Starting along the Timpooneke Trail.Creek crossing.Short detour to Scout Falls.From Scout Falls, view toward the trailhead. Twin Peaks are visible on the far left.Rejoining the Timpooneke Trail as it ascends series of plateaus known as the "Giant Staircase".View back.The trail makes a long switchback up an eastern slope.Crossing a talus field.View back.Maintaining elevation as the trail skirts around a cliff system on the right.View back.First glimpse of Mount Timpanogos.View back.Approaching Timpanogos Basin. Shortly ahead, the Timpanogos Summit Trail branches off to the right (not pictured). Alternatively, one can continue along the Timpooneke Trail. Both trails converge near a saddle along the Mount Timpanogos ridgeline.View back.Timpanogos Basin from the Timpanogos Summit Trail.Gorgeous wildflower bloom.The trail bends right before cutting across the slope ahead.View back at a couple of grazing mountain goats.Waiting for the rest of the herd to clear.The trail makes several switchbacks as it gains the ridgeline.View back.Gaining the ridgeline. View toward Mount Timpanogos.View back as the trail hugs the west side of the Mount Timpanogos ridgeline.Approaching a Class 2 section. The trail is a bit hard to follow. A group of hikers making their way down a loose, Class 2 section.Past the Class 2 section, continuing toward the summit of Mount Timpanogos (right of center).View back into the Timpanogos Basin.Mount Timpanogos summit shelter.View from inside the shelter.View north along the Mount Timpanogos Trail.View east. South Mount Timpanogos is on the right.Continuing south along the ridgeline, past the official trail. (However, a well-defined use trail remains).View back toward the summit of Mount Timpanogos (left of center).Approaching the saddle between Mount Timpanogos and South Mount Timpanogos.View back. My return route descends Timpanogos Glacier.Intermittent use trail along the west slope of South Mount Timpanogos.Class 2.South Mount Timpanogos summit. View southeast.View north toward Mount Timpanogos.Back at the saddle, descending the bowl above the Timpanogos Glacier.Approaching the snow line. Crampon-less, I resorted to butt sliding.View back along the glacier.Nearing the bottom of the glacier. Roberts Horn is on the left, Emerald Lake on the right.Picking up a use trail on the west bank of Emerald Lake.View back as I join the Mount Timpanogos Trail near this dilapidated shelter.Following the trail to a saddle along the rim of the Timpanogos Basin.View into Timpanogos Basin from the saddle.Leaving the trail, headed northeast toward Roberts Horn.Staying below some brush along the ridge.View back.View west into the Timpanogos Basin.Approaching the summit.Roberts Horn summit. View east toward the town of Aspen Grove and the Mount Timpanogos Trailhead. On the right is Elk Point.View south.Rejoining the Mount Timpanogos Trail as it enters the Timpanogos Basin.Approaching the junction with the Timpooneke Trail.Rejoining the Timpooneke Trail.View back.More breathtaking wildflowers.View back as I approach the junction with the Timpanogos Summit Trail, which I used on the ascent.