Lost Creek Wilderness

Apex Trip Itineraries
Written By Jason Kolaczkowski
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Itinerary for Our Backpacking, Camping, and Climbing Trip

All itineraries need to placed into a context. This trip was light on backpacking, but heavy on rock climbing and camping. The hike in lost and then gained only 200 vertical feet, and was only about 2 miles. And while there is ample guidance for getting to the area and for the hike in, there was no existing information that we were able to find on rock climbing in the area. It is undeveloped, and wild. Therefore, a reasonable amount of reconnaissance was required before climbing in order to ensure safety. This lengthened the amount of time required to find and set routes.

Day -1: Packing and food preparation

Day 1: Travel to Camp

  • 9:30am - breakfast, fill water bottles

  • 10:30am - get into outdoor clothing

  • 11:00am - drive to trailhead (lunch in route)

  • 12:45pm - arrive at trailhead, gear up

  • 1:00pm -begin backpacking (~2mi)

  • 4:00pm - arrive at camp, set camp (~9,400 ft)

  • 5:00pm - start dinner

  • 6:30pm - evening walk

  • 7:00pm - bedtime story

  • 7:30pm - “lights out”

Day 2: Explore Surrounding Area and Climbing

  • 6:00am - wakeup, morning walk and warm-up “rock scramble”

  • 8:00am - start breakfast

  • 9:00am - gear-up rock climbing equipment

  • 9:30am - identify routes, lead first route, and set top rope anchor

  • 10:30am - boys rock climbing

  • 12:30pm - lunch

  • 1:00pm - lead second route and set up top rope anchor

  • 1:30pm - boys rock climbing

  • 4:00pm - break down anchors, return to camp

  • 4:40pm - start dinner

  • 5:30pm - evening hike (~1.5mi)

  • 7:00pm - bedtime story

  • 7:30pm - “lights out”

Day 3: Explore Surrounding Area and Climbing

  • 6:00am - wakeup, morning hike (~1.5mi)

  • 8:00am - start breakfast

  • 9:00am - gear-up rock climbing equipment

  • 9:30am - identify routes, lead first route, and set top rope anchor

  • 10:30am - boys rock climbing

  • 12:30pm - lunch

  • 1:00pm - lead second route and set up top rope anchor

  • 1:30pm - boys rock climbing

  • 4:00pm - break down anchors, return to camp

  • 4:40pm - start dinner

  • 5:30pm - evening hike (~1.5mi)

  • 7:00pm - bedtime story

  • 7:30pm - “lights out”

Day 4: Break Camp and Head Home

  • 6:00am - wakeup, partially break camp

  • 7:00am - start breakfast

  • 8:00am - finish breaking camp

  • 8:30am - hike out (~2mi)

  • 11:30am - arrive at the trailhead, drive home (lunch in route)

  • 1:15pm - arrive home, unpack

Jason Kolaczkowski