded tricky enough, and indeed, potentially deadly.
I wouldn't consider the glacier that bad as far as glaciers go, but if you're inexperienced with them then you could have a fatal accident. It is probably only safe to walk on unroped when the crevasses are exposed. There aren't that many of them and they are easy to avoid when you see them, but they are there and are big enough to swallow you. The iffiest part is crossing the bergschrund to gain the couloir, but that can vary a lot based on conditions.
PellucidWombat - Sep 17, 2006 7:43 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Amazingly amazing!You know, this was a very irregular outing. Although my feet were hurting on the soft tissues of my toes at the end (it turned out I had caused deep bruising in them), the rest of me felt fine the next day, and by the following evening my feet barely felt the hike! I suspect this has to do with the route being mostly on trail vs. boulder-hopping!
Rocker Paully - Sep 23, 2006 5:57 am - Voted 10/10
wowyou are crazy! definity one of the coolest things i've ever heard of!
jvarholak - Dec 30, 2006 3:08 am - Hasn't voted
whaoyou guys are beasts.....so many "easy" opportunities to stop and just say,..."i'm so thrashed and the Winds are so freakin beautiful, i think i'll just crash here. To hell with beating 24...." awesome accomplishment and stamina.....can you say envy??
Zac Finley - Jan 24, 2007 10:42 pm - Voted 10/10
What an achievement!Loved reading the report. Looking to make the trek up Gannett this summer. Don't know if I can do it as fast as the two of you though. Pretty amazing!
The Vor - Jan 29, 2007 8:42 pm - Voted 10/10
Holy ballsImpressive effort!!!! Very good write-up and photos also. Congrats on the accomplishment.
evolution_star - Jan 30, 2007 7:34 pm - Voted 10/10
WoWThats quite the push. Its crazy that when you started you guys werent even 100 percent. Amazing, simply Amazing!
cackalackyclimber - Aug 6, 2007 4:16 pm - Hasn't voted
Wow!We did this route 2 years, but I won't tell you how long it took us R/T from our camp at Lower Titcomb lake. Twenty-four hours car-to-car is awesome, and a bit sick, I might add.
woodstrider - Oct 9, 2007 2:41 pm - Hasn't voted
Gannett in a dayI just had this argument with a guy that I met hiking- he said that it couldn't be done in a day and I said that I knew that it had been done in a day-this was a few years ago by this guy (Peter Baker, I believe) who went from the west, starting out at the trailhead at the Green River/Lakes. This is probabaly the shortest way.
But the way that you guys went- Dudes- my hat's off to you guys. I admire your confidence and ability. Your trip report is really great and clearly illustrates the state of grace achieved when conceptualization and ability come together.
PellucidWombat - Oct 15, 2007 11:07 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Gannett in a dayThanks for sharing the story, and the compliment! I'm glad you liked the report too :-D
kteichert - Jun 27, 2017 11:54 am - Hasn't voted
Awesome!Great story and good descriptions of the trail! I'm wanting to do this peak in a day as well... Gonna hafta find a friend or two crazy enough to attempt it with me! So..... did you guys ever attempt the WURL?? And how did that go? I live in Alpine, and have had a couple friends attempt it. Would love to hear about your experience too.
PellucidWombat - Sep 5, 2017 2:17 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Awesome!"So..... did you guys ever attempt the WURL?? And how did that go?"
I wish! That was a peak fitness point for me before other life things kept me away from SLC, then more involved in technical routes. However, I am recovering from a several-year break from injuries and surgeries and have come back to SLC, so I am tentatively looking at the WURL as a fitness recovery goal for next year. I'll let you know if I'm able to give it a go!
Nicholas S - Aug 31, 2017 12:21 am - Hasn't voted
Way to endureMan, you have my respect. And your story encourages me to push on to Gannett sooner than later, for I just this past weekend made it to the north end of Titcomb Basin and back to Elkhart in approximately 22 hours, which was unintentional really (contrained by time due to poor planning that equaled running out of food). Not that I want to do Gannett in 24 hours since I have limited mountaineering experience, but Gannett in 2 to 3 days is arguably very manageable for those who can endure. My biggest concern is the glacier. Sounded tricky enough, and indeed, potentially deadly.
PellucidWombat - Sep 5, 2017 1:43 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Way to endureNice job on the 'recon'! :-)
I wouldn't consider the glacier that bad as far as glaciers go, but if you're inexperienced with them then you could have a fatal accident. It is probably only safe to walk on unroped when the crevasses are exposed. There aren't that many of them and they are easy to avoid when you see them, but they are there and are big enough to swallow you. The iffiest part is crossing the bergschrund to gain the couloir, but that can vary a lot based on conditions.