Ascent of Wheeler Peak on 2008-07-13| Others in Party: | Valery Weber
Robert Snoeberger
Graham McGuthrie
Chao Wu
| | Date: | Sunday, July 13, 2008 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Wheeler Peak | | Location: | USA-New Mexico | | Elevation: | 13161 ft / 4011 m |
Ascent Trip Reportstarted at Taos Ski Valley in parking area near Bavarian Lodge. Brief break at Williams Lake due to rain and general cloudiness, so ascent was not a continuous hike. Left lake around noon. (Pics of lake area around 11:47 AM...)
Significant delay above 12,000 ft because of interactions with marmots and photography of herds of bighorn sheep. Apparently hit scree fields sometime between 3:30 and 4:00 because first shots of saddle are at 4:20. Longest 1/2 hour, ever. Hit top at roughly 4:30 PM. 10 and then 15 minutes or so with marmots at oasis and then higher at ridge before snowfield. Scree field burned most of an hour...
Return after significant delay at top also.
Trip time counting from Williams Lake to top only.
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| Summary Total Data | | Elevation Gain: | 3954 ft / 1205 m | | Route Conditions: | Road Hike, Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail, Snow on Ground, Scramble, Exposed Scramble | | Weather: | Raining, Cool, Breezy, Clear | | Ascent Statistics | | Elevation Gain: | 3954 ft / 1205 m | | Distance: | 0.4 mi / 0.6 km | | Route: | Williams Lake then up west flank | | Trailhead: | Taos Ski Valley 9207 ft / 2806 m | | Time Up: | 4 Hours | | Descent Statistics |
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