"9/2/23: Paul and I camped at Half Moon CG for 5 nights. On Friday we hiked up above Twin Lakes and reconnoitered the possible approaches up Crazy Peak having very limited beta. The North Ridge looked extremely aesthetic and pretty doable with one lower dihedral being questionable but apparently avoidable if necessary. Ultimately I left the decision to Paul who was already contemplating sitting this one out. He decided that he was game for the West Ridge and so it was. We headed up the lower ridge above Blue Lake and its upper basin and skirted the glacier below the West Ridge saddle. A couple and their dog, Momo, followed along with us up to the saddle. This was generally a great approach route except for the final 300’ from the glacier up to the saddle spur ridge (very steep, loose glacier till with large, fast falling scree). Lots of rockfall! After a well-earned lunch break, Paul and I continued towards the false summit along the West Ridge. This is one of the most spectacular ridge hikes in the Rockies. The Crazies are some of the most interesting and aesthetic peaks and ridges and the eye candy was a great complement to the easy Class 3 scrambling along the way. I made the f..." — LoneWolf • Sep 2, 2023

"Road conditions to the trailhead were passable with 2WD. Started at 5:30AM and followed the trail alongside Big Timber Creek. We followed Alex and Duncan’s footpath from a few days earlier. At the second bridge, we lost the tracks, but were able to follow the general direction of the trail with GPS, since the trail was now completely covered with snow. We approached Big Timber Creek’s third crossing point, but the bridge was submerged with high runoff. We turned around, disappointed that we most likely would have to head back to the car. We rested at the second bridge and discussed our options. We figured that prior groups most likely left the trail at the second bridge, but there was no signs of their footprints. With a make or break attitude, we headed off trail through the forest, and climbed up the snowy slopes towards Thunder Rapids. This new route would avoid any dangerous creek crossings. We reached a gully which we followed north towards Crazy Peak. We already wasted an hour, so we decided to take a direct route up the northern slopes of Crazy Peak. With crampons and ice axes, we climbed upwards, but there was signs of avalanche and the snow seemed a bit iffy. Since the or..." — seancasserly • May 30, 2018

"Tyler's first ascent of a major peak in Montana -- set off our climbing journey together that has now lasted 5+ years. This was a trip of buddies -- Nate, Tyler, and I -- to the top of the most breathtaking mountains in Montana, in my opinion. Between the knife ridgeline, steep scree and grass slopes, permanent snowfields and glaciers, and views between prairie and montane, Crazy never disappoints." — MarmotHead • Jul 31, 2016

"Snowed the night before at high elevations (approx. 1"). Made things more interesting. Loved the adventure/routefinding of this climb. Went up west ridge - fun. Down NW slope that got steeper near the bottom. Very chossy. " — louhibbard • Sep 7, 2012