With all the snow in Colorado this winter I was determined to get out on a good snow climb. Taking a day off work I signed up for a CMC trip headed for Quandary Peak’s north face couloir – a long, but moderate route. I met Dave and Diana at 4am and we drove up [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Quandary Peak’s North Face Couloir
Posted in climbing, Colorado 14ers, hiking, skiing, tagged climbing, Colorado 14ers, Colorado Mountain Club, hiking, North Couloir, Quandary Peak on May 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Lookout Mountain crag
Posted in climbing, tagged Colorado Mountain Club, Lookout Mountain, rock climbing on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After two days of rain the weather was starting to look up. Perusing the CMC website I found a post-work rock climbing session here in Golden. I meet Bob, the trip leader, at the CMC offices and caught a ride with him up Lookout Mountain Road to the climbing area. Margarita followed us and Wayne [...]
Fletcher Mountain
Posted in skiing, tagged backcountry skiing, climbing on May 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Helen was feeling a little better and wanted to try getting out. However, we didn’t want to go very far from a road in case she had more breathing issues due to the allergy attack she’d been suffering with. I picked out one of Summit County’s taller mountains, but not one of the over-popular 14′ers. [...]
Routed by the Grizz
Posted in hiking, tagged Colorado Mountain Club, hiking on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since Helen was still sick, but feeling well enough to take Torrey out, I signed up at the last minute for a Saturday hike with the Colorado Mountain Club. The group was heading to Grizzly Peak (13,427 feet) starting from Loveland Pass. If the weather was good we’d even continue on to the 14′er Torreys [...]
Mud Season
Posted in hiking, skiing, tagged hiking, skiing on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’d never been in Colorado during the mud season and didn’t know what to expect. Helen and I had originally planned an extra-long Memorial Weekend around summiting some more 14′ers. Unfortunately, she came down with a really bad allergic reaction and the weather didn’t look very promising. So we ended up in Breckenridge and I [...]
