Howells Outdoors
Adventure is my middle name...actually it's Keith.
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On Feb 21, 2015 I joined up with a few friends and attempted to climb Mt. Timpanogos in northern Utah. I had never been mountaineering before and neither had about half the group.
It was slow going, we didn’t summit, but it was an awesome day!
We did however make it to a gorgeous ridge in the Wasatch range. If you’re familiar with the route, at about the Primrose Cirque we took off up a gully which made the trip awesome.
With most of us inexperienced in mountaineering, the destination we made was better than reaching the summit. It would’ve turned into an epic!
The climb started off and I knew I was hooked. Kick-stepping the way up an iced slope, chopping the ice with the ax for stability and support…
Great!
The last stretch was the steepest part. I think I was at about 8,000 steps at this point and my legs started cramping.
As we crested over the ridgeline, we found a view worth a million steps.
After our lunch and our moment on top of the ridge, we started the descent. I knew we were going down close to where we came up, but I didn’t know we were taking the steep gully!
Glissading: slide down a steep slope of snow or ice with the support of an ice ax.
…LOVE IT!
I found this one of the coolest things to do. I was hooked on mountaineering after this. Needless to say, I already have plans for some peaks. Delano and Belknap in the Tushars are first.
Here’s the trip in photos:
Featured image for home page:
It was slow going, we didn’t summit, but it was an awesome day!
Photo: Scott Wyatt
We did however make it to a gorgeous ridge in the Wasatch range. If you’re familiar with the route, at about the Primrose Cirque we took off up a gully which made the trip awesome.
With most of us inexperienced in mountaineering, the destination we made was better than reaching the summit. It would’ve turned into an epic!
The mountain is steep,
Even the trees cling for life.
Once on top, you know.
Even the trees cling for life.
Once on top, you know.
The climb started off and I knew I was hooked. Kick-stepping the way up an iced slope, chopping the ice with the ax for stability and support…
Great!
The last stretch was the steepest part. I think I was at about 8,000 steps at this point and my legs started cramping.
As we crested over the ridgeline, we found a view worth a million steps.
Photo: Dan Lynn
After our lunch and our moment on top of the ridge, we started the descent. I knew we were going down close to where we came up, but I didn’t know we were taking the steep gully!
Glissading: slide down a steep slope of snow or ice with the support of an ice ax.
Photo: Scott Wyatt
I found this one of the coolest things to do. I was hooked on mountaineering after this. Needless to say, I already have plans for some peaks. Delano and Belknap in the Tushars are first.
Here’s the trip in photos:
Featured image for home page:
