Mount Fowler & PT13540B
Fowler aka Big Bear
Date: 08/04/2023
Partner: Solo
Trailhead: Rock of Ages
Summits: PT13540B & Mount Fowler (aka Big Bear)
Distance: 6.5m
Elevation Gain: 3550ft
Duration: 5hrs
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PT13540B 14ers.com Page
Mount Fowler 14ers.com Page
A lot of loose rock up here. A fun final scramble to the summit with great views of the Wilson Group.
6.5m - 3550ft - 5hrs
After leaving the Rock of Ages trail I hiked on packed scree and old mining roads into the upper basin
A loose climb to the ridge
Fowler and the jug
I looked for as much solid rock to climb as possible
Gladstone and Mt. Wilson from the ridge
Gladstone
El Diente - Mt. Wilson traverse
Up the ridge to PT13540B
Summit selfie with Fowler in the distance
On to Fowler
Up the ridge
There was some class 3/4 scrambling to the summit
Summit views of El Diente, Mt. Wilson and Galdstone
Wilson Peak (L) and Gladstone
Wilson Peak
Dolores group over Boskoff to the west
Summit selfie
After climbing off the summit I descended a nasty loose gully from the ridge back into the upper basin
Looking down the gully
Looking back up the gully
Garbage or Historical artifact?
Back down from where I came