I am looking a doing a loop in the southern winds. Starting and ending at Big Sandy trailhead. My idea is to go thru the Cirque of Towers then over Hailey pass to the east fork valley. I am looking for suggestions for a couple peaks to summit along the way. Looking for quality class 3/4 scrambles. I have never been to this part of the winds so I thought I had better seek out some advice

There's a class 3/4 ridge that goes up Warbonnet that starts right off the trail headed into the Cirque. Mitchell Peak also has an easy 3rd right off the trail. Those are easily accessible without much of a detour. If you want to go into the upper cirque, Overhanging tower has a killer 3rd/4th class route that starts off the col between the tower and Wolf's Head.....info on MountainProject as Northwest Ridge/West face. Both of the routes listed on MountainProject are doable without a rope......but that of course is a VERY subjective opinion as Alex Honnold has proven. If you' re a little uneasy on sporadic 5th class moves with exposure, then take a set of stoppers and a 30m rope.

I will have to read up on Warbonnet, looks like the views of the rest of the cirque would be great.

emiller1 wrote:I will have to read up on Warbonnet, looks like the views of the rest of the cirque would be great.

Bob Sihler here on SP just did that ridge this summer. He'll be able to give you great beta. You access it from the lake in between Big Sandy lake and arrowhead. It's unnamed on my map but many call it North Lake due to north creek running out of it.

Here's beta for that route on Warbonnet:

http://www.summitpost.org/south-ridge/910650

It doesn't have to get any harder than Class 3.

Bob Sihler wrote:Here's beta for that route on Warbonnet:

http://www.summitpost.org/south-ridge/910650

It doesn't have to get any harder than Class 3.

Great page!

Some other ideas for that area, based on personal experience:

From Hailey Pass, climb Pyramid Peak: http://www.summitpost.org/pyramid-peak/324323

It's an easy scramble, and views of the peaks around the East Fork are incredible.

On your way to Hailey, take a detour to Washakie Pass. From there, you can climb Mount Washakie (Class 3) and Bernard Peak (Class 2).

http://www.summitpost.org/mount-washakie/878637
http://www.summitpost.org/bernard-peak- ... ock/324328

If you do Warbonnet, you might consider doing the Warriors while you're out there. Class 2 and 3.

http://www.summitpost.org/warrior-1/910615
http://www.summitpost.org/warrior-2/911047

Also, right by Warbonnet is Sundance Pinnacle. Views aren't anything special considering the proximity of Warbonnet, but it's a quick and fun Class 4.

http://www.summitpost.org/sundance-pinnacle/909329