James and Matt climbed Mount Baldy and Sugarloaf in April. They then skied off of the summit of Sugarloaf, and through Alta Ski Resort. Since it was about 5:30 when they skied down, there were no people at the top of the resort. They were both surprised when they found people skiing at the bottom of the resort. It was the last day of the season for Alta, so there was a party going on.
Jon and James tried to climb at Pentapitch in April, but were turned back by wet rock and snow making it possible to climb the first 15 feet on snow. They make their way through the snow back to the car, and headed to Lisa Falls on the north side of the canyon, instead. The approach to Lisa Falls was much nicer for james in his jeans, and Jon in his tennis shoes. They climbed 2 pitches, rapped off, and headed home.
James, Keith, and Duane climbed Preston Peak and Clayton Peak late in April. It was a stormy day, and it snowed on the guys. It was quite fun descending through Brighton Ski Resort on new snow, since the resort closed a week earlier. James and Keith both wished they brought their skis, to make fresh tracks in the powder. Duane doesn't ski, so he was happy riding down, sitting on his avalanche shovel.
The next day, James, Jon, and Chris went rock climbing at Storm Mountain Island. Chris is the only one who got to climb, because it startes raining. After getting both James' and Chris' ropes stuck, they retrieved them, and went home.
James and Duane attempted Silver Peak again. They thought they had made it, but when James and Keith climbed it in June, without snow, James realized he and Duane had climbed the wrong peak in April. It was a fun hike anyway. James and Duane actually climbed some hill (approx. 9600), which he and Duane thought was Silver Peak.
On May 8, James hiked solo partway up White Pine Canyon. He stopped partway up, because he was alone, and getting into deep snow, which would be dangerous for avalanches, since he was alone. Later that day, he went up Neffs Canyon with a school friend, Brandon, his dog, Smokey, and Brandon's dog, Max.
On May 16 James, Chris, Don S, Matt, Dan, Kevin, and Dustin climbed Mount Olympus. It was a fun hike, with great weather and conditions (first time this year). Everybody except Kevin made it to the summit. He stopped to talk to a cool guy, who was training for Rainier.
On May 22, James, Duane, Dan, and Greg F hiked part way up Ibapah Peak, which is in the Deep Creek Mountains. They were camped near Topaz Mountain, and drove out to the Deep Creeks in the morning. It was anexciting 4WD, followed by a cool hike in an oasis. The Deep Creek Mountains resemble Little Cottonwood Canyon, even rising out of the desert, and becoming an oasis. The snow near the top of the pass was really bad, and we kept falling through. Nobody made it to the summit, but we had a great hike in some place we had never been.
