Rainbow Mountain

"5.17.24~8.4 miles, 1,700’ in 4hrs…This may not even fit the criteria for an attempt since I wasn’t very close to the goal but I did intend to get there. Got an early start at 5:15am for a hot day but this route from Lovell Cyn is sooo fucking long, I lost patience and focus when looking at rainbow from the crest trail on the ridge. I should have just kept my eyes on the ground and continue to move forward. I know better. I’m posting an attempt just so I can put flower pics on here. It was really cold at the start at 57deg but when returning back down rocky gap, it got very warm at 9am. I Will keep at it til I get in better Mtn shape (body and mind) I feeling rusty. Harlan Stockman made an amazingly thorough report on how to climb this peak on his web page and also gave me tips on all the strategies with water, webbing protection. Thanks again. " — paula.raimondi • May 17, 2024

"Always a fun loop that can be modified in many ways...adding or subtracting peaks on the way. It's fun to see the expressions on the faces of the team when they do the Rainbow Direct route for the first time. " — Heartattackbruce • Apr 21, 2024

"Great route. Lots of climbing and scrambling thats not too exposed. There is really just one section at the beginning that exposed. Really should bring a 50 foot rope for a rappel. There are two bolts to use for this. " — derek-puraVida • Mar 24, 2024

"Had a fun time going up and down the direct route. We had a team of seven, which is a large group for this route, but everyone kept moving from one challenge to the next so that there weren't long waits. Great team effort. " — Heartattackbruce • Nov 25, 2023

"This six peak route was stitched together by taking several segments of other routes and linking them up for one great, challenging, fun route. We took minimal, short breaks in order to assure that we could get it done in a reasonable amount of time....being that no one we knew had ever done it, so the time to complete was a guesstimate. Nine hours later we arrived back at the car, completing an epic, loop adventure. If you use the attached track, please be aware that there may be sections of it that you might not want to attempt unless you are used to climbing Class 4/5 without ropes. What a day!" — Heartattackbruce • Oct 22, 2023

"I had never done this route before, but had done some sections of it in the past. It turned out to be a keeper route...definitely will be adding it to the top 10 list. The crack climb between Walk Up Wall and Rainbow Wall is not for the faint of heart. Just don't look down. I'm glad I experienced it going up. I think if I was going down it the first time there, I may have turned around. There are 4 ropes that we used as an assist going up....not knowing the quality of the anchors, etc....we tried to be as gentle as possible with weighting on the ropes. It turns out that they are in good condition. There a couple of ropes on the Rainbow Direct route that should probably be replaced. It will be easy to modify this route to include a few more peaks. Next time! " — Heartattackbruce • Sep 23, 2023

"Intense 4th class down climb at very end. Other than that pretty chill . Raw dogged some water from oak creek where I broke off to tag it. Looked clear and was cool and tasty on this hot day. Looks like 52 peak club was on rainbow mtn today but I missed them, must have either started real early or did it from juniper canyon . I got 18 red rock peaks left in r&s Peakery is also getting ridiculous with their elevation stats, it said I had 6100 ft before I saved it , it always shorts me at least 1000 " — joshortman • May 13, 2023

"Recent rain flooded Oak Creek and turned this outing into a brutal bushwhacking with some questionable rock hopping and scrambling in the creek bed. Unable to bypass a raging waterfall, We turned back approximately 80 percent in. One of my ugliest outings to date. Don't attempt this peak after a recent rain." — Taras • Mar 16, 2023

"Hiked up Juniper Canyon through Gunsight Notch and around to Rainbow Wall. Headed over to Rainbow Mountain and back down through Gunsight Notch. A grueling but rewarding day of hiking/scrambling." — jasonj • May 23, 2015

"Hiked up Juniper Canyon & up through Gunsight Notch to Gunsight Notch Peak, then traversed around to Rainbow Wall & Rainbow Peak. On the way back, I ran up to Walk Up Wall, before descending back down through the notch." — Kevin • Nov 9, 2013