Basecamp To Climb Granite Peak

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.

Basecamp to climb granite peak. 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. Ferguson on august 29 1923 after several failed attempts by. Basecamp from a granite peak summit from last september oc 18 comments. Red mountain meadows provides a great place for a base camp from which to climb red mountain granite peak and middle peak.

After an all night drive and a nine hour 5000 ft. It was the last of the state highpoints to be climbed first women reaches summit in 1947. Marcy in the winter and camped in 14f. Granite peak s first ascent was made by elers koch on august 29 1923 after several failed attempts by others.

There was no need for a base camp just leave earlier. 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. Besides some talus strewn class 3 and 4 climbing granite peak is notorious for the brutal thunderstorms that lash its slopes with predictable monotony on summer afternoons. 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. Van matre meadows also makes a great basecamp but one has the added climb back up to stonewall pass before climbing the peaks. Climb to base camp they were simply exhausted and couldn t continue. Kevin could rattle off the entire geologic history of the range on the hike into whatever you were climbing.

My regular climbing partner and cousin dusty and i hiked in threemiles for mt. Miriam underhill was the first women to. 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. Water is available there most of the year from a few pools in the meadow and from seasonal creeks.

His favorite place to climb was the lost river range. Basecamp from a granite peak summit from last september oc close. Other than mt borah the range is remote rugged rarely visited renowned for terrible rock and amazing yet fickle alpine ice. Climbing history of granite peak.

If you re looking for adventure it s perfect. Granite peak 12 799 is the highest peak in montana. All approaches to granite are long and rough largely off trail above tree line which is below 10 000 feet in this area. They made the right choice because granite peak requires a lot of energy and stamina.