Climbing the west face of Timp

Our family had climbed Timpanogas many times from Aspen Grove, so Brad and I decided to climb the west face of Timp. There is small canyon above Lindon that leads directly toward the saddle above the glacier on the east side of the mountain. We reasoned that it would be best to climb the ridges as they would have less foliage. As we made our way to the ridges, we were surprised that the growth turned out to be dense and difficult to climb even to get to the ridge.

So we struggled with frequent rest breaks, but we were finally about 200 yards from the saddle. Then we noticed that some dark clouds were moving in fast from the west. We would be lucky to reach the saddle by the time the rain arrived. So we decided to head down as fast as possible.

After about an hour of hurried descent, the rain came down in torrents and it began to be dark as well. We had hoped to reach the road that winds up the canyon from Lindon. But we were unable to find it. We were soaked and tired. To avoid the heavy underbrush, we stumbled down the bottom of a ravine. It was so dark that we could not see where to step causing us to stumble on large rocks and brush in the ravine.

I said to Brad that we ought to pray for the Lord's help so that we would not get injured and that we could climb out of the ravine to find the road. Soon the rain moderated and we were impressed to climb out the right slope to find the road. What a relief and to know that our prayer was answered.