"Backpacking trip from Horseshoe Meadow: 8.26.18 - Horseshoe Meadow to Lower Soldier Lake via Cottonwood Pass. 8.27.18 - Mount Pickering via SE ridge from Erin Lake drainage. Traverse to Joe Devel Peak. Return to camp, break camp, relocate to Guyot Creek at the PCT. 8.28.18 - Hike up the Perrin Creek drainage to Mt. Newcomb via SW slopes. Traverse to Mount Chamberlin. Return to Camp. 8.29.18 - Mount Guyot from Guyot Pass. Return to camp. Break camp and return to Horseshoe Meadow via Cottonwood Pass." — klotito • Aug 29, 2018

"Hit Guyot pass at 5:30 and decided to go for it. This climb was actually the least steep of the day, and although it was sandy, it was pretty firm since the grade was comparatively gentle. The summit plateau was more complex then I expected, and the summit block was a blocky, 30 foot high monster that actually required some of my most exposed moves of the day, although I think it could have been avoided had I continued a bit past to the south. Man I wish I had more time to enjoy this peak, I've never climbed anything so far from a trailhead. The register went back to 1974 when it was first placed and it seemed like most of the hikers were PCT through-hikers tagging an extra peak from the pass. The low lighting was perfect, and I had amazing views in all directions. However I could not linger, and dropped back down to the pass by 8PM. With about 4 miles to get back to camp, I hustled on the PCT and only needed the headlamp for the last 10 minutes. Total for the day- 16.5 hours, 7275' gain, almost exclusively cross country and class 2/3, and somewhere in the range of 25-30 miles. One for the books." — Christopher • Jun 8, 2013