A photo story

A Gannett Peak day

Gaiter up, helmet on, and still plenty of rock around me. I took this selfie on my Gannett Peak day in September 2023, climbing Wyoming's high point in the Wind Rivers. I had about every inch of skin covered that I could. It was a cold morning, around 36, with the wind around 16 miles an hour, and rain in the air.

Gannett Peak is the highest point in Wyoming, at 13,804 feet, in the Wind River Range. The hike was four days long, with about 50 miles of terrain to cover. Two days earlier I had been at a Fitzpatrick Wilderness trailhead, on the way in.

There was lots of rain. It was very cold and very wet the whole way.

I only saw two other groups on it. One was a guided group, and the other was two young adults. Gannett is a serious mountain, and this photo is from that day, not a posed summit-sign shot.