Koip Peak dayhike

Koip Peak dayhike

Morgan Brown

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Books that Morgan
Recommends...

The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails

By R.J. Secor. The High Sierra hiking/climbing guidebook. Amazingly exhaustive. An indispensible trip planning aid.

In June, 2000, Kim and I "bagged" our first peak. As peaks go, we picked a pretty hard one, at least in terms of elevation and distance: Koip Peak from Dana Meadows. The hike to the 12960' summit has a round trip of 20 miles, though with a relatively benign elevation gain of only 3500 feet or so. By the end, we were quite pooped, especially since we were in bad shape at that time. But I think it's safe to say that a bug of sorts bit us that day. I've always liked to get high, and the feeling of being REALLY high, coupled with the sense of accomplishment at pushing one's physical limits, sealed my love of mountain climbing that day.

You can find a Trip report here.

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kp02-toward-parkerpass.jpg (77 KB) The last leg of the ascent to ...	kp03-koip-trail-pass.jpg (90 KB) The trail to Koip Peak Pass (s...	kp04-parkercyn-koiptrail.jpg (109 KB) Classic view from the Koip Pea...
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