Distance
7.1 mi to summit
13.6 mi total
Elevation
5,250 ft start
12,286 ft max
Vertical
6,640 ft gain
Time
5 hr 29 min to summit
6 hr 41 min total
Solo, 21.9km return with 2297m of elevation gain. Started with sunrise at 5:16am; 5hrs up, 2 - down, 8 hours car-to-car.
Had whiteout between 2600m and ~3000m, twice. Plus a thundercloud on the way back, had to run down from South Butte.
Route name
out-and-back
Obstacles
road/access issues, no water source, snow on route, weather
Key gear
ice axe, crampons, helmet, trekking poles, mountaineering boots, GPS device
