Beaver Meadow would include Upper Wolf Jaw, right?
I have done all of the above peaks but not at the same time. I don't recall the Beaver Meadow trail being dangerous or much different than the Weld trail. I do recall Sawteeth being more challenging than I expected and the up down up down from Gothics to over Pyramid to be strenuous. I had planned to do Sawteeth with Gothics but decided against it after Pyramid. I saved Sawteeth for a one peak trip.
Hmm. That is also an option - splitting it into two days.
From looking at the map, it could include Upper Wolf Jaw, but doesn’t have to.
I did Colden from the Upper Works Trail. I’m not sure how many ways there are to do Colden, but one of the guys I hiked with remembered the previous way he’d hiked Colden years earlier being “easier” than the way we did it from Upper Works.
I did Upper Wolf Jaw and Armstong together.
True about the 5'5" height but then again they may be more comfortable on the slide than someone who is say, 6'4". That is one of my favorites too.I've done 35 of the peaks and Colden via the trap dike is far and away my favorite. It's not for young kids and people under 5'5" or so will have trouble reaching hand holds when climbing the scree but if you do it from the Loj you pass Avalanche Lake (beautiful!) and walk on the "hitch up Matilda's". Unforgettable!
I already did both Wolf Jaws together, but came in a different way. I remember walking up a dry creek bed that gradually went up. That was a neat hike.
make sure you bring water shoes, the water crossing this year is super high, and just assume you'll be in water up to your knees.
Actually just bought a pair 5 minutes ago, lol.
Could be. You know how it goes. When in the thick of it, it is a pain. When you finish it was all great.
You're right, should have looked at a map. And it does look like quite a climb back up Gothics. Maybe 1200 feet from Armstrong col back up to Gothics. And actually Beaver Meadows comes out of that Gothics/Armstrong col.
Yeah, I’ll see how it feels after getting to Armstrong, but will probably just take Beaver Meadows. Take it slow, and be careful. I don’t mind long days and working ridiculously hard out there, but like to avoid anything treacherous if possible, but it seems to be the most common way and if all these other people have done it, I can do it.
I’ve got an Osprey Talon 22. It’s the only “real” backpack I’ve had so I can’t compare it to anything, but I’ve had it for 30 or so high peaks, and I can’t think of any problems with it. It’s got everything I need for these hikes.
I think you have 3 types of packs that qualify.
