After descending from Twin Peaks we rested a little then started to pack up camp. We had a roughly 17 mile hike back to the trailhead and figured we could do part of it this afternoon. Almost immediately I noticed an increase in wildflowers that had been absent during our time staying above 10,800 feet [...]
Archive for August 5th, 2009
Wind Rivers: Depature
Posted in backpacking, tagged Island Lake, Pole Creek Trail, Seneca Lake, Titcomb Basin, Wind Rivers, Wyoming on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Twin Peaks
Posted in backpacking, climbing, tagged Titcomb Basin, Twin Peaks, Wind Rivers, Wyoming on August 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The sky looked perfectly clear at 4:30 when Teresa stuck her head out of the tent. So I was soon up and brewing coffee and eating breakfast. The caffeine took a while to kick in after this many early starts and mentally taxing days. I fell in behind the others, walking without a headlamp since [...]
Sphinx and Woodrow Wilson
Posted in backpacking, climbing, tagged Sphinx Glacier, The Sphinx, Titcomb Basin, Wind Rivers, Woodrow Wilson, Wyoming on August 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“Most Wind River climbing accidents seem attributable to two phenomena: loose rock and lightening.” -Joe Kelsey in “Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Mountains” After moving camp to Titcomb Basin over the continental divide we debated about what to climb next. Given good weather our choices were down to the north ridge of Mount [...]
