Ascent of Lost River Mountain on 2013-06-12| Others in Party: | Brian
----Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Wednesday, June 12, 2013 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | 4x4 Vehicle | | Peak: | Lost River Mountain | | Location: | USA-Idaho | | Elevation: | 12078 ft / 3681 m |
Ascent Trip Report~5 hour ascent from parking at the end of the two tracked road. We got stuck a few times with some technical stuff when we didn't take a wide enough birth to the east around the bump directly between the road and the super gully. In hindsight, the only obvious path up is approximately a quarter of a mile before the end of the road, heading off up the mountain. Once your in the correct draw it's probably 2.5 hours of drainage hiking to the saddle before the Super Gully. Once in the Super Gully it's another 2 hours of loose scree (very tiring) or snow climb (the better option). On June 12 we had minimal snow with poor snow conditions. There were three sections of snow rather than one continuous band, and the snow was soft (kicking steps) rather than ideal for our crampons. Once we made the true summit we decided to summit another peak further north, only to find out it is also called Lost River Peak - North. Our decent took us 2 hours and we were back at the car in 8 hours with two peaks bagged. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 4392 ft / 1338 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 4392 ft / 1338 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 5.1 mi / 8.2 km | | Grade/Class: | Class 3, Sketchy Rid | | Quality: | 8 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Unmaintained Trail, Open Country, Bushwhack, Stream Ford, Snow on Ground, Scramble, Exposed Scramble, Snow Climb | | Gear Used: | Ice Axe, Crampons, Ski Poles | | Weather: | Cool, Very Windy, Overcast
Decent temperature for a grunt of an uphill. | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 4392 ft / 1338 m | | Gain Breakdown: | Net: 4342 ft / 1324 m; Extra: 50 ft / 15m | | Loss on way in: | 50 ft / 15 m | | Distance: | 2.7 mi / 4.3 km | | Route: | Super Gully | | Start Trailhead: | 7736 ft / 2357 m | | Time: | 5 Hours 0 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 4342 ft / 1323 m | | Distance: | 2.4 mi / 3.9 km | | Route: | Super Gully | | End Trailhead: | 7736 ft / 2357 m | | Time: | 2 Hours 0 Minutes |
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