Basecamp To Climb Granite Peak

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Basecamp to climb granite peak.

All approaches to granite are long and rough largely off trail above tree line which is below 10 000 feet in this area. Climbing history of granite peak. Basecamp from a granite peak summit from last september oc close. Granite peak lies deep in the beartooth mountains of montana.

Marcy in the winter and camped in 14f. I signed on to my first climb with jackson hole mountain guides ready to get up granite peak the only technical rock climb of the 50 state highpoints. When the weather opened up in late september jeremy wood and i decided to climb the east ridge of granite peak in the absaroka beartooth wilderness of the custer national forest. Ferguson on august 29 1923 after several failed attempts by.

Basecamp from a granite peak summit from last september oc 18 comments. Water is available there most of the year from a few pools in the meadow and from seasonal creeks. There was no need for a base camp just leave earlier. Mystic lake on the approach day 1 granite peak was the last of the state highpoints to be climbed first climbed in by a party led by elers koch james c.

His favorite place to climb was the lost river range. Climb to base camp they were simply exhausted and couldn t continue. They made the right choice because granite peak requires a lot of energy and stamina. Red mountain meadows provides a great place for a base camp from which to climb red mountain granite peak and middle peak.

Other than mt borah the range is remote rugged rarely visited renowned for terrible rock and amazing yet fickle alpine ice. Miriam underhill was the first women to. Kevin could rattle off the entire geologic history of the range on the hike into whatever you were climbing. Resembling a huge jagged meat cleaver this rugged and remote peak montana s highest is one of the most difficult of the state highpoints to climb.

Unfortunately martin and mishell did not get to climb the peak with us. As the highest point in montana it s a peak that s been on the bucket list for a while. Whitney i hiked all the way up to the high camp around six miles and 12 000 feet and was mad for doing so. It was the last of the state highpoints to be climbed first women reaches summit in 1947.

After an all night drive and a nine hour 5000 ft. Granite peak 12 799 is the highest peak in montana. My regular climbing partner and cousin dusty and i hiked in threemiles for mt. Van matre meadows also makes a great basecamp but one has the added climb back up to stonewall pass before climbing the peaks.