Bent Peak Trip Report 08/25/2019

Report Type	Mini
Peak(s)	Bent Peak - 13,405 feet Carson Peak - 13,662 feet "Tundra Top" - 13,453 feet "Cataract Peak" - 13,541 feet Unnamed 13573 - 13,573 feet Unnamed 13587 - 13,587 feet
Date Posted	08/25/2019
Modified	08/27/2019
Date Climbed	08/18/2019
Author	Mtnman200
Additional Members	RandyMack

Happy Feet
Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. After a nice barbecue dinner at the Southern Vittles Restaurant in Lake City, Randy and I drove up the Wager Gulch road and set up camp at a relatively flat area near the Continental Divide. The road has definitely deteriorated since I last drove it in 1999. Tomorrow's plan: a six-peak blitz. All of the peaks would be new for Randy, while I just needed one of the tricentennials (Cataract Peak), which naturally was the peak farthest from our starting point. Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. We began walking up the jeep road toward Bent Peak. When the road ended abruptly, we continued up the ridge to Bent Peak's summit. It was an easy walk, and the only semi-difficult sections of the entire six-peak tour would be ascending some loose scree on Cataract Peak and bypassing ridge difficulties between Unnamed (UN) 13580B and UN 13581. Because most of the day was so uneventful, I'm not going to say much about the route, as others (Derek and Otina) have already done so. Carson Peak from the summit of Bent Peak View from the summit of Carson Peak Another view from the summit of Carson Peak "Cataract Peak" from "Tundra Top" Carson Peak from "Tundra Top" Deciding which way to go up to the summit ridge on "Cataract Peak" Half Peak from the summit of "Cataract Peak" "Tundra Top" from "Cataract Peak" A nice trail that leads toward UN 13580B The ridge leading to UN 13581 from UN 13580B Watch out! It looks angry... UN 13581 as seen from the ridge to the west UN 13581, with a climber's trail visible right of center that ascends back to the ridge UN 13580B as seen from the summit of UN 13581 View from the summit of UN 13581 Randy's summit selfie on UN 13581 On the summit of UN 13581 I think the mountain's trying to tell us something The Continental Divide Trail that will take us back to our starting point I have done a six-peak day before, but not all the summits were ranked. This time they were, however. Only three more tricentennials to go... Route Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

Happy Feet

Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. After a nice barbecue dinner at the Southern Vittles Restaurant in Lake City, Randy and I drove up the Wager Gulch road and set up camp at a relatively flat area near the Continental Divide. The road has definitely deteriorated since I last drove it in 1999.

Tomorrow's plan: a six-peak blitz. All of the peaks would be new for Randy, while I just needed one of the tricentennials (Cataract Peak), which naturally was the peak farthest from our starting point.

Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. We began walking up the jeep road toward Bent Peak. When the road ended abruptly, we continued up the ridge to Bent Peak's summit. It was an easy walk, and the only semi-difficult sections of the entire six-peak tour would be ascending some loose scree on Cataract Peak and bypassing ridge difficulties between Unnamed (UN) 13580B and UN 13581.

Because most of the day was so uneventful, I'm not going to say much about the route, as others (Derek and Otina) have already done so.

19711_01 — Carson Peak from the summit of Bent Peak

19711_03 — View from the summit of Carson Peak

19711_04 — Another view from the summit of Carson Peak

19711_05 — "Cataract Peak" from "Tundra Top"

19711_06 — Carson Peak from "Tundra Top"

19711_07 — Deciding which way to go up to the summit ridge on "Cataract Peak"

19711_08 — Half Peak from the summit of "Cataract Peak"

19711_09 — "Tundra Top" from "Cataract Peak"

19711_10 — A nice trail that leads toward UN 13580B

19711_11 — The ridge leading to UN 13581 from UN 13580B

19711_13 — UN 13581 as seen from the ridge to the west

19711_14 — UN 13581, with a climber's trail visible right of center that ascends back to the ridge

19711_15 — UN 13580B as seen from the summit of UN 13581

19711_16 — View from the summit of UN 13581

19711_17 — Randy's summit selfie on UN 13581

19711_19 — I think the mountain's trying to tell us something

19711_21 — The Continental Divide Trail that will take us back to our starting point

I have done a six-peak day before, but not all the summits were ranked. This time they were, however. Only three more tricentennials to go...

Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

Comments or Questions

Jay521	Image 19... 8/25/2019 5:58am ...and your comment on it, cracks me up...
Mtnman200	Image 19... 8/27/2019 10:32am Someone had to say it...
Jay521	LOL!! 8/27/2019 3:27pm Yeah - I guess they did and I think you're probably the perfect person!

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