American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-08-07
Mt. 1impanoogas Scaled
Party From American Fork Reach Ton
Some Thrilling Experiences.

"A party OF about twenty-five people,
with eX-County Commissioner y. n.
Christensen as guide, and Mr. and Mrs
Hyrum Blackhurst ms chapcrons.
climbed TO the top of Mt Timpanoogas
Wednesday, returning by way of South
Fork, American Fork canyon, Thurs.
day evening In an interview last
night with one of the reporters of
The Citizen, MIR Christensen related
some Of the most Interesting incidents
of the trip.
I'VE left American Fork" said Mr.
Christensen, Tuesday morning about
six o'clock, all flushed with deter
mination TO ascend old limp. There
were about MS many women In the
party as men, and for that reason we
felt II advisable to take a whole day
In making the final ascent. But we
soon learned that as mountain climb
ers the women are about equal to the
men. not only In downright endurance,
but also In pluck and nerve. Almost
without exception the best women
climbers were equal TO the best men
climbers. We took ample provisions
and horses. as well MS two wagons,
and the women folks rode whenever
II was possible.
"The first night we Campcd IN II
small canyon or gulch right under that
section of the mountain called Tho
Holes" and at four o'clock "Wednesday
morning, after good breakfast, we
started TO climb. Every one except
two persons left camp, and every per
son In the party who started Tor thc
top made II.
"There were three very long ana
stcep stretches TO ascend before inc
ton was reached. The first landed uS
I'M I'm the Holes" a great basinlike sec
ton filled with great irregular pies
of rock, the work of some past ga
cier; then there was sharp alllloH
| prccipitous rise out of the Holes VI
TO the lake, another basin smaller u
size filled with small glacier hoT'
we rested, ate lunch and prepar''
for the last hard climb.
1 This luN1 NlIfl'u VI 'l'''''''
far the hardest and most dahgerou
to ascend. There Is no tran OF cur
cuitous route, but n bold steep Stop
that must be assembled by sheer per
severance. This part of the cllmh y
norhaps 1000 feet high, the side nl 'l''
maintain here being covered WIN
him laycr of shalc that has roil''
down from the higher parts me la'
! TWO hundred feet is simply cragS wa
must he scaled by stepping caroiu'l'
and securing n hold here ana 'h'''
i'm the solid rock. .,o,
AT this part two accid'I'H o''u, W.,
that might have been serious 'u"
Chipman and his wife TOOK y va
leading over high Lodges anu w..
nrrsuinr n for some distance N''
comnelled to return and start owe
another way. Mrs Chapman was n,''
~ overcome by the time she pi'N''
hor way over the dangerous pa,
and Joined the main colnpahy' wv
ether even more serious mlshap y,
onrrcd when Mr.. aud Mrs, broauuou
Iort what they considered poor l" u
,n, IN cot over TO one chosen by ~
A Christensen, In lh' "",,1' 40
make the change thcy GOV Wv, rtho
noIut whore they could go u" ,,orc
and could not return lh'l, Wv ~
Snro had 10 hang in one poS''lol y"
A., 'ovnoscd side of the steep H'o,
w.. hoir an hour until Dr ChrlS''"',
and I could get rope to lh'Il "'
'nu man, oui of this prcdicaln'h'.
pu, In, Ton was reached, however
u,,,a "c o,t t eleven o'clock, and the