Hiking

Summitting Monte Cristo and Mt. Superior

Hiking Monte Cristo and Superior Peaks

Fast Facts: Base Elevation: 8,634 Peak Elevation: 11,132 Hiking Elevation Gain: 2,917 Distance: 5.28 Elapsed Time: 4:38 hours Date: October 5, 2026 Strava: link I first summitted Mt. Superior in August 2018. It was my first 11,000-foot peak in the Wasatch, and with less climbing experience and fewer exposed routes under my belt, I remember it feeling a bit spicy. We approached via Cardiff Pass, but as we neared the summit, we drifted off the ridge to the south and found ours

CJ Wolf

Oct 62 min read

Hiking Box Elder Peak

Fast Facts: Base Elevation: 6,775 Peak Elevation: 11,101 Hiking Elevation Gain: ~4,764 Distance: 10.65 Elapsed Time: 5:28 hours Date: August 23, 2026 AllTrails: link Box Elder is one of the less-traveled 11,000-foot peaks in the Wasatch because it is outside the Cottonwoods, farther south of Salt Lake City, and—let’s be honest—not as exciting a hike as a peak like Pfeifferhorn. But since it is an 11,000-foot peak, it must be climbed. There are two trailheads you can take to s

CJ Wolf

Aug 253 min read

Summiting Granite Peak- Montana's State High Point

Fast Facts: Base Elevation: 8,747 Peak Elevation: 12,807 Hiking Elevation Gain: 4,795 Distance: 26.3 miles Elapsed Hiking Time:...

CJ Wolf

Aug 12, 20256 min read

White Baldy Summit Loop

Fast Facts: Base Elevation: 7,663 Peak Elevation: 11,321 Hiking Elevation Gain: 4,794 Distance: ~11.2 miles (my phone died at 10.1 miles...

CJ Wolf

Aug 1, 20254 min read

Summiting Gannett Peak- Wyoming's State High Peak

Fast Facts: Base Elevation: 8,052 Peak Elevation: 13,810 Hiking Elevation Gain: ~8,500 Distance: 39.85 miles Elapsed Hiking Time: 23:20...

CJ Wolf

Sep 8, 20249 min read

Red Baldy, Red Top, Twin Peaks & Silver Creek Summits

Traversing from Red Baldy to Twin Peaks

CJ Wolf

Aug 26, 20242 min read

Borah Peak: Idaho's High Point Summit

Fast Facts: Base Elevation: 7,386 Peak Elevation: 12,662 Elevation Gain: 5,276 Distance: 8.16 miles Elapsed Time: 6:47 Moving Time: 5:48...

CJ Wolf

Sep 18, 20235 min read

The Double Traverse: Sunrise & Dromedary Peaks

Fast Facts: · Sunrise (AKA-O’Sullivan) Summit: 11,275 · Dromedary Summit: 11,107 · Elevation Gain: 5,500 · ...

CJ Wolf

Sep 19, 20224 min read

Pfiefferhorn - Lightening Ridge - Thunder Peak Traverse

Fast Facts: · Peak Elevation: 11,326 · Number of peaks summited: 3 named, 1 unnamed (but the hardest) · ...

CJ Wolf

Jul 18, 20225 min read

Broads Fork Twin Peaks Summit

Fast Facts: · Summit Elevation: 11,330 · Elevation Gain: ~5,300 · Distance: ~9.5 (see Strava ) · Moving Time: 6:20 · Total Time: 7:25 · Date: September 27, 2021 A week before this successful summit hike, Lukas and I attempted to summit this peak in the rain. We were hoping that the rain would only be intermittent but it rained hard and after 3 miles, we were cold and drenched so we turned around. In hindsight that was the right call because

CJ Wolf

Sep 28, 20215 min read