Lost Twin Lakes, Wyoming – Custom Alpine Rock Climbing Trip

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Thundercloud Wall at Lost Twin Lakes, Wyoming

Custom Alpine Rock Climbing Trips in the Lost Twin Lakes, Wyoming

We are privileged to offer Custom Alpine Rock Climbing Trips in the Lost Twin Lakes in the Bighorn Mountains of northern Wyoming.  The Lost Twin Lakes area features two glacially carved big walls of granite and a wide selection of both moderate and difficult alpine rock climbs of exceptional quality.  Not only do we facilitate a safe and incredibly rewarding experience climbing in the Lost Twins, our ultimate aim is to help you become a safer and more sustainable alpine rock climber.  Our guides are talented, personable teachers who will help you develop new safety skills, useful rock climbing techniques, as well as Leave No Trace best practices for climbing.

Why climb in the Lost Twin Lakes with us:

We are currently the only guide service permitted to guide alpine rock climbing in the Lost Twin Lakes.  Our guides are experienced professionals, talented climbers, and well-trained teachers.  They are also humble, personable, and overall great humans to be around in the mountains.  Our guides are adept at providing safe, supportive, and inclusive climbing experiences for people of all backgrounds and ability levels.  Additionally, our rock climbing guides live in the Bighorn Basin and climb in the area throughout the year, which is a major advantage because they know the places they guide extremely well.

Classic alpine rock climbing routes in the Lost Twins:

Learn more about classic climbing routes in the area here!

Trip itineraries:

• 1 Day Itinerary 

Overnight camping is not allowed in the Lost Twins so we only offer 1 day itineraries in this area.  Your guide will work with you to select an exciting objective (an area classic) that is appropriate for your skill and fitness levels and that features fun, high quality climbing on good rock. Our primary objective with this trip is providing a safe and highly rewarding climbing experience in the Lost Twins that you will remember for many years to come.

Lessons:

Our Custom Alpine Rock Climbing Trips in the Lost Twins include personalized instruction on the following topics and techniques:

• Planning and preparation for alpine rock climbing
• Technical systems including protection, anchors, belaying, rappelling, and self-rescue
• Alpine rock climbing techniques
• Risk mitigation
• Decision-making
• Leave No Trace and “Beyond Leave No Trace” practices
• Lessons on the area’s geology, ecology, archaeology, and history

Trip availability:

Our Custom Alpine Rock Climbing Trips in the Lost Twins are only available in the month of September due to permitting restrictions.

Guide to climber ratio:

All of our custom alpine rock climbing trips have a 1:1 or 1:2 guide to climber ratio.

Trip logistics:

Transportation: Nearby Cody and Sheridan, WY have airports serviced by United Airlines.  You may also fly into neighboring Billings, MT, which often has cheaper flights.

Accommodations:  We recommend staying at either hotel or bed and breakfast in Ten Sleep or Buffalo, WY, or camping at a designated USFS campsite in the Bighorn Mountains.

Meeting location:  You will meet your guide at Deerhaven Lodge on Highway 16 above Ten Sleep Canyon.

Daily schedule:  We typically will meet at 5am and climb until 5pm.

Equipment:  Many climbers choose to bring all of their own gear, but we can provide all technical climbing equipment including CAMP helmets, harnesses, and Butora climbing shoes.

Bighorn Basin-based guides:

Our talented team of climbing guides includes some of the most prolific climbers in the region who are at the forefront of climbing development in northern Wyoming.  Most importantly our guides are skilled teachers who are patient, kind, and helpful to people from all walks of life as they learn new skills.  Their top priority is making you feel safe and supported as you take on a new challenge.  Feel free to request a particular guide for your course.

• Zach Lentsch – Zach Lentsch is an avid climber, guide, and owner of Wyoming Mountain Guides. A Bighorn Basin native, Zach has been exploring wild parts of northern Wyoming for as long as he can remember. In addition to running the business and designing Wyoming Mountain Guides’ suite of climbing programs operating across the state, Zach works extensively in the field and guides a wide range of trips ranging from introductory programs to advanced rock, ice, and alpine trips on challenging terrain. Zach is also a passionate developer of new climbing routes with over 100 first ascents across Wyoming, including the longest ice climb in the state (Ultralight Beam WI3+ 1000m) in the Wind River Mountains, the longest sandstone rock climb in the state (The Fall of Satan 5.10 C3 250m) in the Bighorn Mountains, and a high concentration of rock, ice, and mixed climbs in the Cody area up to 5.12, WI6, and M9 in difficulty.  Zach is an experienced teacher and works hard to integrate as much technical and environmental education into the climbing experience as possible while also prioritizing safety and having a great time together.

• Dane Steadman – Dane Steadman is a skilled multi-disciplinary guide with significant accomplishments including the first guided ascents of Pilot Peak and Stinkingwater Peak, guided ascents of Cloud Peak, Gannet Peak, Granite Peak (MT), guided ice climbs in the Cody area up to WI6 in difficulty, and guided rock climbs across the state of Wyoming up to 5.12 in difficulty.  Dane is also a very driven and talented climber whose main focus is exploratory alpine climbing both in Wyoming and in the greater ranges.  Notable climbs of his include the first ascent of Technicolor Super Dream on Mt. Huntington in Alaska, the first ascent of the North Face of Pik Alpinist in Kyrgyzstan, the second ascent of Titanic on Torre Egger in Patagonia, and several first ascents of hard ice and mixed climbs in the South Fork of the Shoshone River Valley up to WI6+ and M11 in difficulty.  What’s more, Dane is incredibly personable, patient, professional, and really fun to be around in the mountains.

• Andrew Lamb – Andrew Lamb is rock and ice climbing instructor, experienced alpinist, and competitive ice climber from Worland, WY.  Andrew has instructed rock and ice climbing programs in Bozeman since 2022 and has recently relocated to the Cody area.  Some of his proudest ascents include the Japanese Couloir on Alaska’s Mt. Barrill, Winter Dance and the Nutcracker in Hyalite Canyon, and significant solos throughout the Greater Yellowstone.  He is also a talented competitive dry tooler who competed with the US National Ice Climbing Team.  He considers his greatest strength as a guide is his “attitude of positivity and optimism for all the aspects of the mountains, whether that be the hauling, the patience and respect for clients, the teaching of technical skills or the grit needed to work through tough situations environmentally, physically or emotionally.”

Booking and payment:

You can view each of our guide’s availability on the calendar above.  To book your trip directly via our website, you need to first select a guide, choose from available dates, and select which trip option best suits your objectives in terms of route size and difficulty.  Then to finalize your booking we require a 25% deposit, which is non-refundable.  The remainder is to be paid two weeks before the trip and is non-refundable if you cancel within two weeks of the program.  If you do cancel last minute on your own accord and want to transfer your credit to another course or trip, we do charge an additional 30% rescheduling fee.  However in case of bad weather or a medical emergency we will waive the rescheduling fee.

Contact us:

Interested in booking a Custom Alpine Rock Climbing Trip to the Lost Twins?  Please send us an email including your name, email address, phone number, climbing experience, in addition to a description of what, where, and when you’d like to climb.