Storm Mountain - May 19, 2018

[scatman]

Well, I was back with the Wasatch Mountain club today to knock off a peak I hadn't climbed before named Storm Mountain. Our approach was via Ferguson Canyon, and instead of the traditional route to the top from the southeast once at the top of the canyon, we approached the summit from the west for some nice scrambling opportunities along with a touch of exposure. It took us four hours to reach the top where we ate lunch. While up top, storm clouds began to gather so we made our way down the traditional route and ended up getting rained on.


View to the south in the lower portion of Ferguson Canyon


Another view along the south ridge


More of the south ridge


Glacier Lilly in bloom


Look back down Ferguson Canyon to the Salt Lake Valley


Bad sun angle, but we could now see Storm Mountain ahead of us.


Ridge line to the south


Wildcat Ridge to the north


Storm Mountain


Beginning to scramble


Mount Olympus to the north


Slowly making our way


Ridge to the south


Pretty much straight up at this point


Peak 10,350


More vertical


Making our way around a little ledge


Still a steep ascent


Scatman closing in on the top


A dead pine along the western ridge


Lichen


And more lichen


Views from the top. Broadsfork Twin Peaks can be seen through the saddle


Close up of Broadsfork Twin Peaks starting to become cloud covered


View from the top - looking up Big Cottonwood Canyon


Wasatch Mountain Club members plus Jr. on top


Scat and Scat Jr. on top


Moving along the knife's edge on our way down


Starting to down climb


Alex is surfing down the scree on a flat stone


Small waterfall on Ferguson Creek


Some rock climbers practicing their trade towards the bottom of the canyon

 

[Vegan.Hiker]

I’m a lookin.. and I’m a lichen.

Seriously though, I don’t doubt you or your club’s decision-making one bit. But that photo you captioned “starting the climb down” looks sketchy!

 

[regehr]

Nice! another one I've missed somehow!

 

[scatman]

I’m a lookin.. and I’m a lichen.

Seriously though, I don’t doubt you or your club’s decision-making one bit. But that photo you captioned “starting the climb down” looks sketchy!

It's really not that bad. Just after my son, you turn back to the west and it is pretty straight forward.

 

[scatman]

Nice! another one I've missed somehow!

This hike is right up your alley @regehr.

 

[Artemus]

And the mountin lived up to it’s moniker. Good one amigo!

 

[kwc]

Nice one @scatman !! Although I am disappointed that a kilt was not worn, I can understand why it could problematic on that cliff scramble/climb.

 

[Miya]

Oh my gosh...this trip report gave me anxiety haha
Amazing what people can do! This was probably a casual thing for your group, but comes across as very brave to someone like me! :twothumbs: Thanks for sharing!

 

[scatman]

Nice one @scatman !! Although I am disappointed that a kilt was not worn, I can understand why it could problematic on that cliff scramble/climb.

It wasn't the scrambling that kept me from wearing the kilt, it was the trail conditions. Some of the trail has quite a bit of brush growing out into it and I did not want to get my legs all scraped up - plus the bushwhacking portion. I know, I'm getting soft in my old age.

 

[scatman]

Oh my gosh...this trip report gave me anxiety haha
Amazing what people can do! This was probably a casual thing for your group, but comes across as very brave to someone like me! :twothumbs: Thanks for sharing!

You'd have done just fine, I'm sure. :twothumbs:

 

[danger02ward]

Very nice! That looks like fun one!