The 36-mile Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Link-up (WURL) is a ridge scramble-/suffer-fest created and first completed in 2004 by Jared Campbell. It horseshoes around the rugged ridge of Little Cottonwood Canyon, climbing ~18K vertical feet to the summit of 35 peaks along the way. This tough challenge has grown in popularity recently; usually attempted as a clockwise one-time push in Type-2 fun circles. Largely overlaps with the Wasatch 11ers Peak Challenge. See more at https://door5.com/2015/08/23/wasatch-ultimate-ridge-linkup-wurl/
Highest peak
Twin Peaks (American Fork)
11,489 ft / 3,501 m
Most prominent peak
Twin Peaks (American Fork)
3,649 ft / 1,112 m prom
Most climbed peak
Pfeifferhorn
98 climbs
Most difficult peak
Lone Peak
Class 2
Difficulty breakdown
Class 1/2 3 peaks
Class 3/4 5 peaks
Highlights
Latest climbs
"Longest hike i’ve done and most elevation gain. I’m tired. Hike wasn’t bad up until the scramble. I am not great with exposure, so it was a wobbly leg kind of day. Moves weren’t hard, it was just the big cliffs on either side. Apart from that though, a really nice hike! " — PatMcM • Oct 2, 2025
"Good long hike, been wanting to do this one for years. Took Jacobs Ladder trail from Peak View and standard route from cirque. Trail can be easy to lose but seemed like all paths led the same way. Lots of sun exposure. This one is up there on one of my favorites in the Wasatch and may have a spot on the "would do again" list. The scramble was mellow, with excellent holds and no loose rock, probably similar to what I remember from the Pfiefferhorn. What made this one hard was the distance and elevation gain. Helped a hiker summit from cirque area where their partner bailed, and then she descended with another party. Saw 1 grouse, 1 chipmunk, and 4 small lizards. clocked 16.34 miles and 5,784ft gain. " — ryangallant • Aug 16, 2025
"Great route! First time doing this route for white baldy so that was interesting. Great scrambling and good holds, but it took me forever. 2 hours to go 1 mile over the ridge which is crazy. I decided to go down the NE ramp instead of the normal ridge which I will never do again. Very loose and scary." — easton • Jul 27, 2025
"Got crushed by this one. Up Broads Fork, Robinson ridge to Twin Peaks. Then tried to take the Cottonwood Ridge to Superior or Monte Cristo East. Ran out of gas after Dromedary. 3+ miles of class 3&4 with pretty constant exposure wore me down physically and mentally. The ridge east of Dromedary is just so slow, long and relentless to me. Might take a while before I forget this lesson and try again." — bobbyut • Jul 24, 2025
"Got crushed by this one. Up Broads Fork, Robinson ridge to Twin Peaks. Then tried to take the Cottonwood Ridge to Superior or Monte Cristo East. Ran out of gas after Dromedary. 3+ miles of class 3&4 with pretty constant exposure wore me down physically and mentally. The ridge east of Dromedary is just so slow, long and relentless to me. Might take a while before I forget this lesson and try again." — bobbyut • Jul 24, 2025