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Summit
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| Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:29 am Post subject: Provo Peak - West Ridge |
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Yesterday after work fouristhenewone and I got together to hike up Provo peak. Due to snow, lack of daylight, and pure weakness we chose the direct or "wussy route" up the west ridge... 2800 vertical feet in just under 2 miles. We made the hike in 3.5 hours round trip... good times.
Looking up form the truck (Provo peak is on the left)
going up...
Summit photos
Panorama Looking East into Bartholomew and Hobble Creek Canyons.
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CarpeyBiggs
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| Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:35 am Post subject: |
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| wuss. step it up next time. |
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stefan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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gorgeous day!
this MUST go up on the rotating banner/pic bar/image bar/ :2thumbs:
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TooeleCherokee
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Location: Tooele Utah
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| Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Ummm where is this? looks like a good place to take my daughter for a little hike but I have never spent much time in that area... how do you get to where you are parked etc. |
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Summit
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:55 am Post subject: |
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TooeleCherokee wrote: Ummm where is this? looks like a good place to take my daughter for a little hike but I have never spent much time in that area... how do you get to where you are parked etc.
Here is the info for the very steep west route.
Go up Provo Canyon and turn here - 40°19'38.69"N 111°37'55.28"W
Park here - 40°14'32.22"N 111°34'39.93"W
Summit - 40°14'39.21"N 111°33'25.14"W
http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/152065/provo-peak.html |
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TooeleCherokee
Joined: 28 Apr 2009
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Location: Tooele Utah
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:01 am Post subject: |
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Summit42 wrote: TooeleCherokee wrote: Ummm where is this? looks like a good place to take my daughter for a little hike but I have never spent much time in that area... how do you get to where you are parked etc.
Here is the info for the very steep west route.
Go up Provo Canyon and turn here - 40°19'38.69"N 111°37'55.28"W
Park here - 40°14'32.22"N 111°34'39.93"W
Summit - 40°14'39.21"N 111°33'25.14"W
http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/152065/provo-peak.html
Sweet.. thanks. now to go hike that one of these days soon :) |
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