Resources
- idahoclimbingguide.com – Good resource for more climb details
- Google Earth map
- CalTopo map
Day 1 – Driving there, 10 hours
10 hour drive to Redfish Trailhead.
Day 2 – Saddleback Lakes
8.3 miles, 2,900 ft gain. Backpack into the Saddleback Lakes, establish base camp for Elephant’s Perch and other climbs.
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Day 3 – Elephant’s Perch
Scramble route, meet us at the top!
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Climbing route – Mountaineer’s Route, 5.9, 7 pitches
The descent route is the scramble route so we can meet at the top and descend together!
Day 4
Scrambling option – Redfish Peak
Could also possibly go to Goat Perch, apparently there’s a class 5 scramble there, could maybe combine both.
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Climbing option – Four Horsemen or Goat Perch
Four Horsemen is 5.9, 14 pitches, and apparently some loose blocks that you have to “set the belay up out of the line of fire”.
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Goat Perch is 5.9, 6 pitches. Not on Mountain Project, but sounds like maybe better climbing? Rappel uses two ropes. Can’t find much info on it other than the summitpost description.
Day 5 – Move camp to Bead Lakes
8.3 miles, 2,900 ft gain
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Day 6
Scramble option – Mayan Temple
Climb option – Warbonnet Peak
Day 7
Scramble option – Monte Verita
Class 4 scramble
Climb option – Cirque Lake Peak
Day 8 – Hike back out
12 miles, 2,000 ft gain (and 4,000 feet descent)… Less than 8 hours.
- 9:00 AM – Leave camp
- 5:00 PM – At car
- 5:30 PM – At AirBnB
Stay in Stanley. Boys and Gary head back home?
Day 9 – Finger of Fate
Day trip. 5.8, 6 pitches. 8 miles, 2,100 ft gain of hiking round trip.
Spend the night in the same AirBnB again.
Day 10 – Drive to Missoula
But first, Goldbug Hot Spring!
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Then get an AirBnB in Missoula and climb some more