Bogley

Bo_Beck · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 782 Location: Southern Utah

I have looked at Red Butte for many years as I was driving up the Kolob Road. I always felt it to be a magnificent landmark... so alone, and seemingly out of place? It is a "Thumb", whereas all other mountains show a tabletop in the vicinity. I wondered if I could get on top? Today after an invite from Courtney and DB I wonder no more! What a totally aesthetic hike/climb...and the views, WOW! Other than Courtney wishing he had worn long pants (3' of snow on the approach), and me wishing I had worn climbing gloves (lost a pint of blood)....the hike/climb was more than we had ever dreamt for!

Felicia · Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 539 Location: So. CA

Very nice Bo! Looks like you had a great day! :nod:

sparker1 · Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the good TR and pix, Bo. I enjoy your adventures.

Bo_Beck · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 782 Location: Southern Utah

Felicia wrote: Very nice Bo! Looks like you had a great day! :nod:

It was a great day, good company and a wonderful adventure. I have looked at this "Pyramid" for a long time and to finally achieve it is like a breath of fresh air! The climb at the top was the icing on the cake! Thanks Felicia!

Bo_Beck · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 782 Location: Southern Utah

sparker1 wrote: Thanks for the good TR and pix, Bo. I enjoy your adventures.

One of these days we may enjoy an adventure together! Thanx!

Bo_Beck · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 782 Location: Southern Utah

This was Courtneys 49th "Peak-Bag" in and just outside Zion. The man is obsessed! Good-on-Im! Hope I can share more.....We're talking East Temple soon...We'll see!

Cirrus2000 · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 1183 Location: CYVR

Excellent! Looks like a very cool spot. How was the technical difficulty?

Bo_Beck · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 782 Location: Southern Utah

Cirrus2000 wrote: Excellent! Looks like a very cool spot. How was the technical difficulty?

Mostly 3rd and a bit of 4th until 100' below the summit. 5th class at maybe 5.5/6? Pretty exposed and not much pro., but easy moves. Nice chimney low. :2thumbs:

Win · Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 405 Location: Toquerville

Thanks Bo, great TR and pics. I love that area, Yo and I were up there last week scouting for some Spring hikes. Seems like a lot of pullouts with possibilities for some off trail or drainage hiking.

Win

Bo_Beck · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 782 Location: Southern Utah

Win wrote: Thanks Bo, great TR and pics. I love that area, Yo and I were up there last week scouting for some Spring hikes. Seems like a lot of pullouts with possibilities for some off trail or drainage hiking.

Win

There is a lot of ground up there for sure! We were on almost primarily BLM Ground with a few smatherings of private land. Glad you liked the pics Win! I took about a 20 shot panorama from the very summit. Wish I knew how to mend them together and make a interactive panorama?

Win · Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 405 Location: Toquerville

Try this one, Bo, free and I've used it before. I thought Canon's Photostitch program was a free download but I didn't find it.

http://www.cs.ubc.ca/%7Embrown/autostitch/autostitch.html

Win

Bo_Beck · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 782 Location: Southern Utah

Win wrote: Try this one, Bo, free and I've used it before. I thought Canon's Photostitch program was a free download but I didn't find it.

http://www.cs.ubc.ca/%7Embrown/autostitch/autostitch.html

Win

Thanks Win! I'll give it a go!

Randi · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 411 Location: The OC

Bo_Beck wrote: I have looked at Red Butte for many years as I was driving up the Kolob Road. I always felt it to be a magnificent landmark... so alone, and seemingly out of place? It is a "Thumb", whereas all other mountains show a tabletop in the vicinity. I wondered if I could get on top? Today after an invite from Courtney and DB I wonder no more! What a totally aesthetic hike/climb...and the views, WOW! Other than Courtney wishing he had worn long pants (3' of snow on the approach), and me wishing I had worn climbing gloves (lost a pint of blood)....the hike/climb was more than we had ever dreamt for!

Looks great Bo! In the third pic you posted, it looks like there's an arch up there on the Butte. Did you get a close up view of that? How long did it take you to do the hike? And do you know approx. how many miles you put in?

DB looks COOOOLD in that pic of her cuddling up to Courtney! :cold:

~Randi

tanya · Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 5721 Location: St. George

Looks Fun! -- and DB and Courtney are wonderful to hang out with and hike with! :2thumbs: :five:

Bo_Beck · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 782 Location: Southern Utah

Looks great Bo! In the third pic you posted, it looks like there's an arch up there on the Butte. Did you get a close up view of that? How long did it take you to do the hike? And do you know approx. how many miles you put in?

DB looks COOOOLD in that pic of her cuddling up to Courtney! :cold:

~Randi[/quote]

There is an arch on the eastern side of Red Butte. It reminds me a bit like Bridge Mountain Arch "Crawford Arch". We saw the arch for a while on the approach and for a while when we were on the slabs, but it soon dissapeared. I couldn't see it from on top.

I think we spent maybe a total of 6-6 1/2 hours on the hike/climb. I believe it was maybe 5 miles round trip?

It was a bit windy and cloudy and had a certain chill in the air. I think DB was content to begin the descent and get out of the wind! :2thumbs: