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Summitting Gannett

Posted on August 9, 2022February 20, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

DAY 3 – Tag the Top, Return to Camp 1 Midnight came quickly.  The rain had stopped and the sky looked clear in those early morning hours.  Headlamps bounced around in the dark as we each got ready to go, silently hoping for the kind of weather to safely summit today.  4ish miles each way,…

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My Favorite Route to Deseret Peak

Posted on May 25, 2022July 15, 2022 by Backcountry Fever

May has been a busy month for me, all consumed by a garden project I’m working on for my wife.  I volunteered to do it to save a few bucks but had no idea it would cost me a fortune in time!  As a result, I’ve missed out on a lot of mountaineering adventures this…

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Timp from Everest Ridge

Posted on April 12, 2022June 15, 2022 by Backcountry Fever

This year’s Six Pack of Peaks Challenge for Utah wasn’t announced until late March.  Before then, I honestly didn’t think this would continue for Utah again in 2022.  I was sure it died a quick death after its inaugural year.  From what I can tell, this challenge didn’t get much participation despite how many people…

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2021 Year in Review

Posted on December 30, 2021June 14, 2022 by Backcountry Fever

2021 was a great year for getting some hiking stuff accomplished!  I wasn’t so much about reaching a specific mileage tally or total elevation gain this time.  Instead, my focus was more about knocking a few significant things off my list.  My biggest goal for the year was to get all lower 48 states west…

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From One Extreme to the Other in the Lower 48

Posted on June 22, 2021September 29, 2021 by Backcountry Fever

From the lowest, and hottest, place in the lower 48… …to the highest peak in the lower 48, for the 2nd time, this time up the Mountaineers Route. Full trip report coming soon…

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Cold Fusion to North Timpanogos

Posted on May 10, 2021December 8, 2021 by Backcountry Fever

I look forward to the season between winter snowshoeing and summer hiking…when avalanche risk is minimal, skies are blue, temps are mild and adventure is high!  This spring brought some adventurous fun up Mt. Olympus from Neff’s Canyon and now Cold Fusion to North Timpanogos. Seeing Timp from my house every day, I’ve wanted to…

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Mt. Olympus from Neff’s Canyon

Posted on May 3, 2021December 8, 2021 by Backcountry Fever

Mt. Olympus is a Wasatch Front favorite, on par with Granduer Peak or Squaw Peak in this collection of challenges selected for Utah’s inaugural Six-Pack.  As for me with all three of these peaks, I’ve already done each several times by now and wasn’t too interested in doing any of them again the “standard” way……

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Deseret Peak via Temple Couloir

Posted on May 30, 2020June 15, 2022 by Backcountry Fever

When I did Deseret Peak from the Twin Couloirs two weeks ago, I saw another route to do before the snow completely melts away.  I knew if this didn’t happen before May rolled out, it would be too late and there was no way I wanted to wait until next year.  So yesterday was the…

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Deseret Peak from the Twin Couloirs

Posted on May 12, 2020June 15, 2022 by Backcountry Fever

There is a small window of time in the Spring where the snow is just right and the weather conditions are ideal for some pretty awesome hiking.  I also couldn’t wait to use the new mountaineering gear I got for Christmas for the first time.  It was the perfect day to summit Deseret Peak from the…

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