MT OLYMPUS

FACTS
trailhead elevation: 4,830 feet
peak elevation: 9,026 feet
thats a 4,200 elevation gain in 3.2 miles
6.4 miles roundtrip

this hike took me 5 hours to reach the peak alone due
to all the snow we cameacross the last 1.3 miles or so.
This is my first hike of the season and I did well,
however I never want to hike through snow again, it's the
hardest thing I've ever done

waterfallthe peak in the distance

walking through the creek


hey there

puppy having fun in the water

and now we reach the snowy part of the hike and will be on this for over 1 miletaking a well needed break
mark and tyler
creek running under the snow


the snow sluffing (wet slides)

the trail through snow
it was hot


looking south
big cottonwood canyon


avalanche chute we had to scramble up to reach the peak. hardest part was coming down
i fell A LOT. and also had a an icecyle break off and trigger a tiny avalanche behind me
coming down, scary stuff
looking south

looking north from the peak
not sure about my face, but it was scary up there all alone....so here i am at the peak!!
back side from the peak
panoramic shot of the valley from Mt Olympus Peak at 9,026 feet
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