Gannett Peak

[Brice]

Went up Gannett peak yesterday (Wyoming state high point).  If you haven't been to the Wind River Range in Wyoming before, I highly recommend it. Here are some photos.

Square Top emerging from the mist in the morning



First good look at Gannett (center)



I specifically chose the route I took because I didn't have to cross any glaciers, which is unsafe to do without being roped up to someone.   Here's an ice cave on the side of Minor glacier which I was able to walk around and avoid.  I think all the rock on top would be considered supraglacial moraine.  There's so much debris you'd never know you were even on top of a glacier, but this view from the side shows that the ice underneath is substantial.  The entrance is around 5 feet high, and I couldn't see how deep it went.  It was dark and deep.



Crevasses further up the glacier



From high on the Gannett ridge looking back from where I came.  I camped at Skinny lake in the foreground.



Nearly at the top, I got a good view of Gannett Glacier.  It's the largest glacier in the lower 48.



A small section of the amazing 360 deg. view from the summit.  Dinwoody glacier on the slope of Dinwoody Peak.



A fun but exhausting climb.  It took me 10 hours to reach camp at Skinny Lake, about 18 miles from the trailhead.  The next day, 5 hours to summit and return to camp.  Then I decided to hike all the way back to the trailhead that afternoon.  After nearly 16 hours of hiking that day I crawled into my car at 10:30 PM and died.