COTT Day 6 - Leaving paradise.

After getting back to camp we waited out a storm, which gave us some awesome down time to reminisce and talk about the area, since we were leaving first thing in the morning. It didn’t hurt having the sun shine through; illuminating the cirque unlike any other day we were there. We ate dinner killed a few more mosquitoes and went to be, totally giddy from the weeks events. We woke up early, said some goodbyes to another couple and high tailed it out of there. The hike out went pretty quickly although I was hating my backpack compared to my climbing pack by the end of it.

We cruised out of there and decided to make a go for Mizzoula that day. We made a huge mistake, not stopping close by for some food. Just be warned that if you are driving through the middle of Idaho on a Sunday afternoon (and maybe any other day of the week), make sure yo start with a full tank of gas and some good, quality food…. Especially if you’ve just come out from a 5 day camping trip!

Well, we made it to Mizzoula, hung with Lucas’ parents, saw some friends, did the brewery tour, and finally returned to Seattle to prepare for the next extravaganza.




Day 1 - Hike in, skunk's knob and camel's hump
Day 2 - Pingora N face
Day 3/4 - Wolf's Head E ridge
Day 5 - Overhanging tower
Day 6 - End of the trip
Lucas' trip report