Route Climbed: Standard Trail Date Climbed: August 2002
This was a beautiful climb at a much lower elevation than I was used to in Wyoming. I loved the climb and the incredible desert scenery that surrounded Angels Landing.
Route Climbed: Pedestrian route Date Climbed: July 24th, 2004
Got up early for a quick climb, and scrambled past the masses. I found it amusing how many people the final section of the route scared off, where I found it to be grand fun, especially without the cables.
Route Climbed: Standard/Angel's Landing Trail Date Climbed: September 22, 2004
Did this as part of a 4 day whirlwind southern Utah/northern Arizona hiking trip. Great hike with fantastic views and nice exposure. Not too keen on the paved trail, though, and I can't say this is a good place for solitude. There were probably 15-20 on the summit with me, and traffic jams all up and down the class 3 portion. And this was a Weds. Overall though, I highly recommend this as a quick (took me 2.5 hrs) way to get a bird's eye view of an amazing canyon.
Great hike - shame there are so many other people on it though. Nice exposure near the end and several in my wife's family stopped, leaving my wife and I to continue. On the way down I ran into someone I knew from high school - 12 years earlier in Texas. That has to be my most random encounter on a trail.
An amazing stop on a solo cross-country drive back from Death Valley to Colorado. Froze my butt in the empty campground the night before and really enjoyed the strenuous climb to warm up in the morning. The chains were great fun - reminded me of Old Rag in Virginia. This is one of those deeply amazing places in southern Utah that makes you feel more alive just being there.
Route Climbed: Angels Landing Trail Date Climbed: October, 2002
Last peak on a road trip around the country. We're almost back to California. One of the most spectacular views we saw throughout the entire trip. Looking down Zion valley was like looking into a prehistoric time where the land created life and not the other way around.
Route Climbed: Angels Landing Trail Date Climbed: December 1996
Hiked this trail during a whirlwind road trip across the U.S. (NY to S.D., Wy, Montana,Wa, Or, Ca, Nv, Ut, Co, and down south to Chalotte, NC. Oddly enough, this trip took place before I discovered rock climbing(years later).Missed out on some good climbs on that trip. The main road was littered with RVs. Great airy views on this trail, once you conquer the paved switchbacks. By the way ,broke my timing belt in Wyoming around Buffalo, not so good, especially with a Honda.
So Alan says to me...let's go in the afternoon. Have you any idea how hot the hike to the top is on a June afternoon??? Other than the heat, it was a great hike. The views were stunning. Lots of fun.
Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: September 2001
I climbed this one with a party of around 10 on a hot Labor Day weekend. The chains on the approach to the summit were interesting, as were the switchbacks. Views from the top were well worth the climb. Drank tons of water!
Route Climbed: Angels Landing Trail Date Climbed: March,2003
What a cool hike to an awesome summit. My wife Elaine, and I Hiked the trail round trip in about 3 hours. There was snow and ice on the upper portions of the trail which made the traverse from the scouts lookout very intresting.
Route Climbed: The normal route Date Climbed: November 2001
My friend and I up there last November and there was still some fall color on the cottonwoods down below. The views of Zion were breathtaking. We were off of the knife-edge and back at Scout Lookout just before dark. There, we spent a few minutes trying to persuade a family not to continue the class 3 climb to the summit. They didn’t even have flashlights. Fortunately, they decided to hike back down the trail.
WildMan21 - Dec 20, 2004 8:40 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Trail Date Climbed: August 2002This was a beautiful climb at a much lower elevation than I was used to in Wyoming. I loved the climb and the incredible desert scenery that surrounded Angels Landing.
thebeave7 - Oct 20, 2004 11:04 am
Route Climbed: Pedestrian route Date Climbed: July 24th, 2004Got up early for a quick climb, and scrambled past the masses. I found it amusing how many people the final section of the route scared off, where I found it to be grand fun, especially without the cables.
brentonjweaver - Oct 18, 2004 12:21 am
Route Climbed: standard trail Date Climbed: april 18, 2003did this one on an 8 day national park/vegas trip.
