History, happenstance Oct 11, 2009
But the trail, which climbs three miles from the power plant to the lake, also serves as a common jumping-off point for climbers attempting to tackle Granite Peak ... It was determined to be the foot of a smokejumper who disappeared in 1959 while hiking up Granite Peak. (Montana Standard, MT)
Disasters at 12,799 feet Sep 24, 2009
Granite Peak a challenge for experienced climbers ... Martin J. Kidston / Independent Record Granite Peak sits in the Beartooth Mountains in south central Montana ... The call came from a mile up an urgent mayday sent out by two climbers stranded on Granite Peak in the Beartooth Mountains. (Montana Standard, MT)
Graduation is a good kind of craziness May 28, 2009
My daughter is not the only student in this class who seemed to be climbing a granite peak to reach this moment as anxious parents and helpful teachers shouted encouragement and held the belay lines. The principal praised the robed and mortar-boarded graduates seated on chairs set up in the middle of the gym, while we all sat on the bleachers, fanning ourselves with the program on this unusually warm May evening, by saying they had overcome many challenges and climbed many mountains. (Anchorage Daily News)
Board discusses school construction, funding Mar 20, 2009
The retreat will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn McMurry, located at 721 Granite Peak Drive. The public is welcome to attend. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Billings man to attempt Everest summit Mar 19, 2009
The sobering statistics aren't a deterrent to Maehl, who climbed Montana's highest peak 12,807-foot Granite Peak as a teenager. Since then, he's climbed other mountains, including South America's tallest peak, 22,835-foot Aconcagua in Argentina. (Montana Standard, MT)
