Dorkteam6 - Jun 14, 2006 7:21 pm Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2005
Route climbed: Birch hollow trail up and Elbow fork trail down.
Came from the birch hollow trail and summited the ridge to the east. My brother and I saw the most beautiful sunset ever. The whole ridge was caked in a neon pink color. Took a nasty bushwack over to the ridge below Mt.Aire and then summited. Came back down elbow fork trail and walked back to the car. Also summited on 04/25/05
JLarsen - Apr 29, 2006 6:29 am Date Climbed: Feb 8, 2006
Route Climbed: Elbow Fork Date Climbed: February 8, 2006
Awesome snowshoe. I like the area between the summer trailhead and the ridge, preety forest. After the ridge, the final hike up the summit was on very sun crusted snow. I am grateful for really agressive snowshoes, though I still might have wanted to bring my crampons.
Route Climbed: Mt. Aire from lower pipeline trailhead Date Climbed: May 21, 2005
Exhilerating run from the lower pipeline trailhead (as the gate is still closed to elbow fork) to the summit of Mt. Aire. It took me 1 hr 2 min and 3 sec to from trailhead to touching the summit log. As you can see I am a little obsessed with timing myself. I also saw a cougar in this area last year (2004) on the pipeline trail just below elbow fork very near the road. I accidently "snuck up" on it from behind while mountain biking. When my brain finally registered what it was I slammed on my brakes which squeaked and spooked it so it took off. I was glad it ran off, but couldn't help wishing I could've had more time to admire it.
Route Climbed: Ridge from the west Date Climbed: November 12 2001
These three were done at different times. Church Fork from Grandier west along the ridge and down Birch Hollow in November. Mt Aire was done April 29 2002 thru nearly two miles of slushy snow before reaching reaching the trailhead at Elbow Fork. Close to the summit the trail was hot and dry. Millvu was done May 13 2002 starting at Elbow Fork, a nice walk to the trailhead, and soon going thru snow. Near the summit we saw fresh Mountain Lion tracks in the snow. We decended the east ridge and bush wacked to the The Firs. A long 3.5 mile walk to the car.
mountaingazelle - May 1, 2005 12:12 am Date Climbed: Nov 14, 2004
Millcreek Ridge
November 14, 2004 - We hiked to Mount Aire on a cloudy day in November. There was snow on the summit and no one else on the mountain that day.
July 14, 2007 - I hiked Murdock Peak, Millvue Peak, Mount Aire, Church Fork Peak, and Granduer Peak on Millcreek Ridge. I did the traverse going from east to west. Some sections of the ridge of the ridge require bushwhacking and is probably better when covered in snow.
Route Climbed: Elbow Fork Date Climbed: January 8th, 2005
I made it to the saddle the previous week beginning from the neighborhoods in SLC and climbing over Grandeur Pk & Church Fork Pk. I returned this week to bag the summit and head over to Millvue.
60mph sustained winds with 80mph gusts (and some time restraints) forced us to descend before reaching Millvue, but not after having a delightful, but tiring experience on the exposed ridge.
An extra bonus - we were able to find the summit register in the snow!
A great view with lots of wildlife, especially moose and birds along the way. My wife came face to face with a cougar just down the pipeline trail from the Elbow Fork trailhead a couple of years ago. Luckily it ran off.
Route Climbed: Mount Aire Trailhead, Millcreek Canyon Date Climbed: 5 July 2004
Took my small pup to the top. Nice, leisurly hike where we met a lot of other dogs. Saw Gobbler's Knob and Mt. Raymond from the top. Green the entire way up.
Route Climbed: Mount Aire Trailhead, Millcreek Canyon Date Climbed: 5 July 2004
Took my 7week old pup to the top. Nice, leisurly hike where we met a lot of other dogs. Saw Gobbler's Knob and Mt. Raymond from the top. Green the entire way up.
Route Climbed: south ridge from 33rd South and Wasatch Boulevard Date Climbed: February 22, 1949
On Washington's Birthday, Ronald Davis, Ronald DeWaal, and yours truly undertook the first mountain climb of our young lives. Inspired by Richard Halliburton, we tackled the small mountain immediately east of Salt Lake. Suburbia had not reached these foothills yet. Leaving Wasatch Boulevard, we had to dodge deer in their winter feeding ground to assail the first slope of "Mount Halliburton," which we dubbed the mountain since we were not aware of its actual name. It took us three hours to trudge upward through knee-deep snow to reach the summit, a disappointing achievement since we could see higher points further east and south. Nevertheless we unfurled a white cloth on which I had lettered our names and the date. Three sophomores from South High School then posed proudly for pictures before trudging back down to Wasatch Boulevard and home.
