After the Perch in the Sawtooths, I spent the rest of the summer visiting most of the major drainages in the Wind River Range - climbing alone almost the entire time. I started with an attempt on what is now known as "Little Sandy Formations" - pt 11720' - the "Gold Dihedrals" (Chouinard). Took me a while to get comfortable with self belayed roped soloing and perhaps I was off route, but thin wires on this route spooked me and I backed off. I did the same on the North Face of Temple, but by the time I got to Peak Lake and the North Face of Sulphur, I had found my confidence and didn't retreat from any other routes. As Sept arrived my older brother and I headed in for a go at the north side of Gannett. He ran out of time (needed to be in the Tetons), but I stayed on and had a great day on the north face / north ridge.
