Gilbert Peak

24.7 miles of hiking • 5000' elevation gain • 3 nights

Wow, what a hike! Got drenched in a thunderstorm, ran into a bear, got chased by a bull (well, at low speed), but on top of that made the best climb I've ever done, and also found one of the neatest alpine areas in the Goat Rocks. I didn't find any maps for climbing Gilbert Peak from east side prior to this trip, so it was mostly a guess work, but could see other climbers' tracks from time to time. Pepper-the-best-climbing-dog made all but 20 yards to the top (couldv'e done summit with my help, but imho drop off on the other side was too much for her). Conrad Basin is awesome and remote area, someday I will camp up there for a few days and explore around.