After yesterday’s avalanche excitement I was glad to turn my attention to an-all ridge route. A little before 7am I met up with John on Hoosier Pass and we headed out hiking on a road while watching sunrise hit Mounts Bross and Lincoln. We stopped a few times while walking the road to take photos [...]
Archive for December, 2009
North Star Mountain
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Hoosier Pass, North Star Mountain on December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Clinton Peak
Posted in hiking, tagged avalanche, Clinton Peak, Wheeler Lake on December 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In Pete’s quest to climb the 100 highest peaks of Colorado he only had 6 summits in the San Juans and Clinton Peak. Winds looked relatively low up high so we decided to tackle Clinton Peak and get Pete that much closer to his goal. After spending a night in Breckenridge we headed south over [...]
Crooked Top Mountain
Posted in hiking, tagged Crooked Top Mountain on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After Saturday’s fight in the windy alpine I was thankful for the planned hike with a larger group on peaks roughly 3,000 feet lower. “Determined” peak bagger Teresa setup a social experiment to see if anyone would join if she offered a view-less tromp through lower elevation summits and was surprised to gather a group [...]
London Mountain
Posted in hiking, tagged London Mountain, Mosquito Peak, Repeater Peak, South Park Saloon on December 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It had been a few months since I’d hiked with Kevin, Sarah, Dominic or Dwight, so it was good to catch up while we battled the wind on a couple 13,000 peaks. Our first goal of the day was London Mountain, which we climbed from the south, aiming for the peak’s west ridge. Recent snowfall [...]
Tecumseh Trail Marathon
Posted in hiking, tagged Hoosier Hikers Council, Tecumseh Marathon, Tecumseh Trail Marathon, trail marathon on December 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For the seventh year in the row I volunteered to sweep the Tecumseh Trail Marathon. My job involves starting the race behind all the runners and basically staying there to the finish. Along the way I let the aid stations know they can shutdown, watch out for injured or lost runners and pick up some [...]
