Red Baldy Summit September 2008

Red Baldy on the left and White Baldy on the right. This was a tough hike and a sample of what it is going to take to climb them all. Getting through these meadows up to the face was easy in 90 minutes.It took a while again to find my way up the face, but I am getting better at it than I did at Superior last month. The face was very steep and full of thistle. It took me 90 minutes to get to the summit and it was probably less than a mile. Once at the saddle, the boulder hopping was fun and relatively easy. The tundra face was rough. It reminded me of the toilet bowl on Kings Peak coming down. On the way up the face, I got a call from a nursing home which I took without a problem. After I turned around and saw the picture below. The Pfiefferhorn view was the most incredible mountain view I have had yet. It literally took my breath. Here is what I saw and picture does not capture the scale of this unusual peak.

You can see a road in the picture above which leads to White Pine Lake (RT 10 miles). If this was the only destination it would be a pretty easy hike. The peak - more specifically the face, was the tough part. Here are the pictures from the summit:

This is one of my favorites since you can see White Baldy and Pfiefferhorn, future goals.

Here is the view from the summit towards Timpanogos.

Another view to the west from the summit into SL valley.

Hey, remember these are cell phone self portraits. Looking into the SL Valley.