Glacier Classic, Day 2: Reynolds Mountain
Date: August 19, 2017
Trip Leader: Susanna Girolamo
It was cloudy and windy as we got to Logan Pass. All around
us you couldn’t see the Mountains because of the clouds. Although, we decided
to go ahead and approach the mountain with hope that the weather would change
and open up. The forecast in the
mountains is just so unpredictable, until you go, you really never know.
The distance to the summit of Reynolds Mountain is about
five miles, half of it it’s on human trail. On the climber’s trail cairns guide you all
the way up to the summit. The elevation gain from Logan Pass is about 2,500 vertical
feet, with class 2 or 3 climbing when taking the Southwestern Talus Slope
route, making this climb a great introduction to beginner or first timer mountaineers. Our group was a total of 5 people. For two of them, Paul and
Lauren was their first time exploring the Glacier National Park and climb a
mountain to the summit. On our way up we
only saw two different small parties coming down. When all of us made it to the summit we
realized really quickly that we were the only one on the mountain surrounded by
spectacular views.
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