Ascent of Hyndman Peak on 2008-08-31| Date: | Sunday, August 31, 2008 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Hyndman Peak | | Location: | USA-Idaho | | Elevation: | 12009 ft / 3660 m |
Ascent Trip ReportThis was my first Idaho ascent, and is highly recommended for beginners in Idaho peakbagging. You get to pick off a 12'er with a nice easy 2nd-3rd class route that has some of the most amazing views you can find anywhere. The route is gorgeous the whole way up, start along a nice creek, then around the base of craggy Cobb Peak, eventually moving into a glacial basin where the scrambling starts between Hyndman and Old Hyndman Peaks.
My buddy and I intended to do Borah and Diamond the following 2 days but a snowstorm blew in while we were attempting Borah and chased us back to Oregon. I would go on to complete borah in 2009 and diamond in 2012. The appeal of these three peaks for me was that these are the 3 range highpoints in Idaho over 12000 feet, and geographically the ranges appear one after another on the map. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 5000 ft / 1524 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 10 mi / 16.1 km | | Quality: | 8 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Scramble | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 5000 ft / 1524 m | | Distance: | 5.2 mi / 8.4 km | | Start Trailhead: | 7009 ft / 2136 m | | Descent Statistics | | Distance: | 4.8 mi / 7.7 km |
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