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It's been four years since I last hiked the north summit of Mount Olympus, so Saturday morning, I thought I'd give it a go and see if I could still make it to the top.
Got to the trailhead just before 7:00 am. Silhouette of the north side of Mount Olympus
My friend Jeff (aka Circles) met me at the trailhead and hiked with me to just beyond the Mount
Olympus Spring. He took the next shot.
On my own from this point.
Making my way up the drainage
The route ahead.
Looking north towards the University of Utah with the sun beginning to hit the foothills.
Steep going up the couloir
More stair stepping ahead
Frost in the couloir
First good view to the north
Steep gully that leads to the ridge west of the north summit
View slightly northeast, from the top of the gully
A shark's fin, located on the ridge that leads to the southern summit of Olympus. Broads Fork Twin Peaks in the distance
Downclimbing from the ridge. I'll have to squeeze under the logs ahead.
Scooting on my back beneath the logs
Rattlesnake Alley. I've seen more rattlesnakes here in this little stretch than any other place in the Wasatch
Steep chute that leads to the north summit. When I was near the top of the chute, one
of my Nalgene bottles tore through the netting on my day pack and careened down
to the bottom. I picked it up on my way out - surprised that it didn't break or crack.
On the north summit, checking out the view to the north
Mount Aire to the northeast
Dead tree on the route down
A little scramble back up to Rattlesnake Alley
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Another scramble to gain the ridge again
A look over at the south summit with a few hikers on top
Another dead tree on the ridgeline, with the Salt Lake Valley below
Once you're in the gully that leads off the ridge, you can take the upper route or the lower route to
leave the gully. Heading up I took the low route, on the way out I chose the upper route which
essentially goes along a narrow ledge up against the northern slabs. This old man should have
returned to lower option.
Looking down at Neff's Knob
Good view of Grandeur Peak to the north and Grandview Peak along the most distant ridgeline
Neff's Ridge that I hiked earlier in the year with @regehr
Some fading colors still left in the couloir on my way down
Some yellows left
More yellow
View of Neff's Knob at the bottom of the couloir
View back at Olympus from the trailhead upon returning to my car.
Thoughts - Someone needs to turn back the hands of time! Someone needs to shift the universal shifter into reverse! I want my youth back. I'm still pretty sore today from this hike, but here is hoping I can make it again in another four years.
And last but not least - Final Score: Tree 1 Scatman 0
Got to the trailhead just before 7:00 am. Silhouette of the north side of Mount Olympus
My friend Jeff (aka Circles) met me at the trailhead and hiked with me to just beyond the Mount
Olympus Spring. He took the next shot.
On my own from this point.
Making my way up the drainage
The route ahead.
Looking north towards the University of Utah with the sun beginning to hit the foothills.
Steep going up the couloir
More stair stepping ahead
Frost in the couloir
First good view to the north
Steep gully that leads to the ridge west of the north summit
View slightly northeast, from the top of the gully
A shark's fin, located on the ridge that leads to the southern summit of Olympus. Broads Fork Twin Peaks in the distance
Downclimbing from the ridge. I'll have to squeeze under the logs ahead.
Scooting on my back beneath the logs
Rattlesnake Alley. I've seen more rattlesnakes here in this little stretch than any other place in the Wasatch
Steep chute that leads to the north summit. When I was near the top of the chute, one
of my Nalgene bottles tore through the netting on my day pack and careened down
to the bottom. I picked it up on my way out - surprised that it didn't break or crack.
On the north summit, checking out the view to the north
Mount Aire to the northeast
Dead tree on the route down
A little scramble back up to Rattlesnake Alley
gaAnother scramble to gain the ridge again
A look over at the south summit with a few hikers on top
Another dead tree on the ridgeline, with the Salt Lake Valley below
Once you're in the gully that leads off the ridge, you can take the upper route or the lower route to
leave the gully. Heading up I took the low route, on the way out I chose the upper route which
essentially goes along a narrow ledge up against the northern slabs. This old man should have
returned to lower option.
Looking down at Neff's Knob
Good view of Grandeur Peak to the north and Grandview Peak along the most distant ridgeline
Neff's Ridge that I hiked earlier in the year with @regehr
Some fading colors still left in the couloir on my way down
Some yellows left
More yellow
View of Neff's Knob at the bottom of the couloir
View back at Olympus from the trailhead upon returning to my car.
Thoughts - Someone needs to turn back the hands of time! Someone needs to shift the universal shifter into reverse! I want my youth back.
I'm still pretty sore today from this hike, but here is hoping I can make it again in another four years.And last but not least - Final Score: Tree 1 Scatman 0
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