Whorl Mountain, (12,033')

Date: 2018/09/01

Companions: Rafee Memon

Route: Horse Creek Pass to Southeast Face.

Notes: We started at 5:12am, reached the pass at 3h46m, summit at 7h13m (slow!), back at car at 13h09m. I had tried this peak in October of 2014 but, due to a late start and wanting to get back before dark, turned around before the chockstone. The route was quite complex and varied and very fun, especially tunneling behind the chockstone and the little bit of climbing up to the "catwalk". Rafee's Photos

Alpenglow above Horse Creek
View down Spiller Canyon, Whorl Mountain (center R)
Whorl Mountain
Spiller Canyon before Traverse into Second Chute
Approaching the Chockstone
Above the Chockstone
Catwalk to Summit Area
Matterhorn Peak and Horse Creek Pass
Whorl South Peak (R)
Climbing Down to the Chockstone
Horse Creek Hanging Valley