Broads Fork Twin Peaks via Robinson Variation | Wasatch Peak Bagging | Best Hikes in Utah
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- When I started out this hike, I had intended to complete the Triple Traverse which includes summiting Broads Fork Twin Peaks, Sunrise Peak (O'Sullivan Peak), and Dromedary Peak. I ended up tiring out a little quicker than expected, so I cut the day short by just completing Twin Peaks via the Robison Variation. The route I took had a couple of sub-peaks that I topped out on along the ridge to Twin Peaks. Overall the hike was amazing with beautiful forest and wild flowers down lower, and a lot of fun scrambling up higher. The view from the top were incredible! You can see many of the major peaks in the Wasatch as well as good views of the valley below.
Elevation Gain: 6,172 ft
Round Trip Distance: 9.2 mi
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@@SeekingSnow thank you! I appreciate it 😁
Great hike !! Thought I was about to watch a David Lynchs Twin Peaks review but I'm not disappointed :)
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. Sorry it wasn't the review you were looking for haha 😅.
The video qualtiy is awesome.
Thanks! 😁
Hey thanks for sharing. How much harder/easier is going up the regular saddle way vs Robinson Variation? Also what’s the easier way down? Thanks again
This was my first time hiking Twin Peaks, so I don't know exactly how much harder/easier it is to go the direct route up to the saddle. I did go down that route, so I can say that it is a little shorter with less total elevation gain than the Robinson's variation since you don't go up and down any smaller peaks along the way. However it seemed like the Robinson's variation had a lot less scree/loose rocks to get up than the normal way. The Robinson variation might also have a little more scrambling/exposure, depending on the exact route you take.
I would agree with murphy - they're about equal in difficulty - Robinson has more scrambling/exposure, but it avoids that horrible ascent to the 10,780 saddle between Twins and Sunrise - Robinson also offers that great view of Twins' north face - and best of all you can connect them as a loop from the same trailhead.
have you ever made it to sunrise and dromedary? I heard that there is a trail from sunrise to dromedary that avoids a class 5 scramble. I am trying to figure out which side it is on north or south.
I haven't made it up to either of those, unfortunately. But based on some beta I read, it sounded like from the saddle between twin peaks and sunrise, you can drop down on the south side to avoid some 5th class and then from sunrise you can follow the east ridge and then again drop down south a little bit to avoid more technical terain. So without actually having done that section, I'd guess your trail is on the south side.
Hopefully you can get some better info somewhere. If you end up doing it, have fun and be safe! That's a tough/technical route.
@@murphytravelsofficial Thanks for a quick reply! I am going tomorrow!
You're welcome, and good luck!
@@murphytravelsofficial Made it to the saddle, looked for a way up but bailed. Ill have to get some more climbing and scrambling experience and try again next year. A little too steep for me at this time. Still a good hike though. That scree field probably has it's own circle in hell.
Nice, I'm glad you made it down safe! Yeah, that loose scree field is a pain to get through. I'm glad you still had a good hike! 😀