The following year (1950) Ronald Davis and I went on to greater glory on the Grand Teton and Popocatepetl. Subsequently during the following decade, I climbed Orizaba, Mount Rainier, the Matterhorn, Huayna Potosi, and Mont Blanc. In 1971 I completed my mountaineering career in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru by summiting Vallanaraju and attempting Huascaran. More casually I hiked up Vesuvius, Fuji-san, and many of the higher peaks of the Wasatch and Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevada. In the early eighties, I enjoyed two three-week treks in the Nepalese Himalayas, first to Everest Base Camp and two years later up the Kali Gandaki and around Annapurna. Now I am too old to climb anything but a few flights of stairs. Why must youth be wasted on the young?
Scott - Feb 5, 2004 9:58 pm Date Climbed: Jun 13, 1986
Aire
I've climbed a few times when growing up.
The first trip I remember was probably June 13-14 1986 (?) when I slept on the north end of the very rocky summit with my Dad and brother Mark. It wasn't the best campsite, but I wanted to sleep there.
The last time I was on the summit was with my wife Kimberly on August 30 2008.
Dorkteam6 - Jun 14, 2006 7:21 pm Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2005
Route climbed: Birch hollow trail up and Elbow fork trail down.Came from the birch hollow trail and summited the ridge to the east. My brother and I saw the most beautiful sunset ever. The whole ridge was caked in a neon pink color. Took a nasty bushwack over to the ridge below Mt.Aire and then summited. Came back down elbow fork trail and walked back to the car. Also summited on 04/25/05
JLarsen - Apr 29, 2006 6:29 am Date Climbed: Feb 8, 2006
Route Climbed: Elbow ForkFun winter climb. I wish I brought crampons.
Ammon Hatch - Feb 8, 2006 7:06 pm
Route Climbed: Elbow Fork Date Climbed: February 8, 2006Awesome snowshoe. I like the area between the summer trailhead and the ridge, preety forest. After the ridge, the final hike up the summit was on very sun crusted snow. I am grateful for really agressive snowshoes, though I still might have wanted to bring my crampons.
Reach11 - Sep 3, 2005 1:34 pm
Route Climbed: Elbow fork Date Climbed: Late 90sI remember it being steep in parts and hot. Good views to the east.
breadbox - Aug 22, 2005 3:46 am
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: Winter 2001Great skiing off the North/east bowl, but awful avy danger and terrible alder bushwhacking in the lower drainage on the ski out.
mountainTRIALS.com - Jun 23, 2005 3:16 pm
Route Climbed: Mt. Aire from lower pipeline trailhead Date Climbed: May 21, 2005Exhilerating run from the lower pipeline trailhead (as the gate is still closed to elbow fork) to the summit of Mt. Aire. It took me 1 hr 2 min and 3 sec to from trailhead to touching the summit log. As you can see I am a little obsessed with timing myself. I also saw a cougar in this area last year (2004) on the pipeline trail just below elbow fork very near the road. I accidently "snuck up" on it from behind while mountain biking. When my brain finally registered what it was I slammed on my brakes which squeaked and spooked it so it took off. I was glad it ran off, but couldn't help wishing I could've had more time to admire it.
Bignick - Jun 1, 2005 10:25 am
Route Climbed: Ridge from the west Date Climbed: November 12 2001These three were done at different times. Church Fork from Grandier west along the ridge and down Birch Hollow in November. Mt Aire was done April 29 2002 thru nearly two miles of slushy snow before reaching reaching the trailhead at Elbow Fork. Close to the summit the trail was hot and dry. Millvu was done May 13 2002 starting at Elbow Fork, a nice walk to the trailhead, and soon going thru snow. Near the summit we saw fresh Mountain Lion tracks in the snow. We decended the east ridge and bush wacked to the The Firs. A long 3.5 mile walk to the car.
mountaingazelle - May 1, 2005 12:12 am Date Climbed: Nov 14, 2004
Millcreek RidgeNovember 14, 2004 - We hiked to Mount Aire on a cloudy day in November. There was snow on the summit and no one else on the mountain that day.
