Ascent of Mount Grant on 2012-09-08| Others in Party: | Anji Cerney
Jeff Casey
Ed Forkos
Luba Leef
Angela Kassan (did not summit)
| | Date: | Saturday, September 8, 2012 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Mount Grant | | Location: | USA-Nevada | | Elevation: | 11280 ft / 3438 m |
Ascent Trip ReportI hiked Mount Grant as part of the 2nd annual Mount Grant Challenge where the Army base opens up the road to hikers. The challenge was structured as a four-leg relay where people could hike as few or as many legs as they wished so long as they were part of a team that would cover all four legs. Upon completion, those who did not complete at the top were driven to the top, where they were allowed to hike/scramble the remaining 200 or so feet to the true summit.
I started at the first checkpoint (doing legs 2-4), and even though it was on a road, the 5000' of gain made for quite a workout. The final scramble to the summit is a short class 2 route over mostly loose scree, though some can be avoided with some class 3 scrambling. The east side of the ridge is more challenging than the west side. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 5080 ft / 1548 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 188 ft / 57 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 13.8 mi / 22.2 km | | Quality: | 5 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Road Hike, Scramble | | Gear Used: | Ski Poles | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 5080 ft / 1548 m | | Distance: | 13.2 mi / 21.2 km | | Route: | road/south ridge | | Start Trailhead: | Road @ 6200' 6200 ft / 1889 m | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 188 ft / 57 m | | Distance: | 0.6 mi / 1 km | | Route: | south ridge | | End Trailhead: | "finish" line 11092 ft / 3380 m | GPS Data for Ascent/Trip
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Peaks:  climbed and  unclimbed by Eric Kassan
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