Show CLIMBED IN 1847 V twin peaks two of the hag mountain peaks in the wasatch ran point their lofty tops heavenward heaven an altitude of about feet a al sea level they are located bet befrs the two cottonwood canyons near neara valley from the temple block to toj summit of the west peak the ait air distance is about thirteen miles the north side of the peaks ajaj near top can be seen snow all the around historical the first visit made w white hite man to the summit of the T tt peaks is thus described by elder J brown on friday august 20 1847 in pany with albert carrington I 1 we ww the foot of what we supposed to be oe highest peak in the mountains ea east 1 the valley called the twin peaks camped at the mouth of big co cota wood canyon next morning J at 8 four of us carrel carr brown browh wilson and rust com comm to ascend the mountain lea leavia guard with our horses after ts about eight hours and being much fatigued three of us reachie reached summit of the west peak one ofa party dr rust had given out laid down near a snowbank to we had brought along a aarom ba romal thermometer and compass with if we made some observations observation learned that the peak was ab about ut feet above the sea the temp I 1 1 at five in the evening i degrees above zero while on that the 6 day at noon it stood degrees in the W city at p m we commenced descending we came down on the west y side aide of the peak passed through a y beautiful grove of timber and followed the course of a small creek we had i hot gone eone far when darkness came on f and as we had expected to get back i to camp about the middle of the after noon we were with bed L ding dine coats or any kind of arms wish ing ine to go as lightly loaded as possible tho the being very warm but now when night came on we found it quite cold ini in the mountains while climbing over the rocks after feeling our way with our hands in order to escape death by falling over a precipice we became separated riena rated and only brother carrington and I 1 remained together at 10 laid down under a scrubby t p m we tree being so tired that further pr progress wa was impossible and we knew not where the two other men had gone at lenich we found a place between the rocks large enough to lay down our bed however was by no means horl hori Son contal tal it had a slope of something like 45 46 degrees decrees instead of feathers we had pebbles for pillows and coarse sands F which were yet warm from the heat 1 raf the sun for bedding we kept ethem AL warm 5 by our bodies during the m of the night at 6 5 the ext t morning we arose being some p h at sore screand ore and we continued our journey wn the mountain side hungry and wa tot nt having had neither supper nor arfst we scrambled over the rocks fiat best we could after we had gone rout half a mile we heard a mans in the canyons below and on go aa bit a little further we saw one of our jan tt dr wm W rust on our left eding on a large rock he called fo for sas saving that he was tired out As awls we were s precisely in the same fix we uld sum not render him any amy assistance wo e reached 0 our ur camp at a m ere we found our other companion aw hn had made his way in at 10 ale be night previous we then returned the city satisfied with our first at pt at climbing mountains few men have undertaken to only a R camb to the of the twin peaks ll 11 e 1847 A scientific party who made the ascent IL a few Y years ears ago however sl the altitude a to be greater than h given by the first visitors jen afes Is historical record |