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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 18, 2011 - 09:56pm PT
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Who has been on top?
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 21, 2011 - 09:50am PT
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This seems like a worthy peak, but I have not found much beta on it on line.
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David Knopp
Trad climber
CA
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Sep 21, 2011 - 10:50am PT
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look in Tom Turiano;s guide, the peaks of Greater Yellowstone. I climbed some easier stuff around there and it was chossy hard and way fun...
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valygrl
climber
Boulder, CO
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Sep 21, 2011 - 11:36am PT
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Haven't been on it, but have a great picture of me near it!
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Mees
climber
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Sep 21, 2011 - 04:48pm PT
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Not sure who all has been up, not me, but my Great Uncle did the first ascent in 1932 with no climbing experience, climbing gear etc. He was a dude on a ranch nearby, apparently thought it might be a fun challenge. He and his brother's were about as wild and fearless as they came in that day but that's another story. Pretty sure the main concern would be the fact that most of the rock in the Absarokas is total choss. The peak definitely begs to be climbed from afar but from a climber's perspective rock quality doesn't get much worse. If a cowboy could do it in 1932 though, modern day mountaineer should be a piece of cake right? good luck & be safe on that rig!
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Sep 21, 2011 - 04:54pm PT
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gorgeous country
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
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Sep 21, 2011 - 05:01pm PT
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It can only be climbed in cowboy boots.
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steve shea
climber
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Sep 21, 2011 - 05:03pm PT
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Notice the granite crags in valygirl's photo. The spring and summer skiing on the beartooh Hwy can be outstanding. June and July best time. Ski in am go cragging pm. Also great boating. Many bears and wolves.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 22, 2011 - 10:20am PT
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Great story Mees....my thoughts exactly, begs to be climbed. Vlygirl, that is some rig and a cool photo. You never cease to amaze me.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 22, 2011 - 10:43am PT
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I think Valygirl's rig is a little light. It seems she forgot the sink.
I saw some friends of hers recently...
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 22, 2011 - 01:16pm PT
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Didn't Dingus McGee drag Henry Barber up there to put up a bolted route?
The Barber of McGee, I think they called it.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 23, 2011 - 12:12pm PT
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Interesting, seems few have attempted it.
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chusmacha
Trad climber
Bozeman, MT
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Sep 23, 2011 - 01:53pm PT
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Gray and I didn’t manage to summit Pilot yesterday mainly due to strong wind.
The country is fabulous with views of the Beartooths. We hiked out of Cooke City where we left my car near some horse corrals and missed the Woody Creek trail. After about 3 miles we crossed Woody Creek at the confluence with Hayden Creek. From there we walked along Hayden Creek to the drainage coming out of Index Cirque. We traversed along the mountain side North of the drainage, in timber, East toward the headwall which is very steep.
We were worked after carrying heavy loads on Monday into camp at tree line in Index Cirque West of Pilot Peak. I would have preferred to camp before the headwall, below the cirque, in big timber instead of our exposed camp in the cirque.
Next morning we climbed the ridge behind camp and high traversed South along Hayden Creek Drainage to a saddle Southwest of Pilot. Then we high traversed back, Northwest toward Pilot, and gained the ridge West of the peak. We covered way too much territory and I was worked. It was a very beautiful day, but the wind blew the whole time and was very tough to deal with. We turned around before the long traverse out to the Southeast side.
We made one double rope rappel West into Index Cirque from the ridge, from the same anchor Gray used 2 years ago with Jim Earl. We beefed up the anchor with a ring and a rope. Knowing what I know now, I would have preferred to climb up to the ridge from our cirque camp to the rappel anchor on the ridge.
The rappel into Index Cirque from the ridge, is nice and convenient. We landed on snow and goose stepped and glissaded a direct route to camp. I wouldn’t camp there again. The snow is melting fast and it won’t be there later this summer.
At Woody Creek, on the way back, we picked up an old ATV track which has been closed. This led us to the Woody Creek trail which is the best way, (could use some trail maintenance).
July 15, 2010
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 24, 2011 - 10:46am PT
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bump for Jello input.
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Sep 24, 2011 - 01:13pm PT
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i'm sitting here at Jello's house
he says he didn't even know about it
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bayou
climber
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Dec 24, 2011 - 02:21pm PT
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View from the top
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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Laramie
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Dec 24, 2011 - 11:26pm PT
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Kamps told me he worked as a soda jerk in Yellowstone circa 1957? or < and that was one of his first climbs after escaping Minnesota.
The barber of mcgee gave him a finite cut not realizing that all is infinite.
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