PT13795 & Campbell Creek
Date: 8/15/2020
Partner: Solo
Trailhead: Grizzly Gulch
Summits: PT13795 & Campbell Creek Peak
Distance: 10m
Elevation Gain: 4150ft
Duration: 6.5hrs
Difficulty: Class 2
GPX
At a TH with crowds of 14er revelers this route will give you some personal space. However given personal space is at a premium these days the following fees will apply:
- One climb of a nasty scree slope to PT13695
- One bushwhacky, route findy, trailless descent of Campbell Creek (my track wasn't too bad)
- Crossing the Lake Fork River
- One mile of being dusted by Texas Wheelchairs on the road back to the TH
But... it is a fun and adventurous day to be sure!
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10m - 4150ft - 6.5hrs
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Handies from just above Treeline. What a gorgeous basin this is
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When I reached this lake I was a little taken back by the ominous scree field that that I needed to climb. So caught in my options that I forgot to snap a shot. However the nasty looking slope climbed easier than it looked with only 30 or so feet of really loose talus near the top
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This little guy was waiting for me at the top of the scree field.... signalling that the climbing would be easier to the summit.
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PT13695
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I think Otina named this 'Lake Rubber Ducky'
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Handies from PT13795
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PT13795 and Half
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Looking west to American and Jones
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From the summit of PT13795 I made a game time decision to head over to Campbell Creek Peak (left)
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Looking back to PT13795 on the hike to Campbell Creek Peak
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I guess I am not going to take the ridge all the way. I back tracked, down climbed and contoured around on the right.
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Easy going and back on the ridge to the summit
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Half Peak is so cool!
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PT13795 from Campbell Creek
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After descending nasty west slope I headed down the drainage and back to the road. There was no trail in this drainage and the route finding was tricky.
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Campbell Creek I presume
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After descending Campbell Creek and crossing the Lake Fork I hiked a mile on the road back to the Grizzly Gulch TH. After not seeing a soul all day it seemed like 14erfest was in full swing upon my return.