July 14, 2007 - I hiked Murdock Peak, Millvue Peak, Mount Aire, Church Fork Peak, and Granduer Peak on Millcreek Ridge. I did the traverse going from east to west. Some sections of the ridge of the ridge require bushwhacking and is probably better when covered in snow.
PellucidWombat - Jan 28, 2005 3:02 pm
Route Climbed: Elbow Fork Date Climbed: January 8th, 2005I made it to the saddle the previous week beginning from the neighborhoods in SLC and climbing over Grandeur Pk & Church Fork Pk. I returned this week to bag the summit and head over to Millvue.
60mph sustained winds with 80mph gusts (and some time restraints) forced us to descend before reaching Millvue, but not after having a delightful, but tiring experience on the exposed ridge.
An extra bonus - we were able to find the summit register in the snow!
boojem - Dec 21, 2004 3:17 pm
Route Climbed: Elbow Fork Date Climbed: numerousA great view with lots of wildlife, especially moose and birds along the way. My wife came face to face with a cougar just down the pipeline trail from the Elbow Fork trailhead a couple of years ago. Luckily it ran off.
craghag - Dec 12, 2004 11:46 am
Route Climbed: South Trail Date Climbed: May-13-01, Nov 24-03, Apr 24-04, Nov 20-04We missed the cougar chasing the moose.
MrWasatch - Sep 27, 2004 6:57 pm
Route Climbed: various Date Climbed: manyNice lower peaks. I find the Burch Hollow route up Church Fork to be my favorite among these three peaks.
ecallahan - Aug 24, 2004 2:31 pm
Route Climbed: Mount Aire Trailhead, Millcreek Canyon Date Climbed: 5 July 2004Took my small pup to the top. Nice, leisurly hike where we met a lot of other dogs. Saw Gobbler's Knob and Mt. Raymond from the top. Green the entire way up.
ecallahan - Aug 24, 2004 2:30 pm
Route Climbed: Mount Aire Trailhead, Millcreek Canyon Date Climbed: 5 July 2004Took my 7week old pup to the top. Nice, leisurly hike where we met a lot of other dogs. Saw Gobbler's Knob and Mt. Raymond from the top. Green the entire way up.
Nyle Walton - Aug 7, 2004 10:04 am
Route Climbed: south ridge from 33rd South and Wasatch Boulevard Date Climbed: February 22, 1949On Washington's Birthday, Ronald Davis, Ronald DeWaal, and yours truly undertook the first mountain climb of our young lives. Inspired by Richard Halliburton, we tackled the small mountain immediately east of Salt Lake. Suburbia had not reached these foothills yet. Leaving Wasatch Boulevard, we had to dodge deer in their winter feeding ground to assail the first slope of "Mount Halliburton," which we dubbed the mountain since we were not aware of its actual name. It took us three hours to trudge upward through knee-deep snow to reach the summit, a disappointing achievement since we could see higher points further east and south. Nevertheless we unfurled a white cloth on which I had lettered our names and the date. Three sophomores from South High School then posed proudly for pictures before trudging back down to Wasatch Boulevard and home.
The following year (1950) Ronald Davis and I went on to greater glory on the Grand Teton and Popocatepetl. Subsequently during the following decade, I climbed Orizaba, Mount Rainier, the Matterhorn, Huayna Potosi, and Mont Blanc. In 1971 I completed my mountaineering career in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru by summiting Vallanaraju and attempting Huascaran. More casually I hiked up Vesuvius, Fuji-san, and many of the higher peaks of the Wasatch and Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevada. In the early eighties, I enjoyed two three-week treks in the Nepalese Himalayas, first to Everest Base Camp and two years later up the Kali Gandaki and around Annapurna. Now I am too old to climb anything but a few flights of stairs. Why must youth be wasted on the young?
Scott - Feb 5, 2004 9:58 pm Date Climbed: Jun 13, 1986
AireI've climbed a few times when growing up.
The first trip I remember was probably June 13-14 1986 (?) when I slept on the north end of the very rocky summit with my Dad and brother Mark. It wasn't the best campsite, but I wanted to sleep there.
The last time I was on the summit was with my wife Kimberly on August 30 2008.
belexes - Feb 4, 2004 9:10 pm
Route Climbed: Elbow Fork Date Climbed: July 4, 2002I hiked Mount Aire only. It's a nice short hike, though it's steeper than I had expected.
PellucidWombat - Feb 4, 2004 7:33 pm
Route Climbed: Elbow Fork, Ridgeline Date Climbed: Many times, all seasonsEvery time I head up this peak I have an excellent time.