Kevin Seal - Sep 26, 2004 2:15 pm
Route Climbed: Standard/Angel's Landing Trail Date Climbed: September 22, 2004Did this as part of a 4 day whirlwind southern Utah/northern Arizona hiking trip. Great hike with fantastic views and nice exposure. Not too keen on the paved trail, though, and I can't say this is a good place for solitude. There were probably 15-20 on the summit with me, and traffic jams all up and down the class 3 portion. And this was a Weds. Overall though, I highly recommend this as a quick (took me 2.5 hrs) way to get a bird's eye view of an amazing canyon.
mountaindog - Sep 24, 2004 5:52 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Trail Date Climbed: May 1998, June 1999Great hike with amazing views!
cbuelow - Sep 23, 2004 1:27 pm
Route Climbed: Angel's Landing Trail Date Climbed: August 1994What an amazing hike - an unforgettable experience!
flechenbones - Jul 22, 2004 6:00 pm
Date Climbed: November 2001Great hike - shame there are so many other people on it though. Nice exposure near the end and several in my wife's family stopped, leaving my wife and I to continue. On the way down I ran into someone I knew from high school - 12 years earlier in Texas. That has to be my most random encounter on a trail.
lostman - Jul 7, 2004 2:18 pm
Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: January 2002An amazing stop on a solo cross-country drive back from Death Valley to Colorado. Froze my butt in the empty campground the night before and really enjoyed the strenuous climb to warm up in the morning. The chains were great fun - reminded me of Old Rag in Virginia. This is one of those deeply amazing places in southern Utah that makes you feel more alive just being there.
WhereAmI - Apr 23, 2004 3:42 am
Route Climbed: Angels Landing Trail Date Climbed: October, 2002Last peak on a road trip around the country. We're almost back to California. One of the most spectacular views we saw throughout the entire trip. Looking down Zion valley was like looking into a prehistoric time where the land created life and not the other way around.
Andrzej Gibasiewicz - Mar 20, 2004 4:43 pm
Route Climbed: Angels Landing Trail Date Climbed: 16 June 1997exciting hiking trail
cp0915 - Feb 18, 2004 2:52 pm
Quite a few timesAngels Landing was the first of the more than 130 different Zion summits I've attained over the years.
One of the best hikes around. Did it most interestingly in Aug 2003 in heavy rain and high winds. What a rush!
-3rd time: in fall 2008 with DB, Tom Jones and Andy Archibald;
-4th time: in March 2009, as the 5th peak of the day
(25 minutes roundtrip from Scout Lookout, despite the crowds, and without using my hands!);
-5th time: 6/13/09 - wrapping up a 17-mile/4,400 foot roundtrip jaunt up to the West Rim highpoint atop Horse Pasture Plateau.
petersbike - Jan 25, 2004 1:36 am
Route Climbed: Angels Landing Trail Date Climbed: December 1996Hiked this trail during a whirlwind road trip across the U.S. (NY to S.D., Wy, Montana,Wa, Or, Ca, Nv, Ut, Co, and down south to Chalotte, NC. Oddly enough, this trip took place before I discovered rock climbing(years later).Missed out on some good climbs on that trip. The main road was littered with RVs. Great airy views on this trail, once you conquer the paved switchbacks. By the way ,broke my timing belt in Wyoming around Buffalo, not so good, especially with a Honda.
cruzit - Dec 8, 2003 6:33 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: June 2002So Alan says to me...let's go in the afternoon. Have you any idea how hot the hike to the top is on a June afternoon??? Other than the heat, it was a great hike. The views were stunning. Lots of fun.
belexes - Oct 19, 2003 5:56 pm
Route Climbed: Angels Landing Trail Date Climbed: Fall 1998A good, fun hike, though it's pretty crowded.
MrWasatch - Sep 26, 2003 12:32 pm
Route Climbed: Standard route Date Climbed: April 1998Nice spring hike when the high peaks are under snow... nice exposure, but the chains aren't really necessary.
grandwazoo - Jul 29, 2003 10:09 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: 4-15-2001Had a perfect Spring day in the land of Zion.
millsapd - May 5, 2003 12:51 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: September 2001I climbed this one with a party of around 10 on a hot Labor Day weekend. The chains on the approach to the summit were interesting, as were the switchbacks. Views from the top were well worth the climb. Drank tons of water!
Eric Tipton - Mar 10, 2003 2:21 pm
Route Climbed: Angels Landing Trail Date Climbed: March,2003What a cool hike to an awesome summit. My wife Elaine, and I Hiked the trail round trip in about 3 hours. There was snow and ice on the upper portions of the trail which made the traverse from the scouts lookout very intresting.
Alan Ellis - Dec 5, 2002 7:04 am
Route Climbed: Angels Landing Trail Date Climbed: June 2002Nice hike. I have never seen a paved trail before. We saw several people chicken out before the last section.
Dave K - Oct 22, 2002 2:35 pm
Route Climbed: The normal route Date Climbed: November 2001My friend and I up there last November and there was still some fall color on the cottonwoods down below. The views of Zion were breathtaking. We were off of the knife-edge and back at Scout Lookout just before dark. There, we spent a few minutes trying to persuade a family not to continue the class 3 climb to the summit. They didn’t even have flashlights. Fortunately, they decided to hike back down the trail.