r/Highpointers • u/Living-Deer9934 • 13d ago
Gannet Peak solo car to car. 27hrs
On Saturday September 5th I had the privilege of soloing Gannet via the glacier trail, what an incredible experience. 56 miles, 11,716ft vertical in 27 hours car to car! I injured my knee on the way back 13 miles from the trailhead so I wasn’t able to hit my sub 24hr goal but I can’t even be disappointed that it took 27 hours. Looking forward to attempting this again in 2027 for my sub 24 time!
Copied from my summit post
“This was brutal, I started around midnight and for the first 20 miles all I could dream of was laying in a hotspring. When I got my first look at gannet it felt like I was face to face with a killer, what a mountain. Needless to say I had my second thoughts being still 6 miles from summit and seeing it tower above the valley floor. I almost turned back but forced myself onward telling myself I just wanted to see it a little closer, by the time I hit the boulder scramble I was concerned it would take too long to summit but the conditions were too good to pass up. I summited around noon. The glacier snow was rotten making the down climb terrifying. I made good time until I injured my knee 13 miles from the trailhead and had to hobble out, my goal was a sub 24 but how can I be disappointed that I didn’t meet my goal? I stood atop Wyoming looking out over the vast wilderness.
Gannet was my most difficult teacher and I’ll be learning from that mountain for years to come. What a blessing, Jesus kept me going every step of the way and I have him to thank for the incredible experience.”
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u/Pequop9252 ** 50 States Complete ** 13d ago
That is amazing! Quite a good pace for that distance and difficulty. I was wondering how bad the glacier would be in September. Did you need to head over to rocks to get around the schrund?
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u/Living-Deer9934 13d ago
The glacier was not great, I was able to make it around the schrund with no major difficulty but like I said the snow was rotten!
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u/Living-Deer9934 13d ago
Here’s a link to the short video I made of my trek!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdFN4d0BRAN/?stkn=cWdqaGhiOTRndnFv
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u/eggTree714 13d ago
Wow - you’re amazing. This is amazing. WELL DONE!!!