Fairly quick tour to the top of Medicine Bow Peak.

Statistics

1 - 2

hrs

410

m

24

m

32

max°

Difficulty

FATMAP difficulty grade

Moderate

Description

If you get there early you can park on the side of the road and start where I did.

This is a pretty easy skin and then a few hundred feet of boot pack.

I would bring crampons for the last part as it gets pretty steep and can be icy early in the morning.

A cornice also tends to build up on this side (SE) of the face, so be aware.

As the snow warms be aware of wet slabs.