Ten and a half hours of scintillating fun on an attention-getting climb to one of the more remote Wasatch peaks.

Rick Gamble, Carrie Clark, Jude Elizondo, Chris Winters, Andy Beard, Gayle Stockslager, Wilmer Sandoval, Robyn Heilbrun
Photos by Jude Elizondo & Andy Beard

Wildcat Ridge Refresher hike (dry photos) 8/25/2019 and the Official hike (snowy photos) 9/21/2019. Photos by Ray Daurelle

Pictures from along the Millcreek ridge, going from Grandeur to Murdock

A fun social gathering by a campfire followed the last slow-paced Draper evening hike.

WMC members enjoyed a full day of climbing in the shade at Serenity Wall in American Fork Canyon.  The area was crowded but everyone was very friendly and shared the routes.

4-day trip with a wonderful group of 6

The group stayed at the Grand Teton Climbers Ranch.  We hiked/mountaineered the Middle Teton with included a few step snow fields.  We floated and fished the Snake River from Jackson Lake Dam to Pacific Creek.  And we climbed at Rodeo Wall ... more

We had a joyful hike to the Hot Springs in Spanish Fork Canyon today 08/11/2019. Tom and Edie Mitko made the drive all the way from the Salt Lake area and joined me on one of my favorite hikes.

Ray Daurelle on the ridge just below the summit of Gobbler's Knob. The snow conditions talked us out of continuing on to Wildcat Ridge.

Turn-off to RockCliff

This clinic covers skills for the advancing climber new to multiple pitches, top-rope anchor building, and anchor cleaning. Covered topics included building a 2-bolt climbing anchor, cleaning an anchor to descend from fixed gear, multi-pitch techniques for the follower,... more

This is a workshop for experienced toprope climbers on the fundamentals of sport leading and lead belaying. If you have always wanted to try leading sport this is your chance. We  cover gear & techniques including proper lead belay, leading sport (bolted) rout... more

San Juan River from Sand Island to Clay Hills. May 8th, 6 nights. Beth Blattenberger, Dave Vance, Kay & Arnie Tran.

Beginner Whitewater Rafting Trip Green River May 17-19, 2019

This is a beginners workshop on the fundamentals of rock climbing plus equipment use & selection. This is also a great opportunity to meet and learn with other interested beginner climbers. We cover gear & techniques including proper belay, top roping & climbing with a ... more

This is a beginners workshop on the fundamentals of rock climbing plus equipment use & selection.  This is also a great opportunity to meet and learn with other interested beginner climbers. We  cover gear & techniques including proper belay, top rop... more

WMC Members spent over an hour picking up trash and removing graffiti before enjoying a day of climbing on Bear Hollow Wall and Clint Eastwood Wall.

Eight WMC members descended three different canyons in the Virgin River George and St. George areas.

No crowds and great snow.  

A few photos from the Stansbury Island Ridgeline

Improve down hill ski at Snowbird

Group photo near the meadow.

On the Friday Winter Solstice, our crew of 9 ventured up the trail under the full moon armed with layers and micro spikes.  The Church Fork Trail bustled with other hikers and trail runners headed to Grandeur Peak; some of them polite enough to yield right of ... more

A short steep hike (5 hrs, 3000 vertical ft) to a landmark that's easy to recognize from the valley.

Peter, Brett, Kathleen, Scott, Ambrose, and Mark spent a cold day at Ledgemere picnic area removing graffiti and picking up trash.  We removed two large bags of trash from the mine tunnel and many more bags of trash while walking around the picnic sites. ... more

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A cabineering Labor Day weekend of hiking with minimally used, easily accessible trailheads.

5 paddle days on the Colorado River through Meander Canyon

A dozen WMC members joined us at Echo Canyon - Bear Hollow - Clint Eastwood Wall & Bear Hollow Wall. Echo Canyon offers fun, bolt protected cobble climbing. It is very similar to Maple Canyon. Pockets, slopers, crimps and jugs yield highly enjoyable climbing. We all spe... more

This is a beginners workshop on the fundamentals of rock climbing plus equipment use & selection. If you have always wanted to experience climbing, are rusty & just want a refresher or just want to improve your fundamental skills, this is your chance. This is also a gr... more

This is a beginners workshop on the fundamentals of rock climbing plus equipment use & selection. If you have always wanted to experience climbing, are rusty & just want a refresher or just want to improve your fundamental skills, this is your chance. This is also a gre... more

This is a beginners workshop on the fundamentals of rock climbing plus equipment use & selection. If you have always wanted to experience climbing, are rusty & just want a refresher or just want to improve your fundamental skills, this is your chance. This is also a gre... more

Bruce lead a wonderful NTD snowshoe trip around Silver Fork Loop. For more pictures, check out the club facebook page.

RUBY HORSETHIEF KAYAK TRIP
OCTOBER 13-16 2017 Organized by Gretchen Siegler

Leisurely hike Lake Mary - Twin Lakes  Oct 28

Climbing at The Salt Lake Slips in 2017.

Thank you Andrew and Neil for showing up on time to help me pick up trash.  WMC removed half a dozen bags of trash from the Bear Hallow area of Echo Canyon.

August 12-13, 2017. L-R: Teri, Cindy, Leslie, Rob Marcy, Dick (back), Pat, Ron Chris W, Jennifer, Cory, Robert, Mounia, Barb, Rod, Steve, Frank. Missing: Dave K, Chris K, Dave V, Sharon, Kneel.

Aug. 29- Sept. 2. Four nights on Jackson Lake in Grand Teton Nat. Park

Kathleen, Steve, Mark, and Ambrose spend Sunday morning defining the trail and replacing the hand lines with a retired climbing rope.  We then enjoyed three different sport routes on the Red Rock Wall in Big Cottonwood Canyon.

Hike organized by Bruce Christenson, led by Liz Cordova, appreciated by all.

Saturday, June 3rd and Sunday, June 4th at Geezer Wall in Big Cottonwood Canyon.

52 miles through Sillwater Canyon, Green River. April 28-May 3. Paddling, hiking, exploring.

The group enjoyed a full day in the sun climbing quality conglomerate.  And thank you to everyone for spending the first hour helping to pick up trash and loading junk into my truck to help clean up the area.

Organized by Sharon Vinick.  Photos by Kathleen Waller.
An introduction to winter mountaineering including snow travel and self-arrest with an ice axe on Milly's at Brighton.

A beautiful day of rock climbing in the Standsbury range about 45 mins west of Salt Lake City. The Valley of Zion is quality sport climbing on limestone with great holds and a lot of friction.  We climbed Blob's Your Aunt with bolted routes from 5.8 to 5.10 an... more

Back Country Ski Tour led by Brian Barkey

Oct 20 to Nov 7, 2016

Dates:  August 27 - Sept. 4, 2016
Participants:  Richard Jirik (organizer), Russell Patterson, and Bob Perkins.
A 40-mile backpack starting at Granite Canyon and ending at String Lake.