DATE:  August 1978

TIME:   6:00 PM Mountain Standard

LOCATION:    Utah, Utah County, Summit of Mt. Timpanogos,
                   elevation around 12,000 ft.
                   The ski resort of Park City is located just to the north.
                   Sundance Ski Resort is located on the east side below
                    the summit.

TERRAIN:     Mountains

OBSERVED:   My self and two companions had just left the summit and reached the bottom of the glacier just below the summit. We were still above the tree-line. The sun had set behind the ridge above us but it was still light enough to turn for one last look at the trail we had come down. We were the last to leave the summit and we didn't pass anyone on the trail coming down.

As we turned to look back up, we saw a dark figure climbing up the glacier. Considering the elevation and the depth of the snow, we couldn't believe how fast the figure was climbing up. It didn't stop to rest. We looked for any color of clothing or sign of a backpack. Nothing.

The figure was a uniform dark brown or black. We estimated it to be about 6 or 7 ft. tall. The shoulders were broad and heavy. There was no discernable neck. It couldn't have been a bear. It walked upright the entire time. A person could not have climbed that fast and without stopping to rest in the hip-deep snow.  Futhermore, there was no trees or shelter on top of the ridge and it was getting dark.

One person alone without shelter couldn't have survived the night up there.  I know the mountain well and I have climbed the summit many times before. I have not climbed the summit since this experience. I am a pretty skeptical person, but I cannot explain logically what we saw that day. It has bothered me ever
since.

Description of Creature:   The figure was a uniform dark brown or black. We estimated it to be about 6 or 7 ft. tall. The shoulders were broad and heavy. There was no discernable neck. It couldn't have been a bear. It walked upright the entire time.

Activities of Witness:  We had spent the day climbing the summit trail. We had reached the top around 4:00 PM.  We had just come off the summit and stopped to rest at the bottom of the glacier or snowfield below the summit. We had a comfortable hike. Not too strenuous.

Other Notes:  We couldn't distinguish any identifying features.We could not distinguish clothing of any kind or equipment of any kind. It was climbing alone. It would not have been safe for anyone climbing that ridge at dusk and whatever it was could not have made it down the glacier before dark.

Other Other Notes:  N/A