Nice writeup, Bob. ...Mercy, that was from 1998! Time sure flies! That was the year of my first ascent of the MR on Whitney.
Your description makes it sound like it was a tough hike. Raises some questions...
By "snow bridge", was that a narrow crest of snow on the ridge between Tempest Mountain and Granite Peak? I'm assuming it is not a bridge over a stream.
Is the rock really granite, or some mis-named sedimentary rock?
Your report says the plateau was really tough. On the topo map it appears pretty gentle. Is it really rough and broken, or was the trouble due to the rain?
Here's a link to the Gmap4 map of Granite Peak, Montana.
