challenging but fun

We summited Peak 11,887/11,888/11,900 this summer in a long day trip (about 11 hours RT from the trailhead, not bad for a beyond 45 couple with deteriorating knees). It was a gorgeous late July day with alpine flowers at Betty Lake. No snow left but we waded one stream barefoot (the others were log-rock hops). We avoided most of the loose scree on the hike to the col by staying high on the Standhope side as the guidebook suggests and eventually walked up a rib of bigger, more stable boulders. The scramble along the ridge from the col offered several choices. We followed the guidebook advice and also scouted around. With careful route finding we were able to stick to 3rd class terrain. The rock was reasonably secure. All in all a quality scramble and we've put this peak on our list of climbs to remember.