Beatout Event Cache

***Warning this event is for serious hikers only. My guess is this event will last at least 14 hours, and will have a lot of hiking without much of a trail. Many parts of the hike will require bushwacking, boulder hopping, and sun exposure. If you are injured the only way out will be by helicopter.***

My only promise is you will get hot, tired, cut, and beat up. But you will be rewarded with remote settings with fantastic views.

If you are an avid hiker plan on meeting at the Lower Bell Canyon trailhead (North Trail parking lot) at 4:00 AM. At 4:10 (Do NOT BE LATE late we will leave right at 4:10 AM) we will shuttle up to the White Pine Trailhead where the hike will begin.

We will then hike to the top of Pfeifferhorn. Scramble along mountain tops to South Thunder Mountain. If we have time we will hike an additional mile to North Thunder.

After hitting the Thunder Mountains we will enter the 'BEATOUT' portion of the hike. We will descend down the Thunderbowl and bushwack to Upper Bell Canyon Reservoir. The bushwack will continue all the way to the waterfall.

From the waterfall we will be back to trail hiking. We will continue all the way back to the starting coordinates.

Here is a writeup of the hike:

The Beatout Hike The Beatout Hike is one of the classic ridge scrambles in the Wasatch Mountains. The route starts from the White Pine Traihead and goes up Red Pine Canyon essentially where the Bullion Divide ended.

Hike up the maintained trail to lower Red Pine Lake. This is where most day hikers turn around. A climbers trail continues to upper Red Pine Lake and the large boulderfield above. Ascend the headwall west of White Baldy.

From here the route goes west towards the Pfeifferhorn. It is only five feet higher than White Baldy. The ridge has 3rd class scrambling. The final part up to the summit is the steepest part. This is the highpoint of the ridge and one of the most beautiful mountains in the Wasatch. The route descends down towards Peak 11,137. It is also known as Upwop meaning Unnamed Peak west of Pfeifferhorn. It goes to the beginning of Lightning Ridge. The north side of Lightning Ridge drops into Hogum Fork. Chipman Peak is located on a short spur ridge and is a nice bonus mountain to climb. The peak stands above Lake Hardy. Hogum Fork is located in a large glacial cirque and has no established trails. At the end of the ridge is the boulder hopping ascent of South Thunder Mountain. Its seldom climbed neighbor North Thunder Mountain can be seen above Thunder Mountain Bowl which is another glacier carved cirque.

This is also the triple divide between Dry Creek, Hogum Fork, and Bells Canyon. The most common descent is down into upper Bells Canyon. You'll be descending down a steep boulderfield for most of the way. In early season it will be covered in snow. You don't have to hike to the reservoir, just in that general direction. From here, there is over five miles of hiking through Bells Canyon. This route is known as the Beatout Hike. The name probably came from the bushwhacking and hiking involved in descending down Bells Canyon. Some people say it is named after the way you feel after completing the hike.