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accadacca · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 7093 Location: The Interwebs

A few of us are hiking Mt. Olympus this Saturday. If anyone wants to tag along they are welcome. We will be leaving the trail head around 7:00am. Rockgremlin can chime in and tell us what trail we are taking to the summit and what we need to bring.

More info here: http://climb-utah.com/WM/olympus.htm

Going to my knowledge:

accadacca
rockgremlin
rock_ski_cowboy
Kyrell
?????

rockgremlin · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 3850 Location: Hotel California

Bring:

good shoes
adequate food and water for an 8 hour all uphill hike
SUNBLOCK!! SUNBLOCK!! AND MORE SUNBLOCK!
Camera
Bug spray
a good attitude

Pull up the map on the Climb-Utah link in Accadacca's post, and let's meet there at the Tolcat's Canyon trailhead at 7:00. DON'T BE LATE!! :nono:

Feel free to add to this list where you see fit...

accadacca · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 7093 Location: The Interwebs

What about your lunch?????? :lol8:

And I second the bug spray thing. I will bring some 100 deet. The bugs at Bear Lake this last weekend would eat you alive without it. The cheap bug spray would not hold them off. If you didn't want them even flying around you then you used the 100. But the 20 deep woods stuff worked good for me.

crazy horse · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:59 pm Post subject:

8 hours one way? Which trail/summit are you hiking up? I made it up and down in less than 5, and that was spending half an hour up on top.

rockgremlin · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 3850 Location: Hotel California

8 hours ROUND TRIP! ( which is probably a fairly conservative number, accounting for pictures and hanging out up top, etc)

crazy horse · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:35 am Post subject:

Ahhh...I see. My bad, I just assumed that the 8 hours uphill meant one way. I wish I could come join you guys, that is a fun hike. I have baseball and football tomorrow...fun day.

Wasatch · Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Posts: 389 Location: Layton, UT

This is really not the time to climb Mt. Olympus. The sun will be shining on your butts most of the way, bring alot of water.

rockgremlin · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 3850 Location: Hotel California

Wasatch wrote: This is really not the time to climb Mt. Olympus. The sun will be shining on your butts most of the way, bring alot of water.

???

I'm confused. This is a summit hike...won't the sun be shining on our butts no matter WHEN we go? Unless of course we go at night?

The sun was at our backs the entire hike to Thurston Peak last weekend, but it was no big deal. The sunblock/hat/sunglasses combo took the sun right out of the equation. :2thumbs:

rock_ski_cowboy · Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 442

[quote="rockgremlin"] Wasatch wrote: This is really not the time to climb Mt. Olympus. The sun will be shining on your butts most of the way, bring alot of water.

I think what Mr Wasizatch is saying is that it is a relatively "hot" hike to be doing in mid July and that sometime like late september or October would be a better choice for this one. He is also possibly miffed that everyone is choosing to do this "hot" hike instead of Grandeur (a much cooler option) with him. He has a point, but I say oh well, bring it on, Mr. Sun. I'll be there at 7, but don't be late, people, at least an hour of shade would be nice!. We did lone peak starting at 6:30 last year about this time and I wished we would have started at like 5:00 it was so hot. A gallon of water a piece was not enough for that hike, but this one sounds much shorter.

rockgremlin wrote:
I'm confused. This is a summit hike...won't the sun be shining on our butts no matter WHEN we go? Unless of course we go at night?

Actually, evening/night is a great option for some of these peaks if you know the trail and how long it will take to get to the top. We did nebo starting about 5:30 PM , summitted at 8:30 and returned with headlamps and it was much cooler and less water intensive than it would have been in the day.

accadacca · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 7093 Location: The Interwebs

Wasatch wrote: This is really not the time to climb Mt. Olympus. The sun will be shining on your butts most of the way, bring alot of water.
I ain't skeered! :lol8: I would like to do some hikes in the evening too. We should plan the next one in the valley for after work. I have a head lamp so coming back in the dark is no biggie for me. :cool2: When I go backpacking I prefer to hike at night. Not good for pictures though.

So I guess it is just the 4 of us then right?

rockgremlin · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 3850 Location: Hotel California

Some neighborhood brat expressed interest too (Austen Gee). So far that's a maybe.

rock_ski_cowboy · Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 442

I might be in a little bit of a hurry to get back once we hit the summit. An old friend invited me to tube the Provo in the afternoon, and although she aint dating material, there is a chance she has hot friends... Just so you guys don't think I'm a dick for running off (maybe). Besides, I think trail running is a blast... definitely a side hobby of mine, I just need some new shoes for it.

James_B_Wads2000 · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:04 pm Post subject:

I would add bring LOTS of water and some gaderaide. You guys are kidding yourselves to think it will be anything besides bloody hot. There is no source for water unless Tolcats is still flowing, but I doubt it. But then again I am a water buffalo and generally take one gallon for any hike over half day in the summer.

Thanks for the invite, sorry for the late reply. Saturdays are no good for me. My wife works 10 to 6 and I am stuck watching the kid. The only exception is when I go out of town for the weekend, then I find someone to watch my kid for me. Saturdays are better for chores anyway. So if you’re ever doing a Sunday day hike I’m in.

Plus Olympus is not my favorite. Pretty darn steep and HOT! I hope you guys get an early start, like 7 or better. That whole route is south facing. Much better hike for early summer or late fall. But this year’s weather was all screwed up making the early summer hiking season nonexistent.

Have fun,

James.

James_B_Wads2000 · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:08 pm Post subject:

Hey rock_ski_ cowboy,

Give me the 411 on rafting the Provo. I have never done it before and want to do it. Have you done it many times? Do you go through an outfitter or do you just take a tube and go?

James

rock_ski_cowboy · Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 442

James_B_Wads2000 wrote: I would add bring LOTS of water and some gaderaide. You guys are kidding yourselves to think it will be anything besides bloody hot. There is no source for water unless Tolcats is still flowing, but I doubt it. But then again I am a water buffalo and generally take one gallon for any hike over half day in the summer.

We started a little before 7. And we're happy to report that our asses did not get burned (it was shady and COOL until the last 30 minutes going up) and 2 liters of water was quite sufficient for me. Those poor blokes that were starting at noon, on the other hand, will have needed a lot of water and some aloe vera on their burnt butts.

However, it seems my truck was broken into during our hike. Sad thing is that I didn't have anything of value to any one but me there, but the asses managed to take my 10 dollars of gas money to get home, a used pair of 50 dollar street shoes, and two cases of burnt CD's. Some people!

I'll post a TR/info report on the provo under kayaking I suppose because tubing is like redneck kayaking I suppose.