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Ascent of Wheeler Peak on 2010-08-11

Climber: Richard Oestreicher

Date:

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Wheeler Peak

Location:

USA-New Mexico

Elevation:

13161 ft / 4011 m

Ascent Trip Report

My fourth trip up the trail above Williams Lake and my second successful climb of Wheeler. And my third significant climb in 8 days (Peak 12819 and Lake Peak the others).

Time up: 2:57; down: 1:45. loose gravel and rocks make this a pain coming down, but not really a difficult ascent except for the steepness between Williams Lake and the peak. Mt. Walter is only ten minutes back along the ridgeline--a nice stop before I went down. Swarms of marmots begged for food.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

3201 ft / 975 m

Distance:

7 mi / 11.3 km

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail

Weather:

beautiful

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

3101 ft / 945 m

Extra Loss:

100 ft / 30 m

Distance:

3.5 mi / 5.6 km

Route:

Williams Lake

Trailhead:

Williams Lake trailhead 10160 ft / 3096 m

Time Up:

2 Hours 57 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Extra Gain:

100 ft / 30 m

Distance:

3.5 mi / 5.6 km

Time Down:

1 Hours 45 Minutes

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