"Last December I attempted it with my friend. The direct Class 4 route looked too sketchy for my liking. I didn't have time to investigate other options since another friend was waiting for us in the vehicle. This time I went up on climbers right on exposed class 3 slabs. Spent more than an hour chatting with a local climber who I met near the summit." — Taras • Apr 25, 2026

"April 24, 2026. Drove in from the east and unfortunately La Sal Creek was 5-6 inches deep over the road. Was not willing to risk driving through the partially frozen water and silty sand. Hiking in on the road added 4.5 miles one way, then I took the “jeep trail”. Patchy snow in the trees with some boot track to follow, but it does not always lead the right way, so pay attention. Once at the gully, I scrambled around for a bit, before deciding that putting crampons on was easier than dealing with loose rocks. Snow was very firm and icy in some places. Reached the ridge and took off crampons, but quickly ended up needing microspikes. Patches of snow were very icy along the ridge due to windy conditions. Finally reached the summit in just under 4 hours. Hunkered down out of the wind for a snack, then hiked back out. Gully snow softened up and I microspiked “skied” down. The climber trail is not well marked, so any non-locals defiantly be prepared for so map checks and route finding. Lots of pika, some mountain goat tracks and scat. Lots of deer and moose tracks on the road. Only saw one guy and his dog coming up when I left the summit. " — runningvegan • Apr 24, 2026

"3 years ago in March, I attempted this mountain but the waist deep snow stopped us once we exited the canyon. Utah got the record level of snowfall that winter. No problem today. A long hike in a beautiful area!" — Taras • Apr 24, 2026

"I planned to climb North Guardian Angel today after tagging its twin South Guardian Angel yesterday, but decided to leave it until next time when I bring a rope for rappelling. SGA had one sketchy section while its twin is a whole degree harder. Instead, I settled on easier East and West Northgate Peaks. East peak is a walkup but West has a few exposed Class 3 sections" — Taras • Apr 23, 2026

"I planned to climb North Guardian Angel today after tagging its twin South Guardian Angel yesterday, but decided to leave it until next time when I bring a rope for rappelling. SGA had one sketchy section while its twin is a whole degree harder. Instead, I settled on easier East and West Northgate Peaks. East peak is a walkup but West has a few exposed Class 3 sections" — Taras • Apr 23, 2026