Ascent of Lost River Mountain on 2016-06-11| Others in Party: | Chris Albertson
| | Date: | Saturday, June 11, 2016 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Lost River Mountain | | Location: | USA-Idaho | | Elevation: | 12078 ft / 3681 m |
Ascent Trip ReportLost River Peak and it's "Super Gully" route has been showing up a lot online lately, especially on the Idaho summits forum where I enjoying reading trip reports. Inspired by all these reports, my friend and I headed out for a quick day trip. Leaving Kennewick Friday afternoon we drove straight to the trailhead arriving at 3am. Took a 2 hour nap, then set off up the gully. The lower gully was snow free, but the upper two-thirds still had snow, and was firm enough we opted for crampons which made for pretty quick travel. By the time I reached the summit ridge the combination of exertion and lack of sleep gave me the full fledged leg wobbles which made the traverse a little more nerve racking than it should have been. Overcast for entire climb, but almost no wind, and good views out to 30 miles or so. This was a nice climb, it was great to get back to the Lost River Range again. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 4830 ft / 1472 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 5.3 mi / 8.5 km | | Quality: | 7 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Unmaintained Trail, Scramble, Snow Climb | | Gear Used: | Ice Axe, Crampons, Ski Poles | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 4830 ft / 1472 m | | Distance: | 2.6 mi / 4.3 km | | Route: | Super Gully | | Start Trailhead: | 7248 ft / 2209 m | | Descent Statistics | | Distance: | 2.6 mi / 4.3 km |
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